tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post5762158312235357437..comments2024-01-10T17:38:08.333-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Burns: CoversLiz Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671844475303001610noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-64010186418213197802010-01-23T21:04:40.251-05:002010-01-23T21:04:40.251-05:00Liz,
You needn't had told me a post would com...Liz,<br /><br />You needn't had told me a post would come. You are a doer. I learned that with LIAR.<br /><br />I am so glad you're here. Librarians are high on my favorite people list because of folks like you. You walk the walk and I can't say enough how much I respect and admire you for it.<br /><br />You made me blush, too. I swear I read my posts and shake my head always wishing I could write like you and Ari and Zetta- any my friends.<br /><br />We will get change because we won't stop until we do.<br /><br />Thank you,<br />SusanColor Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062017327837729986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-50374176724374874402010-01-23T08:12:34.913-05:002010-01-23T08:12:34.913-05:00I too don't join challenges -- I tend to get b...I too don't join challenges -- I tend to get busy with other things and fail miserably at them. But I may join the POC challenge because it's about such an important issue. I find myself not only needing to read books about African-Americans, but also about Latinos (I think I've only read Cuba 15 and Esperanza Rising). We had an almost nonexistent Latino population at my school for years (just 2 -3 children) but it has grown significantly. I need for my collection and my booktalks to become more diverse so that I am reaching everyone.Paige Y.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09823929357425078374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-22627986226479029302010-01-23T01:16:32.227-05:002010-01-23T01:16:32.227-05:00Becker, because its so easy for me to fall into wh...Becker, because its so easy for me to fall into what I want to read, I try to keep in mind what I may have missed or overlooked. So I just went thru the Rainbow List of books to see which GLBT titles I haven't reviewed but should.<br /><br />MR, I've been thinking (not just for this!) as to what is the line, the difference between "just" a reader and a blogger. I don't have answers; just a lot of questions. I know I get my back up when people "should" on me (you should blog about this, you should read x books, you should do this) because there is so little time, even if I wanted to do all the "shoulds". Sometimes it does feel like readers think they are our editors, telling us what to do! But, still, I think once we put ourselves out there, our responsibility changes. We do need to do some of the "shoulds", if we can.<br /><br />bookmoot, covers and collections are such a tricky thing. We need more, and we need people to know we need more.<br /><br />Miss A, I'll put together a post with more details. I just skimmed YALSA's website; it looks like the award nominations are open, but the lists don't open until February. So I'm making a mental note to do a more detailed post in February about nominating titles.Liz Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671844475303001610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-30937966356548035262010-01-22T22:00:09.053-05:002010-01-22T22:00:09.053-05:00Wonderful post, thank you for speaking out. I agre...Wonderful post, thank you for speaking out. I agree with you and susan, this is not over. I think it's so great that you are going to start thinking "how diverse is my reading list", I hope all book bloggers start to think that way (even I need to because I find that I review way more books about African Americans than other ethnic heritages, I need to work on that).<br /><br />Thank you for all the amazing work that you do spotlighting titles and providing information on all the YALSA stuff. Can we nominate books any time?MissAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042352415616854651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-64463918912048781042010-01-22T16:55:07.038-05:002010-01-22T16:55:07.038-05:00This issue impacts school libraries in a huge way....This issue impacts school libraries in a huge way. I posted the other day about the very real struggle a jr. high student had finding a novel to read when she really ONLY had enough time to scan the covers (a whole other rant about teachers expecting their students to find a book in less than 10 minutes) and even with me, the speedy-librarian, it was so hard to find a book for her. There were, no doubt real collection diversity issues at that campus (grrrr...) but even with the BEST collectoin ever, most kids look at the cover first. They need to see themselves represented there.BookMoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14269890583666523293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-47997034934934922292010-01-22T12:15:00.661-05:002010-01-22T12:15:00.661-05:00Your thoughts about blogging as a responsibility -...Your thoughts about blogging as a responsibility - moving from a private reader to a public forum - are spot-on. As are your suggestions about not only being mindful of our reading and posting habits, but also our library and list suggestions.MotherReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-79953469795183377442010-01-22T10:05:38.562-05:002010-01-22T10:05:38.562-05:00This week has made me intend to be even more thou...This week has made me intend to be even more thoughtful about diversity in my reading. A lot of stuff I read is GLBTQ focused, but I need to be more conscious of everything else, too! Thanks for committing to continue the conversation!Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10316252911295370529noreply@blogger.com