Newsletter 2413 Issue 24132010216104617
-- School Library Journal, 02/16/2010
E-Rate in Line for a 21st-Century Makeover
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February 16, 2010
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 Good Comics for Kids (that’s GC4K to those in the know) has started a book discussion group.
First title? Zeus: King of the Gods. [Check it out] www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/540000654/post/480052648.html.
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TECH TRENDS
 E-Rate in Line for a 21st-Century Makeover
The E-Rate program, which provides discounted telecom services to schools—may be getting a 21st-century lift.
Supported by Edward J. Markey (D-MA), who crafted the House version of the first E-Rate bill in 1996, which helped bring Internet connections to nearly all K–12 schools across the nation, the updated law, [E-Rate 2.0] markey.house.gov/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=3843&Itemid=125, would now grant discounts on services and technologies for e-books. more » » »
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Blogs
- ShelfTalker: A Children's Bookseller's Blog
Josie Leavitt, Co-owner, Flying Pig Bookstore, Shelburne, Vt.
To OP or Not to OP, That Is the Question
If an independent bookseller can't get a book for a customer, but it's available somewhere else, say Abe.com (Advanced Book Exchange), alibris.com or, don't say it, amazon.com, what's should the books...
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- Good Comics for Kids
Lori Henderson, ,
Review: Marwe: Into the Land of the Dead
Myths and legends don't have to just tells tales of heroic deeds or explain natural phenomena. Sometimes a tale can be used to teach a life lesson that will help the younger members of a culture...
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- A Fuse #8 Production
Elizabeth Bird, Children's Librarian, Children's Center at 42nd Street
Top 100 Children's Novels (#65-61)
#65 Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild (1936) (#2)(#4)(#4)(#5)(#5)(#6)(#6)(#7)(#8)(#9)(#9)(#10) - 57 points I loved all the "shoe" books, but this one is the best. I always did enjoy a g...
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- Practically Paradise
Diane Chen, Librarian, Hickman Elementary School, Nashville, Tennessee
Yahoo Group for Nonfiction writers and bloggers
Nonfiction Monday has a new email list and yahoo group for readers, writers and reviewers of nonfiction books for kids. Begun by Anastasia Suen, we will blog about nonfiction books on Monday, and...
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NEWS
 CA’s Mt. Diablo Cuts School Librarian Positions
School librarians are on the chopping block again in California’s [Mt. Diablo Unified School District] www.mdusd.org/Pages/default.aspx.
While school board members have tried to limit the number of cuts to media specialists, severe budget constraints to the district are forcing trustees to reduce the number of librarians in schools even further. The district needs to slash $35 million to balance its budget over the next three years. more » » »
 Detroit Public Schools, Houghton Partner to Boost Student Learning
[Detroit Public Schools] www.detroit.k12.mi.us/ and [Houghton Mifflin Harcourt] www.hmhco.com/ and have joined forces to improve student learning with a program that combines technology, customized lesson plans, and teacher training.
Dubbed "Destination: Detroit," the multiyear partnership hopes to reshape Detroit’s approach to teaching through professional development and the use of a Web portal that lets teachers, parents, and kids share resources and track student performance. more » » »
WATCH AND READ
 Stylin’ and Singing: School Gyrls TV Movie
School Gyrls, an original hour-long musical comedy, premieres on Nickelodeon on February 21, 2010. Directed and written by entertainment mogul Nick Cannon—an actor, comedian, musician, producer, and currently the chairman of TeenNick—the movie stars the three members of an eponymous pop trio discovered by Cannon in 2008: teenagers Mandy Moseley (aka Mandy Rain), Jacquelyn Rae Pyles (Jacque Nimble), and Monica Parales (Mo Money). The TV movie also features guest appearances by performers such as Justin Bieber, Kristinia DeBarge, Reverend Run, and Soulja Boy. more » » »
WHAT ARE THEY READING FOR FUN?
 What Are They Reading for Fun?
Given the movie tie-ins, they're into Nicholas Sparks, Alice Sebold, and Rick Riordan.
Nora G. Murphy, Los Angeles Academy Middle School:
Thanks to some recent movie releases, we have looooong waiting lists for Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones (Little, Brown, 2002) and Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief (Hyperion, 2005). Lovers of Percy Jackson are also gravitating toward other titles about the Greeks, such as Katherine Roberts’s I Am the Great Horse (Scholastic, 2006), Esther Friesner’s Nobody's Princess (Random, 2007), and Tobias Druitt’s "Corydon" books (Knopf). more » » »
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JOB OF THE WEEK
Head of Children's and Family Outreach Services
Oshkosh Public Library
Oshkosh, WI
Oshkosh Public Library seeks an energetic and customer-focused librarian to lead its Children’s and Family Outreach Department. Join a committed staff of 61 (40 FTE) as we champion values of literacy and lifelong learning in the midst of rapid change. www.libraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=jobsdetail&element_Id=2140491328
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