First Posting

Hi. This blog is for anyone interested in sharing online spaces and experiences that provide teens multimedia ways to experience books. It begins as part of a Texas Library Association preconference program, and welcomes any and all.

Links that to start this discussion are below. I've organized them by Author Pronunciations; MySpace; Author Blogs; Wiki; Teen Literature Resources; Model Library Resources; Book Trailer Websites.

Enjoy! Nick Glass, nick@TeachingBooks.net


Authors Pronouncing Their Names:
http://teachingbooks.net/pronunciations.cgi

MySpace Teen Lit Point of Entrée:
http://groups.myspace.com/teenlit

YA Author Blog Compilation: (I'd love one list of all the teen authors who blog -- there are many, but I haven't seen that yet. This list has many, though).

http://erindowney.livejournal.com/1742.html

Wikipedia for patrons to create and/or contribute to author bios:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_young_adult_authors


Examples to stimulate ideas for your online spaces:
A public library space for teens to share and discuss their own writings:
http://www.lclshome.org/abington/maltshoppe.php (also have a special Facebook account for their patrons).

Libraries providing equipment and space to create and publish podcasts and videos:
http://teenlink.nypl.org/turnitup.html

Students filming their own book trailers:
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/movietrailers.html


-- here are some of my favorite YA Literature sites in alphabetical order (courtesy of TeachingBooks.net):

Brotherhood 2.0 with John and Hank Green
http://www.brotherhood2.com/

Inside a Dog
http://www.insideadog.com.au/index.html

Reader Girlz
http://www.readergirlz.com/

Reading Rants: Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists (The Library Network)
http://members.tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/index.html

Teen Ink
http://teenink.com/

Teen Space @ The Internet Public Library: Books and Writing Page
http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/browse/bw0000/

Teenage Angstbooks
http://www.grouchy.com/angst/index.html

TeenLink (New York Public Library)
http://teenlink.nypl.org/

TeenRead.com
http://www.teenreads.com/

Teens Read Too
http://www.teensreadtoo.com/

TeensPoint
http://www.teenspoint.org/

VPL Teens (Vancouver Public Library)
http://www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/branches/LibrarySquare/teens/home.html

YA Authors Café
http://www.yaauthorscafe.blogspot.com/

Young Adult (& Kids) Books Central
http://www.yabookscentral.com/