Newsletter 2413 Issue 24132009714105544
-- School Library Journal, 07/14/2009
SLJ Extra Helping
Education: The Shape of Things to Come
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July 14, 2009 |
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 Didn’t make it to ALA in Chicago?
Then check out the SLJ/LJ conference newspage, which has reports on the surprise hit of the Newbery Caldecott dinner, Laurie Halse Anderson’s passionate Margaret A. Edwards Award acceptance speech, and more.
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INTERVIEW
 Education: The Shape of Things to Come
Terry M. Moe and John E. Chubb, authors of Politics, Markets & America’s Schools (Brookings Institution Press, 1990) are still talking about education 20 years later with their latest book, Liberating Learning (Jossey-Bass, 2009). Both are now members of Stanford University’s Hoover Institution’s Koret Task Force on K-12 Education, with Moe a professor of political science at Stanford and Chubb the founder and chief development officer of EdisonLearning, an educational services firm that also provides online instruction.
SLJ talked to them about how technology and politics are shaping public education and about the future of virtual classrooms. more » » »
Blogs
- ShelfTalker: A Children's Bookseller's Blog
Alison Morris, Children's Book Buyer, Wellesley Booksmith, Wellesley, Mass.
A Year's Worth of Children's Book Events
As we gear up for our only big children's author event of the summer this Saturday, with the great Kevin Henkes, I've been thinking about all the amazing events we've hosted in the past 12 m...
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- A Fuse #8 Production
Elizabeth Bird, Children's Librarian, Children's Center at 42nd Street
Randolph Caldecott: The Music Video
Can't see it? You can go here or here, as you prefer.
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- A Fuse #8 Production
Elizabeth Bird, Children's Librarian, Children's Center at 42nd Street
When You Reach Me Reminder
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead is out today. Go to read that thing do.
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- Practically Paradise
Diane Chen, Librarian, Hickman Elementary School, Nashville, Tennessee
Best Part of ALA - Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman is an incredible man. He autographed for hours both days. He expressed sadness that so many people were unable to get their book signed. The lines for his autograph must have set new ...
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NEWS
 AASL Releases Best Web Sites for Teaching and Learning
Facebook, Google Reader, Twitter, and Wordle are just some Web sites singled out by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) as the best resources for learning and curriculum development.
All of the sites on the list are free and user-friendly, and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover—and they provide a foundation to support AASL's Standards for the 21st-Century Learner, a guide that helps shape library programs and learning in schools. more » » »
 ALA Conference 2009: Ashley Bryan Steals the Show
For one giddy, improbable evening, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award upstaged its far more glamorous siblings, the Newbery and Caldecott Awards, during the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual conference in Chicago Sunday night. That's because this year’s Wilder recipient, author-illustrator Ashley Bryan, just hours shy of his 86th birthday, completely stole the show.
Bryan, the 2009 winner of the Association for Library Service to Children’s Wilder Award, which honors an author or illustrator whose books have made a substantial and lasting contribution to children’s literature, spoke of his childhood, growing up as one of six children in the Bronx, NY. more » » »
FRESH APPROACHES
 Moon Man Shines Again: Returning Tomi Ungerer's Picture Books to Print
Long out of print in the United States, two of Tomi Ungerer’s critically acclaimed picture books—The Three Robbers and Moon Man—have recently been reissued by Phaidon Press as part of a relaunch program featuring the author’s works. These titles, with their spellbinding narratives and masterful graphic-style artwork, offer children myriad opportunities for enjoyment, contemplation, and discussion. more » » »
REMARKABLE READS
 I Am an Apeman
Lots of monkey business here! Primates are the stars in this collection of titles that introduce the lives and habitats of gorillas, apes, and monkeys, both real and imagined. Children will feel an instant kinship with these close cousins and will delight in their antics. You can find further great resources on the Jane Goodall Institute’s Roots and Shoots as well as the Primate Rescue Center Web sites. more » » »
SLJ GOES TO THE MOVIES
 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
After a two year hiatus, it’s a return to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and teenage growing pains in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Unlike the extracurricular good-vs.-evil showdown in 2007’s Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, this time screenwriter Steve Kloves sticks closer to J. K. Rowling’s Byzantine plot, making for a more coherent movie. more » » »
LIBRARIAN'S INTERNET
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www.safeyouth.org/scripts/index.asp
During the summer, older kids and teens generally have lots of free time. Some play sports from morning to night and others have summer jobs that limit their unstructured time, but those who “hang out” with nothing to do may end up involved in activities of concern to adults. What are these negative activities, exactly? How widespread is youth violence? And what can libraries, community officials, and schools do about it? more » » »
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JOB OF THE WEEK
JOB TITLE: Director
COMPANY: Haines Borough Public Library
POSTDATE: 7/13/2009
LOCATION: Haines, Alaska
Description: Director Haines Borough Public Library Haines, Alaska
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Dynamic DIRECTOR sought for LJ 5-Star Best Small Library in America winner in scenic Haines, Alaska. Lead dedicated staff and motivated team to implement the library's vision for responsive services in a vibrant community gathering place. Details at www.haineslibrary.org or 907-766-2545. Position open until filled.
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