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As MonsterLibrarian.com grows it has been mentioned on various blogs and sites on the web. Below are some of the places we are mentioned:
From Rue Morgue magazine
June,2007 edition
In the Roadkill from the Info Highway section
"The good ghouls at Monster Librarian have a mission that's near and dear to our own horrid hearts. They are building an online resource to assist librarians in better creating horror in their local institutions. It's also an excellent place to read reviews of horror fiction for all ages and includes a recommended reading list for preteens."
from American Librarians Direct newsletter
AL Direct (American
Libraries Direct) is an electronic newsletter sent to ALA personal members
by e-mail as a perquisite of membership. It is a weekly supplement to
American Libraries that provides breaking news about library funding,
legislation, access to information, and technology. (from AL Direct FAQ)
May 2,2007
MonsterLibrarian.com reviews horror books
Part-time reference librarian Dylan Kowalewski is the monster-mind behind
MonsterLibrarian.com, a website that offers public, academic, and school
librarians advice and reviews on the latest horror literature for adults and
teens. The site also reviews scary stories for children, includes lists of
titles in horror subgenres, and provides links to a variety of authors,
small press publishers, and online resources....
MonsterLibrarian.com
from Cosmic Watercooler blog
May 2,2007
www.monsterlibrarian.com was their URL of the day
from Ghostdroppings.com
GhostDroppings.com is an interactive expert's guide to Halloween on the web. Launched on April 1, 2003 Ghost Droppings dishes up daily information for the fans of fright. Post comments to the articles on the main page or spark up a new topic of discussion in the Message Board. Our Devil's Almanac contains a growing number of interesting dates containing everything from the latest horror movie releases to the deathdates of famous celebrities.
April 30,2007
It's Monday and it's the last day of April and "so what?" you may be asking aloud or to the voices in your head. Yes there is nothing special about today unless of course you are simply happy to have woken up and not died in your sleep then of course you are not reading this unless you are a ghost. Anyway, since I am once again returning to being somewhat bookish, allow me to offer you inspiration for the same. The Monster Librarian is a site that offers everything about the horror genre in book form. It is mostly a review site for varying sub-genres of horror from adult to teen to horror for children. It is a very cool site so get ready to exercise your brain with some reading...you remember reading books right? They are made of dead trees and are way over priced these days?
from Corsinet.com (a site that describes itself as an excellent, intelligent way to waste time on the internet: discover unusual facts, learn some new things, wake up your brain cells and have some fun.)
March 1, 2007
Monster Librarian
This site is dedicated to all the books that are creepy, scary, and give us
the willies. It is meant to be a resource for readers and librarians. For
readers of horror, this is designed to be a site where you can find other
books that fall into the horror category that you might be interested in
reading. For librarians, this site provides tools to help in collection
development, readers advisory, and program planning.
from LibrarianinBlack blog:
January 12, 2007
Horror readers advisory resource
If you've got horror lovers out there, point them to The Monster Librarian.
There's info on horror books for kids, teens, and adults, complete with
reviews, upcoming releases, and very nicely annotated book lists by specific
horror categories (e.g., vampires). Sweet, sweet, RA resource!
from
The Librarian's Lounge:
I'm infatuated with The
Monster Librarian. Check out his page for all your horror readers advisory
information for all ages! One of the greatest features of this website is
the "coming soon" information. I love the Genre Reader's Bill of Rights!
from the Central Massachusetts Year of the Teen:
Monster Librarian
November 21st, 2006
I read about a great horror fiction reader’s advisory website on the
librarian.net blog. It’s called Monster Librarian (great title, huh?) and
it’s at http://monsterlibrarian.com/. There are reviews for adult, teen and
children’s titles ~ pretty well-written too! The only (minor) issue for me
was the white text on a black background, which makes it a little hard to
read. The graphics are fantastic though! Check it out!
from the
RA Gourmet:
Thursday, January 25,
2007
HORRORS!
Reader's Advisory questions can sometimes be scary when you don't read the
genre at all. My scariest moments come with customers who have questions
about horror books. I don't read horror - it scares me too much! I also am
not really great at keeping up with the best horror writers. I was really
happy when Stephen King was hot - now those interactions require a little
more thought on my part. Check out www.monsterlibrarian.com for some good
horror suggestions. This has even got a section for scary books for 12 and
under. Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich is a rather funny poetry book with
classic monsters like the Phantom of the Opera who, in this book, can't get
"It's a Small World" out of his head! It's an interesting site to get
suggestions for all ages.
In addition MonsterLibrarian.com has been listed in the Librarian's Internet Index with the following description:
Description:
Collection of horror fiction reading lists for adults and teens. Topics
include vampires werewolves, zombies, horror-themed romance, and more. Also
includes suggestions for scary books for children, and reviews of horror
podcasts. From librarian Dylan Kowalewski.
from
On My Nightstand Blog:
Monster Librarian
January 28, 2007 07:06 AM
Interested in horror fiction?
Librarian Dylan Kowalewski has collected reading lists for adults and teens
on a site called Monster Librarian. Topics include vampires, werewolves,
zombies, horror-themed romance and more.
The web site also includes suggestions for scary books for children and
reviews of horror podcasts.
This week he added an "Ask the Monster Librarian" page for all those with
horror fiction questions (including what to read if I like....) and World
War I and II Horror Fiction lists in the "Book Ends."
Since I'm a 'hesitant reader' of horror (too visual, stories return in
nightmarish dreams), I'll start with two titles from his top picks for 2006
for young adults:
Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness with Gris Grimly's Grimly's
wonderfully ghastly, full-color art;
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause, the suspenseful tale of
Vivian, a teenage werewolf.
What the Monster Librarian is reading now: The Harrowing by Alexandra
Sokoloff.
What horror story would you pick for best of 2006?
from the Green Lake Public Library's KidsLit Blog
Not only does this site have a great logo, but it also is the place to go to find out about the horror genre. Monster Librarian offers new and upcoming releases, an index to reviews of horror books, and best of all separate sections for adults, teens and children! Once you click on an age-group, you will find the books split into categories like werewolves, Buffy, and supernatural. The collection of titles is impressive and is made fun to browse with cover shots as well as descriptions. Sweet!
from Patricia's Vampire Notes :
Jan 25, 2007
Librarians Who Love Horror Fiction
I found this in the newsletter put out by Librarians' Internet Index.
Monster Librarian
"Collection of horror fiction reading lists for adults and teens. Topics
include vampires werewolves, zombies, horror-themed romance, and more. Also
includes suggestions for scary books for children, and reviews of horror
podcasts"
Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LI
From the Monster Librarian Website. "The Monster Librarian welcomes you!
This site is dedicated to all the books that are creepy, scary, and give us
the willies. It is meant to be a resource for readers and librarians. For
readers of horror, this is designed to be a site where you can find other
books that fall into the horror category that you might be interested in
reading. For librarians, this site provides tools to help in collection
development, readers advisory, and program planning. While the site will
have information on current mainstream horror it will also include in the
various lists older books that may be of interest."
This looks to be a fairly new site but has a very enthusiastic staff. There
is also a Monster Librarian blog that seems promising.