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• Its Not Censorship, Its Parenting! -- Best Explanation Ever for Whats Wrong With the American Library Association and its Effect on Public School Libraries

  
  SafeLibraries — Authority: 415
  Below is the best explanation ever for what is wrong with the American Library Association [ALA] and its effect on public school libraries . It provides further evidence why Banned Books Week is a fraud (some call it " National Hogwash Week ").  It corroborates many resources I have provided, such as what ...
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• AASL Reflections: Opening Keynote

  
  Informania — Authority: 92
  Earlier this month, I was among one of over 2800 school librarians attending the AASL Conference in Charlotte, NC. From the moment I picked up my nametag and conference information until the moment I left the closing celebration, I was totally captivated by the experience. It has taken weeks to try and sort out all ...
  1 week ago

• School Librarian Banned in Vermont for Inappropriate Computer Use

  
  SafeLibraries — Authority: 415
  A preK-12 school librarian has been banned from all Vermont schools for inappropriate use of the Internet.  There was an acceptable use policy in place, but they never really work, obviously.  I cannot say much more as the facts of the offense are not being disclosed for "privacy" reasons.  But I present this FYI: ...
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• ALA Washington Office submits testimony to House Education Committee on libraries’ role in improving literacy

  
  District Dispatch — Authority: 417
  Contact: Jenni Terry Press Officer, ALA Washington Office For Immediate Release Washington, D.C. – Emily Sheketoff, executive director of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Washington Office, today filed testimony for the official record of the House Committee on Education and Labor’s Subcommittee ...
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• KV Pattom Library Blog chosen to the “Hall of Fame: Selected Virtual School Libraries” by skolebibliotek (Norway)

  
  Library@Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom — Authority: 110
  This School Library Blog of Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom is selected to the “Hall of Fame: Selected Virtual School Libraries” by Skolebibliotek (Norway).The Blog is included in the Other World session, the only one from India.The blog is commented as “ Advanced use of Web 2.0 on a wordpress blog- good ...
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• Cert Denied: Vamos a Cuba; Cuban-Americans Lead Way for Districts to Back Parents Rights Against ALA/ACLU False Claims of Banning and Censorship

  
  SafeLibraries — Authority: 415
  The US Supreme Court has just denied certiorari in the matter of ACLU of FL v. Miami-Dade County School Board 08-1564.  Here is the news: " Supreme Court: Miami School Can Ban Book on Cuba ," by Warren Richey , The Christian Science Monitor , 16 November 2009. " Supreme Court Turns Down Cuban Book Case ," by ...
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• Immigration Floods Primary Schools: Councils Consider “Bussing” to Solve Overcrowding

  
  The British National Party — Authority: 612
  Third World immigration has caused primary schools in several cities to be flooded out and councils are now considering “bussing” the immigrant children to surrounding areas to try and cope with the overload. According to a report issued by the London Council’s lobby group, tens of thousands of children will be ...
  2 weeks ago

• Comfortable and Ergonomic Interior design Furniture of School, College, University by Federico Giner Llinares

  
  Home Interior Design, Livingroom, Bedroom, Bathroom, Kitchen Design — Authority: 136
  This is Comfortable and Ergonomic Interior design Furniture of School, College, University by Federico Giner Llinares. He started up the first carpentry workshop in Tavernes de la Valldigna in Valencia and would evolve to become a benchmark in the manufacturing sector of school furniture, University furniture and ...
  2 weeks ago

• The “desk set” to the “best set”?

  
  Not So Distant Future — Authority: 113
  In one of my favorite movies, Desk Set , Katharine Hepburn’s character, a whip-smart librarian, faces off with the EMERAC computer that Spencer Tracy is bringing in to replace her and her staff.  (She does short circuit the computer by befuddling it, by the way.) The movie has been on my mind lately in relation ...
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• School Library Goes Completely Digital

  
  The Internet Writing Journal — Authority: 110
  NPR reports that a school in Ashburnham has renovated its library to be completely digital. All the hardcover and paperback books are gone. An elite boarding school in Ashburnham, Mass., just spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on renovating its library. But Cushing Academy wasnt just redoing its walls and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Comics to educate children about diabetes

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) If comics like Chandamama or those featuring Chacha Chaudhury or Phantom fascinate you, get ready for a new set where your superheroes will spread awareness on diabetes.Conceptualised by the Delhi Diabetes Research Centre (DDRC), the comic “Diabetes and You” was launched in the capital ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sec. Duncan says school administrators should protect funding for libraries

  
  District Dispatch — Authority: 417
  The US Chamber of Commerce hosted the Institute of Competitive Workforce’s Education and Workforce Summit 2009 today.  US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan gave the Opening Address and talked about the needs of our education system and why Race to the Top will be so important. Race to the Top Fund is a competitive ...
  2 weeks ago

• Signs Signs Everywhere!

  
  Tame The Web — Authority: 416
  Don’t miss: http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2009/11/7/signs-signs-everywhere-theres-signs.html I walk into too many libraries with signs like this: What might happen if we replaced our welcome signs with ones like these? Where would kids learn best? OK, let me have it.
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• Washington Post Recommends Teen Book by Richard Dudum

  
  Press About — Authority: 161
  Acclaimed Washington Post columnist Marguerite Kelly recommends that parents give their daughters, and their school libraries, “a fine book of straightforward, straight-arrow fatherly advice”.San Francisco, CA, November 02, 2009 — Acclaimed Washington Post columnist Marguerite Kelly recommends that parents give ...
  4 weeks ago

• House re-introduces SKILLs Act emphasizing role of school librarians

  
  District Dispatch — Authority: 417
  The Strengthening Kids’ Interest in Learning and Libraries Act, or the SKILLs Act, was re-introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this week with support from both sides of the aisle.  This legislation is intended to ensure that all students will have the support and resources they need for a quality ...
  4 weeks ago

• Photo roundup!

  
  Have Phaser, Will Travel — Authority: 121
  On the way to the Capitol Theatre, in Sydneys CBD, to see "Wicked". This jacaranda tree, in full bloom, created the most bizarre optical illusion against the azure blue sky, but the flowers have photographed much darker than Id hoped. Still pretty, though. 24 October 2009.Kitchen light. 25 October 2009.My Wollemi Pine ...
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• Coming to AASL in Charlotte? Network at YALSA’s Happy Hour!

  
  YALSA — Authority: 423
  AASL’s National Conference in Charlotte is Nov. 5-8 in Charlotte, N.C., and YALSA will be there! You can visit the ALA booth in the exhibits hall and see Nichole Gilbert, YALSA’s program office for events, and you can network with your colleagues at the official YALSA Happy Hour. Join YALSA upstairs at ...
  4 weeks ago

• A School Library Journal Must Read

  
  New Trier Library — Authority: 123
  If you have not yet seen this article, be sure to read, “ Things that Keep Us Up at Night ” by Joyce Kasman Valenza (JudyG’s guru) and Doug Johnson (speaker for our copyright session at ISLMA last year). It makes many, many provocative comments on topics of importance (e.g., use of space, copyright issues, ...
  4 weeks ago

• Lost Sleep in Search of a Big Picture

  
  Sentiments On Common Sense — Authority:
  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 ...
  5 weeks ago

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