INTERVIEW

• Marcia Mardis Explores Digital Resources in the Library
  Former media specialist Marcia Mardis wants school libraries to continue being the center of learning. That’s why the assistant professor at Florida State University’s (FSU) School of Library and Information Studies is using a $400,000 grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services to explore how K-12 media centers can integrate digital resources into their collections and services as quickly and easily as they collect traditional resources.
  
  How did this study come about?
  When I was a media specialist at a science and math school, the Internet was just starting to explode and I had no good way to integrate all of the new science-related Web sites into my collection. Let's face it, the html "link farm" approach to collecting digital resources just doesn't cut it as an organization tool! more » » » 

Blogs

• A Fuse #8 Production
  Elizabeth Bird, Children's Librarian, Children's Center at 42nd Street
  Kidlit Drink Night!
  When: Monday, September 21, 6-10 p.m. Where: Houndstooth Pub, 520 8th Ave. @ 37th St. - probably downstairs This location is rapidly becoming my favorite Kidlit Drink Night location, due to th...
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• ShelfTalker: A Children's Bookseller's Blog
  Josie Leavitt, Co-owner, Flying Pig Bookstore, Shelburne, Vt.
  Catching Fire, Before Dawn
  Up before dawn and drinking coffee, I am gathering myself for the last day of retail summer: the release of the long awaited Catching Fire. I am up this early because my dogs wouldn't sleep past 4:32 ...
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• Bowllan's Blog
  Amy Bowllan, The Hewitt School, New York
  Writers Against Racism: Mary Ann Rodman
  Mary Ann Rodman is a former school librarian, who currently lives in the Atlanta area. Her first book, the middle grade historical fiction YANKEE GIRL, was published by Farrar Straus Giro...
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• A Fuse #8 Production
  Elizabeth Bird, Children's Librarian, Children's Center at 42nd Street
  Review of the Day: Operation Redwood by S. Terrell French
  Operation Redwood By S. Terrell French Amulet (an imprint of Harry N. Abrams) $16.95 ISBN: 978-0-8109-8354-0 Ages 8-12 On shelves now I wonder if contemporary children's authors ever look a...
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NEWS

• Web Archiving From a Kid’s Point of View
  Could 22nd-century researchers think of the Captain Underpants Web site as source material? They might if kids taking part in the K-12 Web Archiving Program decide they want to preserve it for future generations.
  
  The nearly two-year-old program, overseen by the Library of Congress (LOC), the California Digital Library, and the non-profit Internet Archive, explores archiving the Web from the perspective of elementary, middle, and high school students—with the hope that they’ll think about history in the context of their own lives. more » » » 

FRESH APPROACHES

• Scaring Up Some Fun: Richard Scarry Titles Back in Print from Sterling
  Richard Scarry’s picture books have enchanted children for decades with their endearing animal characters, warm watercolor hues, action-packed layouts, and winning blend of learning and fun. Librarians need no longer sigh over the dog-eared, grimy condition of the much-circulated volumes penned by this perennially popular author/illustrator, since Sterling has reissued a series of his titles that have been out of print or out of stock since the mid-to-late 1980s. more » » » 

REMARKABLE READS

• Brushing up on Banned Books
  Banned Books Week, September 26–October 3, offers many opportunities to engage teens in discussions on intellectual freedom, censorship, and the rights of individuals to express themselves, even if their opinion is unorthodox or unpopular. These titles will help jump-start some lively discussions. more » » » 

LIBRARIAN'S INTERNET

• Investigate Our World
  http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/map/atlas
  
  This wonderful, interactive world atlas, created by National Geographic’s Map Division, will be an invaluable information resource for elementary age children, teens, teachers, and librarians. more » » » 

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