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Did you know we publish a newsletter just for librarians who work with teens? Well, we do, and it’s called SLJTeen. Check out the back issues and if you like what you see, subscribe.
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| Interview |
| Make Way for Luxe Lit |
 There’s renewed interest in Cecily von Ziegesar’s "Gossip Girl" books (Little, Brown) now that an audio version of her first book accompanies the recent DVD release of the Gossip Girl television series. SLJ caught up with von Ziegesar to discuss her books, her life, and the new Luxe Lit genre that her books have spawned.
Looking back on your life before "Gossip Girl," would you consider yourself a reluctant young adult author?I literally fell into writing for teens. In graduate school I was writing poetry! I never imagined myself as a young adult author. What began as a project has turned into a career. read more... |
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| What Are They Reading for Fun? |
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Goth this and that, skateboard art, and a few historical novels…
Chris Shoemaker, New York Public Library:
Teens at the Bronx Library Center have a dark twist to their reading, devouring Gothic graphic novel series such as M. Alice LeGrow’s “Bizenghast” (Tokyopop) as well as Kaori Yuki’s “Godchild” and “The Cain Saga” (both Viz Media). Nonfiction choices include Goth Craft: The Magickal Side of Dark Culture by Raven Digitalis (Llewellyn, 2007) and Gothic Lolita by Masayuki Yoshinaga (Phaidon). Books on vampires and monsters are requested every day, with Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” and Darren Shan’s “Demonata” series (both Little, Brown) at the top of that list. First-time teen author, and a teen himself, Isamu Fukui’s Truancy (Tor, 2008) has great appeal. Fashion-obsessed girls are
loving Cheryl Diamond’s Model (S & S, 2008), while guys and girls both love Grace After Midnight (Warner, 2007) by Felicia “Snoop” Pearson and David Ritz, and Jamal Joseph’s Tupac Shakur Legacy (Atria, 2006). read more... |
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| News and Views |
| New Coleen Salley Endowment Launches |
The Coleen Salley-Bill Morris Literacy Foundation is being dissolved to make way for the Coleen Salley Storytelling Endowment.
The news follows Salley’s death on September 16, after it was discovered this summer that she had Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. read more... |
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| Commission Calls for Less Focus on the SAT |
Colleges and universities shouldn’t rely as much on entrance exams like the SAT and ACT, says a commission convened by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), an organization that serves students as they make choices about pursuing postsecondary education.
Addressing concerns about standardized tests and their growing importance in undergraduate admission over the past decade, last year the NACAC convened a commission on the Use of Standardized Tests in Undergraduate Admission. Their work has concluded that “despite their prevalence in American high school culture, college admission exams—such as the SAT and ACT—may not be critical to making good admission decisions at many of the colleges and universities that use them.” read more... |
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| Remarkable Reads |
| On the Runway |
Fans of Teen People or celebrity blogs are well aware of the teen model phenomenon. If it can kick off a reading frenzy, why not capitalize on it? Maybe it isn’t a perfect world, but some of the teens in these titles do manage to find a sort of balance between fashion, family, and self. If you have readers who loved Meg Cabot’s recent title Airhead (Scholastic, 2008), point them to these books to extend the fashionista fun.
CLARKE, Nicole. VIPs. Bk. 6. (Flirt Series). Grosset & Dunlap. 2006. pap. $6.99. ISBN 978-0-448-44395-9
Gr 6 Up–It’s Fashion Week in New York City and Alexa, an intern at Flirt magazine, is on assignment. read more... |
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| Librarian's Internet |
| Banned Books Week |
| www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.cfm |
| Banned Books Week is September 27–October 4. This annual event celebrates the freedom to express one's opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those viewpoints to all who wish to read them. Check out ALA's site for events, ways to celebrate, lists of frequently banned books, and advice for how to deal with book challenges. And encourage your kids to check out Banned Books Week on Facebook and MySpace! — SLJ Staff |
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| Librarian II (Assistant Branch Manager) |
City of Richmond
Richmond, VA
The City of Richmond, (VA) Public Library seeks qualified candidate to be part of the Main Library's management team. Develop and implement programs and services; supervise Circulation Manager, Technology Instructor, and Children's Department staff. read more...
To see all positions available through the SLJ Career Center, click here...
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