INTERVIEW
 Sy Montgomery: A Roaring Success
Whether she's knee-deep in a pit of snakes, bathing with orangutans, or feeding ice cream to her beloved 750-pound pet pig, Sy Montgomery gets close to nature in ways the rest of us can only imagine. For her latest book, Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: An Expedition Among Snow Leopards in Mongolia (Houghton, 2009), she packed her bags for Mongolia, hoping to track down the seldom-seen snow leopard.
In your latest book you refer to snow leopard researcher Tom McCarthy as "Danger Man." But you could just as easily be called "Danger Woman."
Yes, you could call me that! My work’s not as terrific as Tom's, of course. I've been in a few scrapes. But no one's killed me yet. more » » »
NEWS
 Indianapolis Trades Textbooks for Digital Content
Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) are tossing textbooks for digital tracts—at least for 11 area elementary, middle, and high schools in their system.
The three-year trial is a partnership between the city and Discovery Education, where textbooks are being transitioned from social studies classrooms in favor of digital content that includes video clips, games, images, and articles. more » » »
 Pasadena Proposes Eliminating School Libraries
Students in the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) may be facing school days without a library under a proposal to balance the district’s $20 million deficit.
Calls to Superintendent Edwin Diaz’s office and Jeff Leming, acting president of Unified Teachers of Pasadena, which represents the school district’s teachers, librarians, and other staff, were not returned. more » » »
REMARKABLE READS
 Time Travelers
Who hasn't wished, just once, that they could turn back or speed up time? Some of the characters in these stories think they can control time, but more often than not things don't go as planned, requiring quick thinking and self-examination. In addition to these titles, watch for Heather Davis's The Clearing (Houghton) this spring, which examines the relationship between 16-year-old Amy and Henry, a boy she discovers in the woods who is stuck in the summer of 1994—sort of a Time Traveler's Wife for teens! more » » »
LIBRARIAN'S INTERNET
 The Fun Theory
thefuntheory.com
Want to inspire kids and teens to think more creatively, solve real problems in your community, work as a team, and have loads of fun all at the same time? Then check out this site, which is based on the premise that if you make something fun, folks will, in fact, be more inclined to do it. more » » »
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JOB OF THE WEEK
Library Branch Manager
Loudoun County (VA) Public Library
Ashburn, VA
Loudoun County (VA) Public Library, ranked a Top Ten Library by the HAPLR index and a starred library by Library Journal, is currently seeking a qualified individual to be Branch Manager of the Ashburn Library. This important library is located just 30 miles west of Washington, DC in Loudoun County, Virginia. Ashburn, a highly diverse community, is one of the largest unincorporated areas of Loudoun County.
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