September is Library Card Sign-Up month, and you’re probably planning for it now! The Kids! Campaign has great FREE resources useful in your marketing and programming. Start with these ideas and success stories: http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/projectspartners/signup.cfm
Why not use the Kids! Campaign slogan of “So Much to See, So Much to Do @ Your Library” to help market [...]

In fall 2008, ALA will unveil a redesigned Web site that is the culmination of two years of gathering information from focus groups, interviews, usability tests, surveys, and other feedback loops.  ALSC’s Web site will also be redesigned to follow the new ALA site structure as closely as possible.
 From August 1 until ALA’s new Web [...]

This fall marks a first for ALSC with the start of Online Continuing Education!  Four online courses will be offered this fall, including: “Reading Instruction and Children’s Books” (Katherine Todd); “The Tech Savvy Booktalker” (Nancy J. Keane); “The Technology Enhanced Library Professional” (Sara Fisher); and “Sharing Poetry with Children” (Sylvia M. Vardell).
 The first set of [...]

As a child in Taiwan, being read to was a rarity.  I sincerely cannot recall either of my parents reading to me.   Maybe one or two of my elementary teachers read aloud to my classes once in a while.  But of course, I wanted stories, just like any child from any culture — so palm [...]

Since I live in the province where the fictional Anne Shirley was born, it seemed only fitting to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of Anne of Green Gables. What better way to have a fun summer program than to host an ice-cream social?? We got a local business to donate the ice-cream, and [...]

One of my students at Texas Woman’s University recently asked me about joint (and reduced) membership for students in the Texas Library Association and the American Library Association. I must admit I had no idea what she was talking about. But she is right! Sixteen state associations have a joint membership opportunity, which includes divisions [...]

Check out the July 28, 2008 issue of Newsweek for an article on the 100th anniversary of Anne of Green Gables. The article, available online at http://www.newsweek.com/id/147758,  discusses the continued, and often surprising, popularity of this classic. Immediately following in the paper edition is an article on the new film, Man on Wire, a documentary [...]

I visit Tasha Saecker’s Sites and Soundbytes frequently. During one of those visits, I learned about Wordle, “a toy for generating ‘word clouds’ from text that you provide.”
I created one using some of the words from the About ALSC page. Here is the result:

Jonathan Feinberg is the creator of Wordle, a personal project that he [...]

The American Library Association has affiliate relationships with state associations. Each state association includes a division or section or interest group geared toward library services to children. Many offer conferences and programs.
The Children & Young People’s Division (CYPD) of the Indiana Library Federation is having its conference September 21-22, in Fort Wayne, IN. Details are [...]

from a press release
The Children’s Africana Book Awards were established in 1991 by the Outreach Council of the African Studies Association to encourage the publication and use of accurate, balanced children’s materials on Africa in U.S. schools and libraries. The jury of seven includes Outreach Council members, specialists in K-12 curriculum development and university-based scholars. [...]