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Colorado Librarians Launch Bell Picture Book Awards Program
Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy (CLEL), an advisory group to the Colorado State Library, is launching the Bell Picture Book Awards, with the first honorees set to be announced on February 5,...
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Convention Blues | Consider the Source
The American Library Association (ALA) annual conference is upon us, and I’m vexed with both Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC) and Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)....
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Joyce Valenza’s Picks from the Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning
Teacher librarian Joyce Valenza reflects on the 2013 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning, the highly anticipated list chosen annually by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL)....
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ALSC Celebrates 75 Years of Caldecott | ALA 2013
Members of the Association of Library Service to Children celebrated 75 years of the Caldecott Medal this weekend with a welcoming reception Thursday evening honoring authors and illustrators, and a...
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Costumed Revelers Honor ALSC Youth Media Award Winners | ALA 2013
Dressed in book-themed costumes and hats, hundreds of enthusiastic librarians gathered at the Sheraton Hotel in Chicago to honor the winners of the 2013 Caldecott, Newbery, and Wilder Awards. Presented...
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Tamora Pierce Wows YALSA at Edwards Celebration | ALA 2013
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Margaret A. Edwards Award, given annually by the Young Adult Library Services Association to an author in honor of work that makes a “significant and...
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Kiera Parrott’s Picks from the Best Apps for Teaching and Learning | ALA 2013
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced its inaugural list of the Best Apps for Teaching and Learning. Revealed Jun 30 at the American Library Association annual conference, the...
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Youth Librarians Inspired in Chicago | ALA 2013
There was a spirit of optimism among attendees at the 2013 annual American Library Association (ALA) conference held recently in Chicago, especially among school media specialists and youth services...
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Printz and the Power of Story: Honorees Get Personal at Awards Reception |...
Though it may seem to some that the American Library Association’s annual summer conference winds down by Monday afternoon each year, many young adult literature aficionados consider the evening’s...
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Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award Finalists Revealed
The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN) of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) has announced the finalists for the 2013 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award for Young Adult...
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NEA Votes to Support AASL in Lobbying for ‘Strengthening America’s Schools Act’
Delegates at the 2013 National Education Association (NEA) Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly this week voted to support the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) in its lobbying...
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Maine State Librarian Touts E-Rate Success to Senate
Linda Lord, Maine’s state librarian, represented the nation’s 16,400 public libraries Wednesday in her call to Congress to provide a “proactive vision for meeting the educational and learning needs of...
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Ten Websites Added to ALSC’s “Great Websites for Kids”
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Great Websites for Kids (GWS) committee announced the inclusion of 10 additions to its compilation of exemplary websites for children on July 29....
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ALA Hosts First ‘Declaration for the Right to Libraries’ Signing
American Library Association (ALA) President Barbara Stripling unveiled the “Declaration for the Right to Libraries” on Monday during a signing ceremony at Nashville Public Library, the first in a...
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YALSA Updates Teen Book Finder App with 2013 Titles
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has just launched an updated version of its free Teen Book Finder app—which debuted in June, 2012—to include all of the books the association...
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Seek the Unknown: Start Planning for Teen Read Week Now
YALSA’s ever-popular Teen Read Week™ (TRW) kicks off October 13, which is closer than you think. Thankfully, you can seek the known by visiting a special Ning set up just for the occasion. There you’ll...
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YALSA’s Books for Teens Grant Winners Announced
Jodi Krahnke, young adult librarian at the Ypsilanti District Library’s Michigan Avenue Branch in Michigan, and Cari Rérat, teen librarian at the Joplin Public Library in Missouri, have each been...
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ALSC Offers Morris Seminar on Book Evaluation
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is seeking applications for its third biennial “Bill Morris Seminar: Book Evaluation Training,” to be held on Friday, January 24, 2014, prior to...
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2014 AASL Awards Season Now Open
Applications for the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2014 awards season are now available using AASL’s online awards database. AASL members are encouraged to nominate a colleague or...
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ALA Urges FCC to Accelerate E-Rate Goals
The American Library Association (ALA) on Monday asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to accelerate the goals of E-rate, the program that provides discounted Internet access and...
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