Library Media Chatter

On this episode, Greg and Dan celebrate the past year's high school Dogwood Reader Award nominees with their own categories of winners and look forward to the MASL Spring Conference by planning your itinerary for you. You're welcome.

On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (Horizon by Barry Lopez and The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead), highlight Dan's favorite Denny O'Neil list books from each grade band, and learn the rules for assessing science in the news from Marc Zimmer's Science and the Skeptic.

On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy and Better than We Found It by Frederick and Porsche Joseph), promote reading with a community book club night, and discover true friendship as they discuss the Gateway nominee In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner.

On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (Holly by Stephen King and One in a Million by Claire Lordon), promote the wealth of resources in LearningExpress Library, and dive into the world of true-crime Dogwood nominees with three titles: Murder Among Friends by Candace Fleming, Hanged! by Sarah Miller, and Bone Deep by Charles Bosworth Jr. & Joel J. Schwartz.

On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (Fairy Tale by Stephen King and Run and Hide by Don Brown), recap an A.I. lunch and learn, and try to solve another Gateway nominee.

On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (Kings of the Wyld by Nicolas Eames and Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, the graphic novel, adapted by Mel Valentine Vargas from the original by Meg Medina), prepare for research lessons and the A.I. lessons coming soon, and vandalize local landmarks with a friendly ghost as they dig into We Can Be Heroes by Kyrie McCauley.

On the first episode of season 3, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (The Drifter by Nick Petrie and Unequal by Michael Eric Dyson and Marc Favreau), work on new passive programming, and discuss Greg's favorite Gateway nominee ever, What Beauty There Is by Cory Anderson.

On the last episode before summer, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (Fuzz by Mary Roach and Global by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, and Giovanni Rigano) before getting into the real reason we're all here: the 2nd Annual Barnsey Awards, the recognition all YA authors on the Gateway list dream of achieving.

On this episode, Greg and Dan stop being polite and start getting real with the Dogwood Awards celebrating the previous year's nominees and the Dogwood Draft that looks forward at the newest high school Dogwood list.

On this episode, Greg and Dan recommend new books (Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson, Pop Science: Serious Answers to Deep Questions Posed in Songs by James Ball), respond to listener feedback, rearrange their libraries, and dress to the nines as they discuss their final Dogwood book of the season: The Power of Style by Christian Allaire.