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Libraries and Autism By SLJ Staff - 10/29/2008
For every 150 patrons at your public library, chances are that one has autism—and most librarians don’t have the experience to deal with them. That’s why the Scotch Plains Public Library and the Fanwood Memorial Library, both in New Jersey, produced a customer-service training video for its staffers to better serve those with autism and their families. More
The Twilight Saga: New Moon By Kent Turner - 11/20/2009
Director Chris Weitz’s film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s New Moon (Little, Brown, 2006) is an improvement over last year’s franchise launching Twilight, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and will no doubt leave fans of the series eager for the next installment, while leaving others perplexed by the hoopla surrounding the critic-proof film series.
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Oklahoma Needs School Librarians By Lauren Barack - 11/20/2009
For qualified media specialists, the state of Oklahoma is a boomtown—there are more positions available than librarians to fill them.
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Teens Still Text and Drive, Pew Report Says By SLJ Staff - 11/18/2009
Texting and driving are a dangerous mix, yet one in four American teens of driving age say they’ve texted while driving, and half of all teens ages 12 to 17 say they’ve been a passenger in a car while the driver has texted behind the wheel, say a new report.
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High School Library Books Returned 51 Years Late with $1,000 Check By Rocco Staino - 11/16/2009
The phrase “the check is in the mail” took on a whole new meaning for Phoenix, AZ, high school librarian Georgette Bordine, who recently received a surprise package in the mail containing two books belonging to the Camelback High School library—which were 51 years overdue.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox By Kent Turner - 11/11/2009
Director/cowriter Wes Anderson adds existential heft to Fantastic Mr. Fox, his nimble-footed adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic showdown between nature and man (Knopf, 1970). Anderson asks how a fox can attain happiness without killing and devouring its prey, toning down the book’s central question: Why wouldn’t a father steal a few chickens to save his starving children?
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2009 National Book Awards On the red carpet with nominees in the Young People's Literature category.
Photos by Rocco Staino.
SLJ Covers 2009 A bigger and better view of SLJ's covers from 2009
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
Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side (unabr.). 9 cassettes or 9 CDs. 11 hrs. Recorded Books (recordedbooks.com). 2009. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4407-3888-3: $67.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4407-3892-0: $97.75. Gr 7 Up–Seventeen-year-old Jessica Packwood was adopted as an infant and raised in rural Lebanon County, PA, by a socially conscious vegan couple.
Celebrity decorator Evette Rios reads to enthusiastic second graders at the Brooklyn Brownstone School library as part of a First Book donation event. The Eight O' Clock Coffee brand and Candlewick Press are teaming up to contribute 20,000 books to children across the country through their partnership with First Book, an organization that provides new books to children in need.
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Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side (unabr.). 9 cassettes or 9 CDs. 11 hrs. Recorded Books (recordedbooks.com). 2009. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4407-3888-3: $67.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4407-3892-0: $97.75. 
