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July 28, 2009

In this Issue

Wondering what was happening at the San Diego Comic-Con?

I know I was. Fortunately, you just need to check in with the bloggers over on Good Comics for Kids for all the news.

Brian Kenney, Editor-in-Chief
bkenney@reedbusiness.com

INTERVIEW

  • Candace Fleming on "The Lincolns"
    Candace Fleming’s The Lincolns (Random House, 2008), a scrapbook biography of Abraham and Mary, has scooped up a number of awards—and it was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Literary Book Prize. The book also made it to Round three of SLJ’s Battle of the (Kids') Books, where it lost to Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games (Scholastic, 2008).

    SLJ spoke to Fleming about researching, reading the dictionary, and why she’d like to write about Barack Obama. more » » » 

Blogs

 

NEWS

  • "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" Tour Bus to Promote Literacy
    The wait is over. Amulet Books has unveiled the title and cover of the fourth book in Jeff Kinney’s bestselling "Wimpy Kid" series.

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, which releases on Monday, October 12, has a first printing of 3 million copies. “I didn’t want my fans to have to wait a year for a new book,” says Kinney. more » » » 
 

WATCH AND READ

  • An Animated Charmer from Japan
    Ponyo (G), the tale of a young goldfish girl who embarks on a quest to become human, makes its theatrical debut in the United States on August 14, 2009. The film was written and directed by animation legend Hayao Miyazaki and released in Japan by Studio Ghibli in 2008, where it has been a box-office success and garnered critical acclaim. VIZ Media presents several movie tie-ins, all originally published in Japan, that showcase the spectacular animated art. more » » » 
 

REMARKABLE READS

  • Sculpture
    Sculpture is arguably the most permanent and perhaps the most massive of the creative arts. The list of materials used seems endless—marble, clay, steel, granite, iron, and even elephant dung! The titles below will help children expand their knowledge of the form, and give even the youngest of children the inspiration to create their own works of art. more » » » 
 
     

    LIBRARIAN'S INTERNET

    • Kids' CBC: Games
      www.cbc.ca/kids/games/

      Some of our neighbors to the north, at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, have put together a super set of online games for kids that will take care of the summer boredom blues. more » » » 


     


    JOB OF THE WEEK

    JOB TITLE: Maine State Librarian

    COMPANY: Maine State Library
    POSTDATE: 7/27/2009
    LOCATION: Maine

    Description: Maine State Librarian Maine State Library

    POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Maine State Library Commission is seeking an experienced and innovative individual to serve as State Librarian and lead the operations of the Maine State Library. The State Librarian has responsibility for a $5.1 million operating budget and 51 FTE, oversees state grants and federal aid to libraries and works with the University of Maine System to oversee Maine InfoNet, the state’s digital library. The librarian recommends legislation for the Library Commission to present to the State Legislature, regulations to govern the operation of State-aided library programs and policies to move library services to higher levels. The State Librarian reports to the Maine Library Commission.

    The Maine State Library has two divisions: Reader and Information Services and Library Development. The Reader and Information Services Division provides for the delivery of quality information, reference and loan services to state agency personnel and the general public. The Maine State Library has the responsibility for the acquisition, distribution and maintenance of Maine State documents; is a regional library for the blind and visually impaired and provides a books-by-mail service for those areas of the state not having local library service. The Library Development Division provides for the development of all types of libraries throughout the state. This division provides leadership and technical assistance to Maine’s public, school, academic and special libraries. Staff consultants work with librarians, trustees, school administrators, public officials and local leaders to solve problems and find new ways of making library services and resources available to their community and help them to take full advantage of federal and private funding programs like E-rate telecommunications discounts and Gates Library Foundation grants.
    		 


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