Current+Events+Links+(Winter+2011)

Current Events Links (Winter, 2011)

One of the assignments for LIS 548 is to post a weekly 'current event' that is related to children's/YA services in public libraries. Students are asked to use a variety of online sources (e.g. blogs, listservs, twitter, websites, electronic journals, etc.) to scour the web for interesting tidbits of information that might be useful to the class. Each student posts a weekly link (and a brief summary) to the course discussion site. To ensure the links are available after the course is done, we have cross-posted the current events links here, to the course wiki. Enjoy!


 * Summer Reading Programs**

LIS 548 (Winter, 2011) Elluminate Session on SRP Research (mp3 file): https://ecast.srv.ualberta.ca/Podcasts/degroot/LIS548SRPElluminate.mp3

Powerpoint slides to accompany Elluminate session:


 * Job Descriptions/Ads**

http://www.rdpl.org/employment-opportunities


 * Storytime Programs**

http://centralalbertatv.net/c/29/Storytime/

@http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/Storytime/index.html


 * Homework Help Programs**

http://readingyear.blogspot.com/2011/01/homework-help-center-at-dublin-branch.html


 * Library Programs for Children and Teens**

http://pcsweeney.com/2010/11/23/starting-a-library-guitar-collection/

In conjunction with the New York Public Library, James Kennedy has initiated the "90 Second Newbery Film Festival" in which children must chose a Newbery award winning children/young adult novel and compress the plot into a 90 second movie. I feel that this film festival could easily be translated into a Canadian context..we could pick a Canadian award, have a teen advisory group pick a novel or novels, and (after they made their movies) we could have a mini film festival. I think this would be a great way to get kids really involved with Canadian literature. Plus, if you check out the 90 second video of "A Wrinkle in Time" you will see that these videos are--as James Kennedy states--absurdly hilarious.

I know I have posted something originating from Red Deer Public Library, but I just had to post this too. I don't have a link for it...you would have to call the library for more information. The Red Deer Public Library has instituted a new reading program called "Reading Tails" in which children with reading difficulties go to St. John Ambulance in Red Deer and read to some of the professionally trained dogs. It is a 6 week program and the notice stated that people with pet allergies should not attend. I thought it is a really great idea because dogs seem to bring out the best in people. Also, I know that when I am listening to a child struggling with a word I have to really force myself not to just read the word to them. Dogs can't do that!! Win win, all the way around.

@http://www.librarydogs.com/

@http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM74138&R=74138

@http://librariantrainee.blogspot.com/2011/01/tea-party-planning.html

@http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/Mix_and_Mash_%40_Your_Library

@http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/programs-and-classes/shakespeare-for-kids/

@http://www.visitingauthors.com/index.html

http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2011/02/23/28-days-of-teens-tech-23-dispatches-from-friday-afternoon-gaming/#more-11792

Draw your own comic books and graphic novels-Library Program

@http://www.programminglibrarian.org/blog/2010/september-2010/programming-so-good-its-criminal.html

@http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/peter-pan-origin-pitch-takes-162855

@http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar.cgi

@http://sparkaction.org/node/44 (latchkey children in the library)

At the Toronto public library, there is a prorgram that offers a wide age range of children to learn about film making, and then to write and star in their own movies. Here is the description from the library: Filmmaking - make and star in a movie For ages 8 and up. Find out what happens on both sides of the camera. Learn how to produce, act and direct a short film. Space is limited.

I think this is a great program for kids, because it deals with multimedias and could be scaffolded into other programs. Just think, if your teens knew how to shoot a movie, you could have them shoot their own written prequel/sequels to books! How cool would that be?

@http://www.boiseweekly.com/Cobweb/archives/2011/01/27/garden-city-library-tricks-kids-into-reading-with-legos

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@http://multipleintelligences.pbworks.com/w/page/21917974/Bookopoly:%20How-To

@http://exhibitions.nypl.org/100/digital_fun/play_the_game

@http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/Calendar_of_Teen_Programming_Ideas

@http://www.rdpl.org/node/1031

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 * Collection Development**

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/printissuecurrentissue/888450-427/planet_app_kids_book_apps.html.csp

http://rainbowlist.wordpress.com/

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.cfm

@http://thebrownbookshelf.com/

@http://www.markham.ca/mpl/programs/teen.asp

@http://ameliabloomer.wordpress.com/

@http://en.childrenslibrary.org/index.shtml


 * Readers Advisory**


 * @http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/2011/01/behemoth.html**

@http://www.slj.com/slj/printissuecurrentissue/889152-427/stories_from_the_cloud_books.html.csp

Readers Advisory for Gamers: @http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6647714.html

@http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/media/mediaURL.htm

Novelist: []

@http://www.guysread.com/

@http://www.boysread.com

@http://www.gettingboystoread.com/

@http://darkfaerielibrarian.blogspot.com/2008/06/steampunk.html


 * Dealing with Patrons**

http://www.dnainfo.com/20110124/upper-west-side/librarian-wants-police-crack-down-on-unruly-tweens-at-upper-west-side-branch


 * Reference**

http://kidshealth.org/

@http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/features/01242011/telephone-reference-childrens-author-learns-how-work-wires

@http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm


 * Information Literacy**

@http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/libplans.html


 * Virtual Libraries/Library Websites**

@http://kids.biblioottawalibrary.ca/

@http://teens.denverlibrary.org/index.html


 * Literacy (including booklists and book awards)**

http://www.rif.org/us/kids.htm

www.familyplacelibraries.org

@http://www.cea-ace.ca/publication/facts-education-how-children-learn-read

@http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/business/media/15libraries.html?_r=2&ref=books

Book Tunes: @http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/music/the-rise-of-the-book-tune-just-hum-that-novel-again-will-you/article1943117/

@http://clasy.wordpress.com/2011/03/27/interview-with-2010-2011-cla-young-adult-book-award-committee/

@http://www.curriculum.org/tcf/teachers/projects/aboriginal.shtml

@http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/acp/site.nsf/eng/ao31045.html


 * Library Blogs**

http://www.stephenslighthouse.com

http://www.deweydivas.blogspot.com/


 * Webinars and Other Professional Development Opportunities**

This webinar entitled "Battle Bullying with Books: Celebrate No Name-Calling Week" is starting on Jan. 25 (Tuesday) at 12pm, lasting for one hour. It's hosted by Booklist Publications, and will talk about the effect of some children's and young adults literature on preventing bullying. A presentation by James Howe, a children's and YA author, will also be included. If you're not available for the live webinar, you could still register and get an archived version of it. @http://www.booklistonline.com/GeneralInfo.aspx?id=63

https://ecast.srv.ualberta.ca/Podcasts/jbranch/MargaretMackey_11_03-10.mp3

@http://www.infopeople.org/training/webcasts/webcast_data/441/index.html (and the speaker for this webinar's website is: @http://www.meanlaura.com/)


 * Presentations, Marketing, Advocacy, Displays, Funding, Policies,** **etc.**

http://librariantrainee.blogspot.com/2010/11/new-presentation-technologies.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyhgPgKAB5A

http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/8812544.Read_in_protest_bids_to_save_Bentham_Library/

@http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/the-right-stuff/

@http://www.creativelibrarydisplays.com/

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWiALTHIJLo

@http://www.worldbookday.com/index.asp

@http://www.albertalibraries.ca/policy/

@http://www.neal-schuman.com/bdetail.php?isbn=9781555706098


 * Teen Advisory Groups, YA Issues, Pop Culture, Etc.**

http://www.voya.com/2010/04/26/successful-teen-advisory-groups/

@http://www.voya.com/tags/teen-pop-culture/

@http://www.ypulse.com/category/books-essentials

@http://so-calconnection.blogspot.com/2011/03/teens-have-voicethey-just-need-platform.html

@http://www.masslib.org/yss/REVISIONFeb051.pdf

@http://www.cplrmh.com/moreteenprograms.html


 * Technology (including mobile technology, apps, e-books, etc.)**

http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1572/teens-cell-phones-text-messages

http://www.voya.com/2011/01/25/ya-clicks-february-2011/

@http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110202/ts_yblog_thelookout/tree-octopus-is-latest-evidence-the-internet-is-making-kids-dumb-says-group

@http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/teentechweek/ttw11/home11.cfm

@http://www.ultimateheights.com/stories/229889-houston-libraries-want-preschoolers-to-check-out-ipads

@http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/889110-312/the_kindles__are_coming.html.csp

www.wikispaces.com


 * Special Needs Programming & Services**

http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/?p=1870

@http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/?p=2181


 * Intellectual Freedom**

http://www.freedomtoread.ca/default.asp

http://www.freedomtoread.ca/freedom_to_read_week/events.asp

@http://www.nypl.org/blog/2011/01/25/do-you-judge-book-its-cover?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=NYPLFamilyPrograms20110131&utm_campaign=NYPLFamilyPrograms -->"The rules are if you unwrap a book—based on the short description taped to it—you must check it out. Even if you’ve read it before."

@http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2011/02/25/my-response-to-the-specific-challenge-to-scars/


 * Especially for Children & Teens**

http://youthnoise.com/

@http://cchsyagalley.blogspot.com/

@http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/889108-312/whats_right_with_this_picture.html.csp

@http://www.hbook.com/newsletter/index.html

@http://www.joelasutherland.com/beawritingsuperstar.htm and @http://www.scholastic.ca/titles/beawritingsuperstar/index.htm

@http://teens.librarypoint.org/

@http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/popularpaperback/popularpaperbacks.cfm

@http://www.slimekids.com/index.html

@http://www.2learn.ca/

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 * School Libraries**

@http://www.voya.com/2010/09/15/tag-team-tech-october-2010/

@http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/advocacy/learning/schools/Pages/school-libraries-a-right.aspx


 * Libraries in the News**

@http://www.bibalex.org/News/NewsDetails_en.aspx?id=3128&Keywords=&fromDD=-1&fromMM=-1&fromYY=-1&toDD=-1&toMM=-1&toYY=-1

@http://www.lisnews.org/librarian_sets_first_childrens_library_liberia

@http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/feb/15/library-protests-councils-rethink-cuts

@http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/feb/24/library-closures-challenge-campaigners?INTCMP=SRCH

@http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Edmonton+Public+Schools+introduce+anti+bullying+policy/4260606/story.html

Library Themed Comics: @http://shelfcheck.blogspot.com/search/label/children%27sliterature

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMYRRWT3JSU&feature=player_embedded


 * Professionalism and Libraries**

@http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/blog/?p=1166

@http://librarianbyday.net/2010/11/30/is-she-crazy-to-want-to-work-in-libraries-advice-for-a-potential-librarian/