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Libraries Join the Inauguration Bash By Rocco Staino - 01/19/2009
Today’s inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States is being celebrated by libraries across the country. More
Model Behavior: Children (and Adults) Often Learn Best by Seeing and Doing By Renea Arnold and Nell Colburn - 07/01/2009
Watching our Commander-in-Chief read Where the Wild Things Are (HarperCollins, 1964) at the White House Easter Egg Roll gave us chills, even though we had to experience it vicariously on YouTube. We had often heard the new president suggest to parents that they “turn off the TV and read to your child.
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Folktales from Around the World: The Bear Prince Barbara Auerbach, P.S. 217, Brooklyn, NY - 07/02/2009 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.”
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Happy Accidents Stephanie Bange, Wilmington-Stroop Branch, Dayton Metro Library, OH - 06/30/2009 PreS-Gr 3–Billy Jonas dishes funky, folksy music for families on his seventh recording. For these 13 original songs and 5 adaptations of traditional tunes, Jonas used more than 40 musicians.
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Supporters Rally Across Connecticut to Save Libraries By Lauren Barack - 06/29/2009
Librarians and Democratic lawmakers in Connecticut have spent the last two weeks rallying across the state to get Governor M. Jodi Rell to reverse her decision to cut more than $5.1 million in school, public, and university library funds annually for the next two years.
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Poetry Slam 06/30/2009
According to Poetry Slam, Inc., poetry slam is the competitive art of performance poetry that puts an emphasis on both writing and performance, encouraging poets to focus on what they're saying and how they're saying it. It's a perfect summer activity for your teens, and these titles will help get you started.
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Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath Edith Ching, Washington Latin Public Charter School, DC - 06/26/2009 Gr 8 Up–Stephanie Hemphill’s book (Knopf, 2007) provides a moving portrait of Sylvia Plath’s life and work through poems written from the perspective of her family members, husband, friends, colleagues, and even her doctor.
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A Fuse #8 Production Elizabeth Bird, Children's Librarian, Children's Center at 42nd Street June 13, 2007 Shh. Don't Say a Word.
Sheesh. I decide a book's one of my favorites of the year and then suddenly I don't ... 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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