I was the substitute librarian for two preschool storytimes yesterday. Since none of these children knew me, we spent some time having each child (who was willing) say his or her name aloud. After each child’s name, we slowly savored the different sounds in the name, noticing what our tongues were doing to make the [...]

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As another school year begins have you been searching for titles that excite kids about libraries? Check out the titles on Kids! @ your library Tool Kit.
Here is a baker’s dozen, picture books to read aloud to kids both in and out of your library! These familiar friends and surprising newcomers are guaranteed to delight [...]

ALSC members are invited to suggest titles for the 2009 Mildred L. Batchelder Award given to an American publisher for a children’s book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country and subsequently published in English in the United States during the preceding year. [...]

In 1974, the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) created the Carter G. Woodson Book Award to “encourage the writing, publishing, and dissemination of outstanding social science books for young readers that treat topics related to ethnic minorities and relations sensitively and accurately.” An award book and an honor book are named in [...]

Between 1 and 1.5 million Americans are autistic.  It is the fastest-growing developmental disability, seeing an increase of over 10% each year (Autism Society of America).  It is no surprise, then, for librarians to be seeing increasing numbers of autistic children at their programs.
In early May, a teacher contacted me about bringing her class for [...]

In this book, Eliza Dresang, Melissa Gross and Leslie Edmonds Holt bring together the rationale and how-to of outcome-based planning and evaluation (OBPE). Why? From page 15:
Using outcomes provides a systematic way to find out if services are meeting or exceeding the goals set for them, what works best for the people who use services, [...]

Many thanks to the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) members and staff who create the content that is the ALSC Blog! Some ALSC members contribute regularly, some as they have information (and the time). Here’s the ALSC Blog Policy. If you are a member of ALSC and would like to write for the [...]

Recorded Books and SLJ are sponsoring a free webcast event on September 28, 2008 at 02:00 PM (ET) focusing on strategies for incorporating audiobooks into K-12 literacy. “Recorded books are a research-validated tool for improving vocabulary, comprehension, and literacy skills for young readers of all abilities and are especially effective with emerging, reluctant, and ESL [...]

Make this a youth oriented project. We all know that worlds connect for kids at the the library!
Libraries of all types are invited to apply for the $3,000 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant, which will be awarded to the library with the best public awareness campaign incorporating the 2009 National Library Week theme, [...]

A new report from the Federal Trade Commission entitled Marketing Food To Children and Adolescents: A Review of Industry Expenditures, Activities, and Self-Regulation: A Federal Trade Commission Report To Congress has been made public. The press release and full report (PDF) are available online. Some highlights from mandatory reporting from 44 companies in [...]