Blog posts by kathleen

Blog posts by Kathleen

Pile of school supplies, phone, and tennis shoes.
Back to School Basics: 8 Great Resources You Should Be Using
August 16, 2017
It's back to school time!  But don't worry -- the Austin Public Library has your back. 
Which Book Made You?
July 7, 2017
Do you remember the first book you read that meant something to you? The book that made you who you are today? Whether...
Children running through grass in the sunshine.
Summer Reading Program Time!
May 5, 2017
You can almost hear it - the buzzing in the air. No, it's not cicadas...it's the kids ready to burst out of school for...
Fantasy - Take Me Away!
April 5, 2017
Sometimes real life can feel a little blah. Even with spring making everything green all around you, the doldrums of...
Drawing of 2 Newspapers with a question mark in between. News on the left and Fake News on the right.
Fake News 101: Three Steps to Information Literacy
February 17, 2017
Read on, and we'll take you through the steps of what we call Information Literacy: 101!
Semifinals - Eleanor and Park vs. The Fault in our Stars
February 13, 2017
I think I must be confused about what “my genre” is… I always think of myself as a fantasy/dystopia girl. Give me magic...
Round 1 - The Princess Bride vs. 50 Shades of Grey
February 4, 2017
As a reader, when I first hear the term “romance” associated with books, I definitely think bare-chested Fabio-covered...
For Lovers of Unfortunate Events
January 20, 2017
Have you gotten wrapped up in the new TV version of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events? Us too! There's...
Stack of YA books with holiday garlands wrapped around them.
Books to Give to the Teens in Your Life
December 3, 2016
It can be hard to know what gifts to give to a teenager. Will they appreciate the irony of a novelty ugly sweater, or...
drawing of a red and black eye in the style of Tokyo Ghoul
Teen Manga Horror that Will Keep You Up at Night
September 28, 2016
Telling scary stories is a rite of passage for many. The stories we spook each other with at camp fires and sleep overs...
About Kathleen

I am the teen librarian at the Central Library and am mad about fantasy fiction in all it's forms, as well as urban realistic fiction. I've never met a craft I didn't love, so if you want to learn it, I've probably tried it and am happy to share what I know!  I also am the lead singer and lyricist for Echo and the Bats, the library's literature-inspired kid's rock cover band. Follow me on Bibliocommons at APLCentralTeenLibrarian.

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