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Heading to ALA in Philadelphia? Then stop by booth 823 and say hello! Here's our schedule:
Phyllis Mandell, Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon
Trev Jones, Sunday, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Daryl Grabarek, Sunday, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Luann Toth, Monday, 10:30 a.m. to noon
Brian Kenney, Monday, 11 a.m. to noon
P.S. And don't forget our handy guide to Philadelphia.
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| Holiday Memories |
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 Here's Part II of our annual series, presenting holiday stories from some of your favorite children's authors and illustrators.
Susan Jeffers
We had an amateur theater in the small town where I grew up, in New Jersey. It was a big part of town life, and both my parents participated in the productions. About the time I was 10 years old, the children's part of the group decided to put on A Christmas Carol as their holiday piece. I had a small part as one of the char women. I vividly remember my father coaching me over and over to say my lines with a heavy Cockney accent. He was quite a ham.
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| TechTrends |
James Kim Fund to Benefit Schools
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San Francisco K–12 students may soon benefit from a foundation set up to honor James Kim, a CNET editor who died from hypothermia after trying to rescue his wife Kati and their two young daughters in Oregon in December 2006.
Launched last February, the James Kim Technology Foundation is soliciting donations on its Web site with plans to outfit city elementary schools with computer labs, hardware, and support related to integrating technology in classrooms, according to the site. For high schools, the nonprofit is targeting inner-city public schools and plans to link students with internships at technology companies in their local area.
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 BOOKS
Maybe a Bear Ate It! By Robie H. Harris
From SLJ January 2008
 PreS–A small creature (cat?) in pajamas (with a nightcap over each pointed ear) cozies down in bed with his stuffed animals–a bear, rhino, elephant, shark, and–most important of all–his favorite book.... |
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White Owl, Barn Owl
PreS-Gr 3–Owls have a mysterious simplicity that most people find intriguing. Nicola Davies weaves this feeling into her gentle story (Candlewick, 2007) about a young girl and her grandfather.... |
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Sweet Honey in the Rock: Experience...
K-Gr 5–This sensational female African-American ensemble uses their signature a capella style to perform 18 original songs utilizing folk, gospel, jazz, blues, and rap.... |
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| News and Views |
| Study: Girls Dominate Boys in Creating Web Content |
When it comes to blogging, posting photos online, or creating Web content in general, girls seem to be taking the lead, says a new report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
Overall, online content creation by teens continues to grow, with 64 percent of kids ages 12 to 17 engaging in some form of Web-created content, up from 57 percent in 2004, according to the report.
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| 2008 Sydney Taylor Books Announced |
Three books—focusing on Judaism's most important prayer, on a ghost in post-WWII Europe, and on a modern-day girl's introduction to Hasidic, or ultra-orthodox, Jewish life—are winners of 2008 Sydney Taylor Book Awards.
The picture book The Bedtime Sh'ma: A Good Night Book (EKS, 2007) by Sarah Gershman and Kristina Swarner, which won in the Younger Readers Category, explains the meaning behind the Sh'ma prayer, a central part of morning and evening services.
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| Fresh Approaches: New Editions & Reissues
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| Charlie and Lola in 3-D |
| Fans of these endearing siblings—in both their picture book and television-series incarnations—will welcome this pop-up version of Lauren Child's Charlie and Lola's I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato, originally published in 2000 by Candlewick. Child's effervescent illustrations have been cleverly manipulated into moveable spreads that incorporate pull tabs, foldouts, turning window wheels, and paper sculptures to amplify the original's humor and charm.
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| Outreach Services Librarian / Dept. Head |
Montgomery County - Norristown Public Library
Norristown, PA
Seeking service-driven, experienced individual to lead staff of 15 in providing library services: to the public, via Bookmobiles at multiple locations, including retirement communities and daycare centers; to shut-ins via Books-By-Mail; to other libraries, via a daily delivery service throughout the County.
To see all positions available through the SLJ Career Center, click here...
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