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Booklist: Andrew Carnegie Medal Books for Consideration

'Cozy Cabin', United States, Wisconsin, PhillipsThe booklists just keep on coming!  This time, the list features those books that are under consideration for the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.  The Andrew Carnegie Medals “were established by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and ALA (American Library Association) in 2012 to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers.”  ALA also says in their press release that the nominations’ selection by committee reflects “the expert judgement and insight of library professionals who work closely with adult readers.”

The 43 books will be narrowed down to 6 by late April – that’s when the three finalists for Fiction and the three finalists for Nonfiction will be announced.  The 2 winners will be announced at the ALA 2015 Annual Conference in San Francisco on Saturday, June 27 (the conference runs June 25-30).  See the full list of books for consideration here.

Our Events/Initiatives calendar features the ALA conference as well as other library events!

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Booklist: Read the Book, See the Movie

Sticking to the scriptYou probably don’t need any more titles on your booklist, but we found some more great ones!  Arielle Calderon of Buzzfeed has put together a list of 21 Books To Read Before They Hit The Big Screen In 2015.  Each entry features a starred review of the book from Amazon users, as well as movie trailers (when available).  The list is in chronological order, so you can plan accordingly!

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Bibliotherapy for teens: includes awesome booklists

Girl with bag 5Library Journal recently published the coolest, feel-good piece that would make any self-respecting librarian swoon. The heart of the post is that basically, we all want to give the end user the perfect book, the perfect match for their needs. What if the end user is a teen, and they want fiction about characters with mental health issues that match theirs? Welcome to the term bibliotherapy!

Consider that some teens need to hide their mental health issue out of self-protection in a stigma filled world. As the author points out….”kids with mental illness–kids with pills–can be confronted by others trying to buy or steal them. They can also be targets of ridicule.” Therefore, these teens often feel frustrated, alone and afraid to ask for what they need. As librarians, we need to make these books easy to find. Reading is never a replacement for professional therapy, but reading  about fictional characters who share your issue can be comforting to the isolated teen! The right books can help.

Erin E. Moulton is a teen librarian and an author and did a fantastic job writing this post. She includes the research base around bibliotherapy, her sources for her 16 mental health categories, and best yet, includes book lists for each disorder. May is Mental Health Month so you have time to consider your collection now. Do you have enough of these titles for a display?

Erin’s blog post is:  Bibliotherapy for Teens: Helpful Tips and Recommended Fiction
Erin’s display ideas are also available on Tumblr

NEW (Added 12/12/14): Bibliotherapy for Teens: An Expanded Booklist by Ashleigh Williams – written based on reader feedback!

Let CMLE staff know if you decide to do your display, we would love to share it with everyone!

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Reading Lunch: Guess the Book by the Meal

Lunch & ReadingNeed an extra lunch break?  We’ve got you covered.  Check out this quiz from Buzzfeed, Can You Guess Which Books Inspired These Fictitious Food Scenes?  The quiz features photographs of meals described in classic novels.  The photographs come from the book Fictitious Dishes by Dinah Fried.  Now we’ve taken food to the literary level – who knows what’s next?

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You're a Book Nerd If….

BookSnakeBeth Bartlett writes: “In this age of YouTube and endless TV, it takes passion to fulfill yourself with the written word. Yet the book nerd thrives, surviving on the scent of old books and the meaty thoughts of great writers. How do you tell the difference between the casual reader and those with binding glue in their veins? You know you are book nerd if . . .”  Review the 18 reasons to see how you score at You’re a book nerd if . . . , The Huffington Post,May 23