Links of the Week: October 2

AdWeek reports on mobile media use in 2009. Mobile web use among teens 13-17 grew 45% since last July and 84% of teens sent text messages in the second quarter of 2009.

Variety’s review of the Cirque du Freak movie presents the film as a good primer for what not to do when adapting a popular teen series. Based on the books by Darren Shan, the movie comes out on October 23 in the U.S.

School Library Journal finds nonfiction titles are gaining popularity among young readers selecting books for the Children’s Choices Booklist.

Karin from Karin’s Book Nook shares her story about winning an author visit from YA author Ellen Hopkins and then getting the books banned and the visit canceled at her middle school. The author also offers her take.

Linda Braun notes that “nostalgia is not going to save libraries” on the YALSA blog and calls on readers to figure out what is.

Melissa at Librarian by Day reflects on her attendance at a recent training session.

Colleen from Chasing Ray rebuts a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed that claims books aren’t banned if they are available somewhere. Read the original piece here.

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