Blog posts by kathleen

Blog posts by Kathleen

Round 1: Match 1
October 16, 2017
Survival stories get lots of play in pop culture – they’re everywhere on screens and on our shelves. Why do we love to...
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...
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...
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...
Assorted Printable Puppets from Literature Live! (Printable Puppet Series)
October 2, 2015
The Austin Public Library is passionate about helping foster literacy in our community.  The puppeteers of Literature...
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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