by Shannon McLean | Feb 4, 2019 | KPL Staff Reads, Teen Connection
← "Own Voices" Titles Staff Want to Read Despite reports to the contrary, I did not fall off the face of the planet and forget about my blog. I did, however, find myself busier than I expected for the holidays, PLUS I had some non-YA reading I wanted to...
by Shannon McLean | Nov 7, 2018 | KPL Staff Reads, Teen Connection
← Shannon's Hot Takes on Hot Reads (and Other Things) for September 2018 Shannon's Hot Takes on Hot Reads (and Other Things) for November 2018 → I am a week late with this blog, but my excuse is that I was suffering from the post-Halloween blues....
by Shannon McLean | Oct 1, 2018 | KPL Staff Reads, Teen Connection
Happy Fall everyone! I made it through three amazing Hot Reads this month, as well as two more of the nominees for YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten for 2017. Teen Read Week is October 7th through the 13th, and YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) encourages teens to...
by Shannon McLean | Jul 30, 2018 | KPL Staff Reads, Teen Connection
← Shannon's Hot Takes on Hot Reads--Week of July 23rd Shannon's Hot Takes on Hot Reads (and Other Things) for August 2018 → Welcome back to Shannon’s Hot Takes! I was only able to finish two Hot Reads this past week, but they were both...
by Shannon McLean | Jul 23, 2018 | KPL Staff Reads, Teen Connection
← The Roll of D&D: Character Creation Shannon's Hot Takes on Hot Reads--Week of July 30th → Hello everyone! My name is Shannon, and I am the new librarian down in the Teen Room. I’m starting a new series here on the Kirkwood Public...
