The Washington, DC, school district that had previously scrubbed gay-themed books from its summer reading list has restored all of thetitles following objections from librarians and the capital’s gay and lesbian community.
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Kate DiCamillo’s Newbery Honor book Because of Winn-Dixie (2000), about the courage a girl gains from her new dog, is being made into a Broadway musical.
A fifth grade assignment focused on the 2008 presidential election, a middle school project that highlights the use of digital storytelling, and a high school program on people who changed the world have earned their schools top prizes in the second annual ISTE Media Specialist Technology Innovation Award.
More than 100 American Library Association volunteers from across the country will help reorganize, catalog, clean, and weed and shelve books at nine Chicago school libraries on June 10 as part of a daylong community service effort during ALA’s annual conference in the Windy City, from July 9-15.
Long before Chappaqua, NY, was home to a former president, a secretary of state, and myriad investment bankers, stockbrokers, and media moguls, its most notable resident was Jean Craighead George.
GOOD COMICS FOR KIDS Brigid Alverson, Comics Journalist, School Library Journal July 4, 2009 Links: Awards and miscellany
The nominations for the Joe Shuster Awards for the best kids' comics by Canadian crea... More
BookExpo America 2009: SLJ's Day of Dialog School Library Journal held a Day of Dialog in conjunction with the annual BookExpo America on May 28, 2009 at the Brooklyn Public Library. Full story: bit.ly/1a0G7o
2008 National Book Awards Nominees in the young people's literature category graced the red carpet on Awards night Nov. 20, 2008.
The Buzz Nov. 2008 So the economy’s gone south, you still need your gadgets.
Folktales from Around the World: The Bear Prince. DVD. 11:56 min. with tchr’s. guide. Prod. by Colman Communications. Dist. by 100% Educational Media (schoolvideos.com). 2008. $39.95.
K-Gr 4–While this animated Mexican fairy tale will be new to most viewers, the story contains familiar elements from such popular tales as “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Little Mermaid,” and “Puss in Boots.”
Let them eat cake! Library aide Shanta Ramkhelawan (left), librarian Camina Raphael, and Colleen McCrea, head of the children's library, served delectable dessert to more than 130 people celebrating the 85th anniversary of the historic Robert Bacon Memorial Children's Library in Westbury, NY. Upon opening its doors in 1924 it was only the third children's library in the world.
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