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Webcast Alert! The Future of the Library – How the Library Ecosystem is Evolving to Support 21st Century Information Demands
Beyond the Job —
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DATE: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 | TIME: Noon–1:00 PM EST | REGISTER TODAY Libraries are continuing to evolve and are using new technologies to expand their presence as virtual knowledge centers for information sharing communities. Patrons conducting research remotely are increasingly using ...1 day ago -
This Blogs For You
A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy —
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School Library Journal continues its coverage of book blogs with This Blogs For You: Ten of the best blogs for folks who take kids lit seriously (but not too seriously) by Elizabeth Bird (aka Fuse #8 Production , a SLJ blog). As Birds article notes, SLJ covered blogs as early as August 2005, with a cover story, ...1 day ago -
Webcast Alert! The Future of the Library – How the Library Ecosystem is Evolving to Support 21st Century Information Demands
Library Professional Development —
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via email DATE: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 | TIME: Noon–1:00 PM EST | REGISTER TODAY Libraries are continuing to evolve and are using new technologies to expand their presence as virtual knowledge centers for information sharing communities. Patrons conducting research remotely are increasingly using mobile ...1 day ago -
Sir John Hargrave’s Mischief Maker’s Manual (Hardcover)
Cool Stuff —
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From School Library Journal Grade 7 Up–Though at first glance this handbook may seem like a tween/teen version of William Powell’s The Anarchist Cookbook (Barricade, 1990), it’s actually a lot more like Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden’s innocuous The Dangerous Book for Boys (Collins, 2007). While the focus is ...3 days ago -
UFO expert to share perspective at library – Journal and Courier
Paranominal —
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UFO expert to share perspective at libraryJournal and CourierIndiana usually ranks in the top 10 states for UFO reports nearly every month. So far this year, 10 UFO sightings have been reported from Lafayette, …read the full article4 days ago -
Webcast Alert! Christian Book Buzz 2009 -
Novel Journey —
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DATE: Thursday, November 19, 2009 TIME: Noon–1:00 PM EST REGISTER TODAY It may seem simple, at first, to categorize Christian fiction. Most readers would agree that there is a core of biblically-based attitudes, values, and actions, and likely there would be very little, if any, ...4 days ago -
Just in: Library Journal reviews, recommends How to Be Inappropriate.
DanielNester —
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I heard this was coming out, but I just came across this while checking out the books listing on Barnes and Noble . Here it is printed in full. Former McSweeneys editor Nester (English, Coll. of Saint Rose), whose writing has appeared in The Best Creative Nonfiction , The Best American Poetry , and Poets ...5 days ago -
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Read Roger —
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In Betsy Birds SLJ article "This Blogs for You" (and I thank her for including Read Roger in the list of "Ten Blogs You Cant Live Without"), she asks a bunch of swell questions: Do kids lit bloggers influence publishing decisions? Are library systems basing their purchasing decisions on our recommendations? ...6 days ago -
Bunches of Updates
Mombian —
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This seems a good point to take a look at some of the further coverage of the Scholastic saga and their request that author Lauren Myracle change the lesbian moms of one character into a mom and a dad. The company will now carry the book (with moms) in its middle school book fairs, though not its elementary school ...1 week ago -
10 questions about books, libraries, librarians, and schools
Dangerously Irrelevant —
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[ cross-posted at LeaderTalk ] October apparently was ‘Library Month’ for me. I was the keynote speaker for the Minnesota MEMO conference and did a breakout session for the Iowa Library Association (ILA) conference . I also brought Dr. Mike Eisenberg to Iowa for three days to talk with school administrators ...1 week ago -
Link round-up
Author/Illustrator Matthew Holm —
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No time for real writing, analysis, or any of that fancy stuff, so here are some HIGHLY USEFUL LINKS! Betsy Birds (Fuse#8) fabulous walk down memory lane at School Library Journal —the lane in question being Kid Lit Blogging Blvd. You forget just how far kid lit blogs have come, how theyve outlived and ...1 week ago -
Not quite the Myracle it seems
Read Roger —
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While Scholastic has gotten a lot of press these last couple of weeks about censoring its book club selections, this is not new ; the company has been cleaning up its club editions ever since dirty words started appearing in childrens books. Six Boxes of Books has the best analysis of the controversy Ive seen ...1 week ago -
The Story Behind the Photoshoot
A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy —
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Or books, blogs, and what I wore. If youve seen the cover of the November 2009 School Library Journal , or read it, youll have had the pleasure of seeing me not once but twice! The first photo is the cover; the second is with the article, This Blogs For You . Betsy Bird (aka Fuse #8 Production ) emailed me ...1 week ago -
School Library Journal Interview
Greetings from Nowhere —
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An interview with little ole me in the November issue of School Library Journal. Photo credit: Getty Images1 week ago -
Welcome, SLJ Readers!
A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy —
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Welcome, School Library Journal readers! I was quoted in This Blogs for You: Ten of the best blogs for folks who take kids lit seriously (but not too seriously) at SLJ, published in their November 2009 issue. So "hiya" to those who have decided to look me up based on that. I am going to write more later about it ...1 week ago -
Just Like Fandom
A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy —
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The November / December 2009 issue of Horn Book Magazine has an article about fanfiction: In Defense of Fanfiction by Becca Schaffner As you may remember, Carlie Webber and I wrote an article about Fanfic called When Harry Met Bella for School Library Journal in August. Schaffner references that article: ...1 week ago -
Scholastic Reverses Decision: Will Include LGBT-Inclusive Book in Book Fairs
Mombian —
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Many of you have been following the story of Scholastic and their request that author Lauren Myracle change the lesbian moms of one character into a mom and a dad. According to the original article on this by School Library Journal , Scholastic would not consider the book for its book fairs unless the change was ...2 weeks ago -
Update on Scholastic and Luv Ya Bunches
Mombian —
Authority: 500
Wow. As I write this, over 1900 people have signed the online petition asking Scholastic to include Lauren Myracle’s new book Luv Ya Bunches in their school Book Fairs. Scholastic has asserted that they are not censoring the book, but are carrying it in their Book Clubs. That is true, as the original School ...2 weeks ago -
Lost Sleep in Search of a Big Picture
Sentiments On Common Sense —
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I had a nice compliment this week from visiting consultants we had at school. In our debrief with them at the end of an intense week of embedded PD, they noted to me that they liked working at my school because I keep my job focused on the big picture. Hmm… I thought… the “big picture”. What e xactly ...2 weeks ago -
School Library Journal Summit 2009 Reflections
The Unquiet Librarian —
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On October 1-2, 2009, I had the opportunity to participate in what was by far the most exciting and profound professional event in my career—the School Library Journal Summit in Washington, D.C. This event was incredibly meaningful to me in two ways. First, I had the opportunity to finally meet in person so many ...2 weeks ago
