Video - Lindsay Ellis - The Evolution of YA: Young Adult Fiction, Explained

Just a quick post about a great video from Lindsay Ellis, made for PBS Digital Studios. Ever wonder how young adult literature came about?

The Evolution of YA: Young Adult Fiction, Explained (Feat. Lindsay Ellis) | It's Lit!

Shout out to those fabulous librarians! 

Library and Reading Stories from the Internet

(For some reason I had this in draft for several weeks. Opps.)

Just in case anyone is interested, here are some news articles regarding libraries, reading, and schools.


Conservative summer reading list at Alabama high school stirs attention


With a title like that, I thought it was for a standard English class, but no, it's for an "advanced-placement government class". While the reading list arguably shouldn't be so biased, having conservative material isn't necessarily bad. The teacher just should have tried a little harder to be inclusive.

Millennials are the most likely generation of Americans to use public libraries

The opioid epidemic is so bad that librarians are learning how to treat overdoses

These are some amazing librarians!