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SAVE MERCER ISLAND LIBRARY

Welcome to Library Lions.We interviewed Madeleine Smallwood, a sophomore at Mercer Island High School, for this Special Edition.   Welcome Madeleine. What’s happening at Mercer Island Library? The King County Library System is planning to make changes to the [Mercer Island] library, changes that upset many patrons. What changes are planned for the teen area?… Read more

MAUREEN MCQUERRY LIBRARY LOVE

Welcome to Library Lions interviews. Author Maureen McQuerry has stopped by to share her newest book and her Library Love. Take it away Maureen! I write YA and MG novels that have a mythical bent. If someone were to ask me what my books have in common, I might say this: they end up wandering into… Read more

BRAVO FOR TEACHER-LIBRARIANS!

  Welcome to Library Lions interviews Raising a Roar for libraries and the outstanding librarians serving youth in schools and public libraries across the U.S. Please Roar today’s guest, Stuart Levy.     (Stuart pictured here on left with author Chris Crutcher.)   I am the teacher-librarian at Inza R. Wood Middle School in Wilsonville, Oregon…. Read more

AUTHOR TRUDI TRUEIT’S LIBRARY LOVE

Welcome to Library Lions interviews Raising a Roar for libraries and the outstanding librarians serving youth in schools and public libraries across the U.S. Please Roar today’s guest author Trudi Trueit here to share her Library Love with us.   Welcome Trudi. Tell us a little about yourself. I’ve been writing professionally since I was… Read more

AUTHOR MAUREEN MCQUERRY’S LIBRARY LOVE

Welcome to Library Lions interviews Raising a Roar for libraries and the outstanding librarians serving youth in schools and public libraries across the U.S. Please Roar today’s guest author Maureen McQuerry. Maureen has stopped by to share her Library Love with us.   Welcome Maureen. Tell us a bit about yourself. I write novels for… Read more

Roar for Cavalcade of Authors!

Welcome to Library Lions interviews.This month we’re Raising a Roar for Cavalcade of Authors! It’s an honor to introduce librarian Michelle Lane, creator of Cavalcade! Michelle has been a librarian for 6 years. Here’s her school library “called The Cat’s Den” at Enterprise Middle School in West Richland, WA. More Michelle: I’m 40…something and still… Read more

Library Lions Read Across America

Library Lions Roars for Read Across America! Special Spotlight on Mary Harris of Parkplace Books in Kirkland WA. Mary Harris introducing me at my book launch party for The Dragons of Noor. Photo by Heidi Pettit. Parkplace Books Mary celebrated National Education Association’s Read Across America again this year by putting together a fabulous RAA… Read more

Shauna Yusko Evergreen Jr. High Library

Welcome to Library Lions interviews Raising a Roar for Libraries and for the outstanding Librarians serving Children and Young Adults in Schools and Public Libraries across the U.S. Please Roar today’s guest Shauna Yusko Shauna is a youth librarian at Evergreen Junior High Library in Washington When I asked her how long she’s been a… Read more

Anna Ruhs, Starkville Public Library, MS

Welcome to Library Lions interviews Raising a Roar for Libraries and for the outstanding Librarians serving Children and Young Adults in Schools and Public Libraries across the U.S. Please Roar today’s guest Anna Ruhs YA Librarian at the Starkville Public Library in Mississippi. In just 3 years Anna has raised the circulation from 50 YA… Read more

ROAR FOR LIBRARIES

Welcome to Library Lions interviews. Raising a Roar for Libraries and for the outstanding Librarians serving Children and Young Adults in Schools and Public Libraries across the U.S. Please Roar today’s guest Adriana, Teen Librarian in California’s Alhambra Civic Center Library Adriana is one of the recipients of the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color… Read more