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As promised, my book hedgehog Avengers are becoming a semi-permanent installation in the Teen Room! 

Hawkeye is MIA at the moment — he’s…nesting — but he should be back tomorrow.

Then we just have to set up the Helicarrier for Fury, Coulson, and Hill…

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Join us THIS FRIDAY for our Summer Reading Challenge Ice Cream Social.

MAIN LIBRARY * HUNNEMAN HALL * 2:00-4:00PM

Speed dating with books on the half hour!  Enjoy delicious J. P. Licks ice cream!  Find new titles to read this summer.

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So, I’ve finished a big clean of my desk, and I had to preserve this view.  I haven’t quite managed to finish hanging up my Avengers hedgehogs in the Teen Room, so it very much looks like my desk is now inhabited by a small prickle of hedgehogs.

So, I’ve finished a big clean of my desk, and I had to preserve this view.  I haven’t quite managed to finish hanging up my Avengers hedgehogs in the Teen Room, so it very much looks like my desk is now inhabited by a small prickle of hedgehogs.

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Check out this week’s summer reading recommendations!

Mashables 23 Books for Your Perfect Young Adult Summer Reading List

Note: This this is thoroughly approved by our teen librarian.  Check out more of Robin’s book recommendations over here.

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More exciting photos from the Making Change conference here in Worcester. First, the cardboard jenga tower — which I promptly toppled over later trying to stack it too high.

Then, check out the portable reading room! Who wants to read in a giant inflatable silver box? I do!

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You know it’s a valuable library conference when they let you draw, creating giant cardboard jenga, and no one minds if you quote Doctor Who.

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I am excited to see Judy Blume’s new movie, because she is a very special lady, and more movies should be produced with her name,” Amy Poehler told Vulture about the film adaptation of Blume’s 1981 novel Tiger Eyes, out in limited release now. “Or she should just sit and read her books aloud and we should just gather at her feet.
Amy Poehler just wants Judy Blume to read to her | Shelf Life | EW.com / It’s really not possible for me to love Amy Poehler more, is it? She goes on to prove her cred by correcting the conflation of Blume and Beverly Cleary. (via gwendabond)

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Instead of trying to cultivate some kind of readerly image, I read what I like, how I like, whenever I have time. Of course, now I run into a new dilemma when I encounter folks who remind me of my former self: trying not to be a snob about not being a snob, trying not to feel superior for not feeling superior in the way they seem to. And obviously, I still dislike what I dislike, but I can’t find it in my heart to think less of you for liking it. Judgmental readers, ugh, I can’t stand them now that I’m not one of them anymore.
Shocking Confessions of a Recovering Book Snob (via bookriot)

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I know many of you are already fans of John Green, but for those of you who keep hearing the name and wondering what the big deal is, here is one of the reasons Green has legions of fans aside from his writing.

He’s a teen author, to be sure, now best know for The Fault in Our Stars, but he’s also an eloquent and passionate advocate for learning, literacy, books, and expecting everyone to not forget to be awesome.

Note: some NSFW language in this video.

John Green: website | tumblr

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