The ALSC Great Web Sites Committee has added more recommended Web sites to Great Web Sites for Kids (www.ala.org/greatsites), an online resource containing hundreds of links to commendable Web sites for children.
Great Web Sites for Kids (GWS) features links to Web sites of interest to children 14 years of age and younger, organized into diverse [...]

While this will certainly be posted to a number of lists, it is important to youth services staff.
The American Library Association has reported that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSA) has released the final rule on children’s products containing lead.  In the rule, CPSC confirmed that libraries have no independent obligation to test library [...]

If you are in the Philadelphia area, or will be there for NCTE in November, consider the workshop hosted by the Children’s Literature Assembly. It is on biographies and will feature a host of wonderful authors including Russell Freedman, Gene Barretta, Candace Fleming, Deborah Hopkinson, Kathleen Krull, Anne Schwartz, and Shadra Strickland. The workshop is [...]

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month!
Celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month during September with the Kids! @ your library® Campaign.  The online toolkit provides ideas and templates that you can adapt to showcase materials and resources in your library. 
You can also find free resources at: http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/publicawareness/alainitiatives/otherinitiatives/card/librarycard.cfm
The official site for Library Card Sign-Up Month.
The Association [...]

by Teresa Walls
I’m putting together a pecha kucha (a 6-minute powerpoint presentation of 20 slides) to be shared at the Allen County (IN) Public Library Camp. Patricia Ross Conover’s “Quilt It” project from her book, Technology Projects for Library Media Specialists and Teachers is my inspiration. Speaking of library camps, I wish I lived closer [...]

I never met Bill Morris, though many of his stories have found their way to me. The stories people tell about Bill Morris are so engaging–so powerful–that they often leave me wishing I could have known him too. And sometimes they leave me feeling that surely I must have known him after all…
I was selected [...]

Start the school year off on the right foot by taking an online education course from ALSC! Starting in October, ALSC is offering two engaging courses that will enhance your skills and knowledge.
The two fall courses being offered are: “The Newbery Medal: Past, Present and Future” and “Children with Disabilities in the Library.” Registration is [...]

I was so excited when I heard that ALSC was going to host the first Bill Morris Seminar.  I couldn’t wait to apply.  The thought of spending time learning about evaluating library materials with people from all over the country was very appealing to me.  I knew the seminar would help me in my every [...]

As a librarian, I am constantly telling parents how important it is to model reading behavior to their children.  Books and magazines should be in the home, and care givers should take advantage of reading opportunities outside of the home.  I do these things, of course,  but as technology creeps more and more into my [...]

Don’t hesitate—start working on that Morris Seminar application right now (or as soon as you finish reading the ALSC blog). When I read the announcement about the inaugural seminar two years ago I knew immediately that I wanted to take part. A wide-ranging list of books to discuss? Meeting other librarians in a small group [...]