Resource Spotlight: My Favorite Librarian Blogs
There are a lot of great library blogs out there. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but I wanted to give some love to a few of the blogs I find myself actually reading, rather than just skimming over in my blog reader. Feel free to mention some of your own favorites in the comments! I’m always on the look-out for new blogs, especially those that feature all aspects of public or school librarianship.
GreenBeanTeenQueen: Written by Sarah, a teen and tween librarian, this blog features teen and YA reviews, author interviews, and other book blog features like In My Mailbox. I also especially enjoy her YA movie news, her librarian’s musings, which are more in depth looks at book and library-related topics, and Tween Tuesdays, which are reviews focused on tween books. Overall, it’s a good mix of reviews and original content, with a new post almost every day.
Crazy Quilts: Edi, a school librarian, uses her blog to promote literacy of students of color. She posts reviews about a diverse range of teen books interspersed with her thoughts on literacy, libraries, and reading. New posts appear a couple times a month. I also especially like her lists of authors, blogs, and other resources.
The YA YA YAs: A gaggle of three teen librarians blog about YA literature and librarianship. Besides their fun reviews and thoughts on libraries, they maintain two great booklists: Asian-American protagonists in YA fiction and YA books translated into English from another language. They don’t post as often or regularly as they used to, but it’s worth it to mine their archives and check out their blogrolls for resources.
A True Reality: Three librarians share their opinions on YA literature, pop culture, and other book-related topics. Their reviews are personal and informal, which I like, and they post a lot about teen television, another subject near and dear to my heart. Posting can be sporadic, but they generally update one to two times per week.
Swiss Army Librarian: Not a youth services-oriented blog, but Brian Herzog tackles the public library in his posts. He posts a Reference Question of the Week, which breaks down his reference process and often recommends great resources. The rest of the posts focus on day-to-day library work, some humor, and thoughts about libraries and books in general. He updates consistently and posts are concise, but useful.
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Hey, thanks for the shoutout!
I’m hoping to blog more often this year. We were really shortstaffed at work basically the last half of the year and for the first month or two, I was too mentally exhausted to keep on posting as much as I previously had. And then I guess I fell into the habit of not blogging. But after that blogging break, and a change in my work schedule, I feel refreshed and motivated again, so *crossing my fingers* you’ll be seeing more than one post a month (hopefully more than one post a week!) again.
I really like GreenBeanTeenQueen’s blog too, plus the YA YA YAs. Thanks for introducing me to the rest
This is a great list! Thanks for sharing! I’m an almost-librarian and novice YA book blogger. GreenBeenTeen and the YAYAYAs are two of the first blogs I discovered and I’m a big fan of both. I wasn’t familiar with True Reality or Swiss Army Librarian — looks like there’s some great stuff there. I will have to start following them as well!
If you interested in teen services, Purple Polka has some great content: http://devinqwalsh.blogspot.com/
Glad to hear you plan on blogging more, Trisha!
Thanks, Erin! I hadn’t seen your blog before, but I’m definitely adding it to my RSS reader. I also just found Purple Polka last week and am planning on doing an interview with her soon.
I don’t know why it took me so long to see this, but I sure to appreciate being placed in such good company!