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Comment on Great Movie, Better Soundtrack by polishgrrl

polishgrrl — Sat, 04 May 2013 18:46:13 +0000

The Harder They Come is a 1972 Jamaican crime film. The soundtrack features Desmond Dekker, Toots and the Maytals & Jimmy Cliff. It played an important part in popularizing reggae in the United States.

Comment on New Slang by Brooke

Brooke — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:48:06 +0000

I love the slang they use in the Maze Runner Trilogy (especially the first one)…”good that’ meaning “it’s cool” is one of my favorites.

Comment on Empathy Through Books: Reading Fiction in the Wake of Steubenville by raopp1188

raopp1188 — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:18:31 +0000

I’m glad there are folks in the area whose heads are screwed on straight and see that their is a serious problem that needs to be fixed in our culture. While everyone is lamenting the ruined lives of the attackers, it is good to see folks who are concerned for the life of the victim. Hopefully we can all get to the point where this kind of thing does not happen at all.

Comment on Empathy Through Books: Reading Fiction in the Wake of Steubenville by lizzy

lizzy — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:19:01 +0000

Fabulous & thoughtful post. So glad we have people like you to help our younger readers puzzle things out.

Comment on Spotlighting “In Darkness” by Corey W.

Corey W. — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:48:52 +0000

Toussaint l’Ouverture–one of the all-time badasses of history.

Comment on Empathy Through Books: Reading Fiction in the Wake of Steubenville by Amy

Amy — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:31:50 +0000

Eloquent and important. Thank you.

Comment on Empathy Through Books: Reading Fiction in the Wake of Steubenville by ashleecowles

ashleecowles — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:57:51 +0000

Great book recommendations and reflection! I recently wrote about the relationship between empathy and reading too (having been inspired by a wonderful J.K. Rowling speech!) and I most definitely believe books can shape a young person’s ability to humanize and relate to others. This is especially needed today for youth who only know a world of technology that makes it so easy to distance oneself from another person’s suffering. While technology does offer many positive benefits, it also seems to produce this sense that as if as long as it’s on Youtube, it’s not “real.”

Comment on Empathy Through Books: Reading Fiction in the Wake of Steubenville by eleventh stack

eleventh stack — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:45:53 +0000

Reblogged this on Eleventh Stack and commented: Editor's note: our colleague at CLPTeensburgh, Joseph, has given us permission to reblog his essay on reading fiction in the wake of Steubenville. We hope you find it as meaningful as we did, and hope that you will add CLPTeensburgh to your list of must-read book/library blogs.

Comment on Start your 2013 reading lists with YALSA’s new award winners! by Spotlighting “In Darkness” | CLPTeensburgh: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Teen Services

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:23:28 +0000

[...] Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature (which we’ve blogged about here and there) is presented by one such committee each year to honor the best book written for [...]

Comment on CLP Teen GSA by Zines @ The CLP Teen GSA | CLPTeensburgh: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Teen Services

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:02:50 +0000

[...] first posted almost a whole year ago about the new CLP Teen Gay Straight Alliance here at Main, and I’m proud to say now that the [...]