I hear an incessant knocking at the library door these days: Knock Knock KNOCK KNOCK! Who’s There? I say meekly. It’s a gang of KidApps and we want in! Where do KidLibs fit into all these iPad and Smart Phone apps for kids? If you’ve dipped a toe into this world like I’ve been doing the past few weeks, it’s pretty overwhelming and it’s only just getting started. Everywhere I look, someone is buzzing about this stuff. Will and Kate have a children’s book app? Since the devices themselves, for the moment, are keeping many libraries out of the KidApp world- at least in terms of their collections, I’m thinking that we might begin by doing what we do best: offering workshops for the public and lists of and links to resources that suggest titles and help evaluate. Unlike adult and teen book apps, these apps are enhanced to make the…
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Falling In Love
My palms get sweaty. I’m nervous. I feel a little anxious. There’s some tingling in my fingertips. I feel like I’m falling in love. And the video below is the reason. You may have seen it; it’s making the rounds on various literacy and children’s literature blogs these days. But in case you haven’t, here it is. [youtube x6D9jiEYxzs nolink] See? Do you feel like you’re falling in love too? When I first saw this last week, it made me want to leap out of my chair, run into the streets and change the world. Cheesy? Yes, but actually true. Even now, watching it again, I feel a thrill. Hundreds of kids are dancing, singing about reading with books in their hands! Did you catch the copies of The Giver, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Kingdom Keepers II? There was even a book exposing the library check-out…