The United States Marine Corps has signed a one-year contract to offer Marine families 24/7 access to Tutor.com’s Live Homework Help program through base libraries.
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Dirk Zimmer, who illustrated some 40 children’s books between 1978 and 2008, died on September 26 at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY, after being struck by a car five days earlier. He was 64.
Are children, librarians, and other book lovers still rushing to read the latest Newbery winners? Or has the most prestigious award in children’s literature lost some of its luster?
Public libraries are busier than ever—and now there are numbers that explain why. A new poll from Harris Interactive for the American Library Association (ALA) confirms that in-person visits are up 10 percent, compared with a 2006 ALA survey.
PRACTICALLY PARADISE Diane Chen, Librarian, Hickman Elementary School, Nashville, Tennessee October 5, 2008 E-newsletters AASL Hotlinks
Think you get too much email? Join the crowd. At one point this week, I had 985 email... More
Podcasts are a great way to expand learning beyond the classroom or library. Here are more recommendations from Tech Chicks Anna Adam and Helen Mowers, following up their Dec. 2007 article Listen Up!
K-Gr 2–Hank, the polite and friendly snake from Stanley Mows the Lawn (Chronicle, 2005), reappears in a simple tale of what lifts the spirit and touches the heart.
Louis Sachar, author of the Newbery Medal-winning Holes, received the Tulsa Library Trust's 2008 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature at Tulsa City-County Central Library (OK). Students Reggie Mayes and Charles Burts had the honor of presenting Sachar with the award in front of more than 500 fans.
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