Magazines! Ah yes, the oft forgotten class of periodicals. Why some teachers and parents feel the need to constantly shove big fat novels and texts to reluctant readers, I’ll never understand. Similar to the prejudice against graphic novels, magazines are sometimes dismissed by adults as not “real” reading.
And that’s a shame- because there are some wonderful [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Reluctant Reader Pick of the Week
Posted in Reluctant Reader Pick of the Week, tagged magazines on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cool New Blog Alert
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blogs, Bookjacket Blog, Valerie Sawicki on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My friend Valerie, a high school English teacher in NYC, just started Bookjacket, a blog about books and teaching. She not only reviews, but examines the literature with an eye towards curriculum and building dynamic lessons for high schoolers. In her current post, she discusses Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis and how it can be used with [...]
Summer Reading Party Planning, Or “The Road to BugStravaGanza”
Posted in Children's Programs, Summer Reading, tagged BugStravaGanza!, Special Events, Summer Reading Party on August 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In 6 days, 23 hours, and 16 minutes (approximate time at the writing of this post) over sixty children- ranging in ages toddler to tween- will desend on my library for two-and-a-half hours of crazy, silly, gross, potentially sticky, and definitely messy fun! Next Tuesday is our Summer Reading Party aka the “BugStravaGanza!”
I’ve been planning the party events since [...]
Reluctant Reader Pick of the Week
Posted in Children's Books, Reluctant Reader Pick of the Week, tagged Ivy and Bean on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Alright- so I missed last week. But I have a good excuse! I was uber busy helping actual real, live reluctant readers find good books! So there.
Anyhoo, my pick for this week is the first book in a series that has really taken off and is almost never on the shelf anymore: Ivy and Bean [...]
Tween Scene- a TAG for Tweens
Posted in Children's Programs, Tweens, tagged library programs, tag, tween advisory group, Tweens on August 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I love the idea of TAGs (Teen Advisory Groups) for libraries. I love the sense of empowerment and ownership that it fosters in teens and how a group of “trouble” patrons can turn into a library’s most treasured assets. I love the idea of building collections and programs around the needs and wants of the [...]
A Page by any other name?
Posted in Librarianship, Uncategorized, tagged Fun with library titles, Materials Handler Technician on August 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I started my library career as a Page with at the Bayside Branch of the QueensBorough Public Library. While I gained a lot of practical public library experience and “Library Page” certainly looked better than “Ice Cream Scooper” on my resume, it was no “Materials Handler Technician.”
I’m inspired. Instead of “Children’s Librarian”, perhaps I’ll start [...]
A Poster After My Own Heart………
Posted in Children's Books, tagged Diary of a Wimpy Kid, READ Poster on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
via 100 Scope Notes:
[sniffle, sniffle.] [wipe single tear from eye.]
My week is now complete.
Radical Childrens’ Lit
Posted in Children's Books, tagged radical literature on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
via LISNews:
Live or work in upstate New York? Raising Rebels: An Exhibition of Radical Childrens’ Literature is now on display at the Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center. One of my personal favorites, Leo Lionni’s Frederick makes an appearance under the heading “Imagination in the Service of Cooperation, Equality, and Peace.” Pretty impressive for a [...]
