ISTE Honors Technology Innovators
Two librarians, a second grade teacher, and a Spanish instructor grabbed first place honors in the first annual SIG Media Specialist (SIGMS) Technology Innovation Awards. Sponsored by the International...
View ArticlePicturing America in Your School
Do you remember being bored in class? You tried to entertain yourself by hunting for interesting pictures in your textbooks, only to find that they were too tiny to see. If you recall this feeling,...
View ArticleFrancesca Lia Block Wins Phoenix Award
Francesca Lia Block, author of Weetzie Bat (HarperCollins), about an offbeat heroine who shares a Hollywood cottage with three equally quirky companions, is winner of the 1989/2009 Phoenix Award, given...
View ArticleSchool Librarians Now Eligible for the 'I Love My Librarian Award'
For the first time, school librarians are now eligible to apply for the Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award, created seven years ago to recognize the work of...
View ArticleScholastic Hosts ‘Harry Potter' Cover to Cover Read-A-Thon
Some 600 muggles of all ages gathered in New York City yesterday for a cover to cover read-a-thon to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the U.S. release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone...
View ArticlePaperback Edition of ‘Deathly Hallows' Slated for July 2009
The paperback edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Scholastic, 2007), J. K. Rowling's seventh and final Harry Potter novel, will be released on July 7, 2009.This follows the record-breaking...
View ArticleNick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Nick (Michael Cera) and Nora (Kat Dennings). Photo: K.C. Bailey It takes endless patience to sit through the film adaptation of Rachel Cohn and David Levithan's awarding-winning Nick & Nora's...
View ArticleHas the Newbery Lost Its Way?
Right before the announcement of this year's Newbery winner, I had two surprising encounters. First, a librarian at my local public library confessed that she had no interest in learning 'what...
View ArticleSuzy Lee Nabs Society of Illustrators' Gold Medal
Suzy Lee, whose simplistic illustrations in the wordless book Wave (Chronicle) tell the story of a little girl's day at the beach, is this year's Society of Illustrators' gold medal winner.Silver...
View ArticleNYT Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2008
Every autumn since 1952, the New York Times Book Review has invited a panel of judges to survey the year's output of children's books and to select the top 10 best illustrated. This year's trio of...
View ArticleToys for Tots Teams with UPS, Mail Boxes Etc.
The Marine Toys for Tots Foundationis teaming up with the UPS Storeand Mail Boxes Etc.locations nationwide to provide books to needy children this holiday season.Launched in March of this year, the...
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John Ibbitson's The Landing, a coming-of-age story that takes place in Canada's Muskoka region in the 1930s, is this year's winner of the Governor General's Literacy Awards for children's literature in...
View ArticleNYC Teens Schmooze with National Book Award Finalists
Some 200 student reporters from the New York City area yesterday grilled five of this year's National Book Award finalists at the 11th annual Teen Press Conference .NBA finalists, from left, Lockhart,...
View ArticleBlundell Nabs National Book Award
Judy Blundell, author of What I Saw and How I Lied (Scholastic), is the 2008 National Book Award winner in the category of children's literature.Judy Blundell is this year's National Book Award winner...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Ideas from 'School Library Journal'
Thinking of buying a book for that child or teen on your holiday list? Or maybe parents and friends are turning to you for advice. Books, of course, make great gifts. It's just a matter of choosing the...
View ArticleDominican University to Open Butler Children's Literature Center
Children's author Jon Scieszka will be on hand January 10 for a private reception to honor the opening of Dominican University's new Butler Children's Literature Center, dedicated to fostering a...
View ArticleThe Higher Power of Patron: Profile of Newbery Winner
One lousy starred review. That was all, initially, that Susan Patron had to show for the 10 years she spent writing The Higher Power of Lucky, her funny, tender story of a little girl struggling to...
View ArticleHitting Below the Belt?
Who knows if librarians would have reacted differently if Susan Patron had used the word “nuts,” “balls,” or even “cojones” in her Newbery Medal–winning novel. But the word “scrotum” on the opening pag...
View ArticleALSC Gives Green Light to Bloggers
Should members of the Newbery, Caldecott, and other children’s book award committees be allowed to blog? The answer is yes.The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has clarified its...
View ArticleA Newbery for J. K. Rowling?
Move over, Susan Patron and David Wiesner. The competition for the Newbery and Caldecott medals could get a lot stiffer. A task force of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is...
View ArticleHelp Design the New ‘World Book’
World Book Encyclopedia is asking students, teachers, and others to help design its 2008 edition—and enter to wina set of the new encyclopedia.Word Book began supplementing itsclassic leather binding...
View ArticleVoldemort Unveiled
Will Harry Potter die in the seventh and final book of the series? Theanswer remains a mystery, but fans got a sneak peak at the front and back covers of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on NBC's...
View ArticleEnter the ‘I Love my Library’ Contest
Do you and your patrons love libraries? Well, now’s your chance to show the world just how much—and possibly win $10,000.In honor of National Library Week, which began on April 15, Thomson Gale has...
View ArticleSLJ Catches up with Newbery Winner Susan Patron
Susan Patron, winner of this year's Newbery Medal for The Higher Power of Lucky (S & S, 2006) is one of the few children's librarians who have received this honor. But after 35 years at the Los...
View ArticleM.T. Anderson Nabs Boston Globe–Horn Book Award
M. T. Anderson, Laura Vaccaro Seeger, and Nicolas Debon are top winners of this year’s Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards for excellence in children’s literature. The annual awards are given in three...
View ArticleToni Bissessar Receives 2007 REFORMA LOTY Award
Toni Bissessar, branch manager of the Columbia Pike and Glencarlyn branches of the Arlington County Public Library, is this year's winner of the Arnulfo D. Trejo Librarian of the Year Award.Bissessar...
View Article'School Library Journal' Wins Three 2007 AEP Awards
School Library Journal has received three Distinguished Achievement Awards for best editorial, feature article, and e-Zine from the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP). The awards, which...
View ArticleCalling Teen Writers
Come fall, those teens with a writing bug will have another spot to showcase their talent. HarperCollins is teaming with MySpace to expand its HarperTeencommunity to the online networking site,...
View ArticleCarl Hiaasen Nabs Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
A picture book about prairie dogs abuzz over an intruding fuzzy object, a YA novel about a 13-year-old's family dilemma, and a Carl Hiaasen selection about a teen's mission to clean up his community...
View ArticleAlice in Piczoland
Calling all teen artists. Grab your sketchpad or virtual paintbrush and take note: Penguin publishing and the San Francisco-based teen community site Piczo are asking young people to create the perfect...
View Article‘One Green Apple' Wins Arab American National Museum Book Award
The story of a Muslim girl on a class trip to an apple orchard has won the inaugural Arab American National Museum Book Award for children's/YA literature. One Green Apple (Clarion, 2007) by Eve...
View ArticleSLJ Talks with Author Kate DiCamillo about the New 'Light the Way';...
If anyone knows about underserved communities, it's Kate DiCamillo. That's why her publisher, Candlewick Press, has chosen to honor the award-winning author with its new grant, titled 'Light the Way:...
View ArticleSLJ Talks to Media Specialist Judith Dahill about Her Extreme Makeover
Judith Dahill, a media specialist at the High School of Fashion Industries in New York City, just won an extreme makeover-and not just for her school library, but for herself, too, courtesy of Jones...
View ArticleFirst Book Donates 50,000 New Books to Oklahoma Kids
As the winner of this year's 'What Book Got You Hooked? contest by the literacy group First Book, Oklahoma will receive 50,000 new, age-appropriate books for kids who most need them.Thanks to a...
View ArticleEnter the Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award to Win $4,000
If you've got a great media center program, then apply for the Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming. You could end up winning $4,000 for your...
View ArticleSpotlight on Kate DiCamillo
If anyone knows about underserved communities, it's Kate DiCamillo. That's why her publisher, Candlewick Press, has chosen to honor the award-winning author with its new 'Light the Way'; grant for...
View ArticleLegendary Children's Book Editor Walter Lorraine Retires
Walter Lorraine, the sometimes temperamental, always passionate children's books editor who chaperoned the creation of characters such as George and Martha, Martha the Talking Dog, and Lyle the...
View ArticleNYC Teens Interview National Book Award Finalists
From left: Brian Selznick, Kathleen Duey, Sherman Alexie, Sara Zarr, and M. Sindy Felin It was the perfect pairing: 250 New York City students who love to read met five National Book Award finalists...
View Article'Big Read' Grants Applications Are Now Available
Thinking of applying for a grant from the Big Read? You'd better hurry: February 12 is the rapidly approaching deadline. The Big Read, a program in which libraries collaborate with local community...
View ArticlePrepare to Swoon… And Win a Free Book!
What teen girl doesn't love a juicy historical romance? Here's a chance to round out your romance collection with Faithful by Janet Fox, new this month from Penguin/Speak. It's 1904 and 16-year-old...
View ArticleDigital Resources: Streaming Video, at Your Command
On demand, instant access, available now! For most school librarians, these words seldom reflect what is currently available to their students or teachers. Instead, videotapes, DVDs, and multiple...
View ArticleAll Together Now
The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) is all about inclusion: 'an attitude and approach that seeks to ensure that every person, regardless of ability or background, can meaningfully...
View ArticleLibrary Blog Awards
Salem Press doesn't just like library blogs-they love 'em. In an effort 'to expose the little-known and excellent in an ongoing way,'; the publisher has created the Library Blog Awards. The first wave...
View ArticleLearner Launches New YA Fiction Imprint
Lerner Publishing Group has announced the launch of Carolrhoda LAB, a new line of fiction for young adults. The new imprint's first four titles-Draw the Dark by Ilsa J. Bick, The Absolute Value of -1...
View ArticleeARC ....
No, that's not the sound of a hair ball. It's Orca Book Publishing's newest attempt to save a tree (and promote a book). They send out a lot of review copies with every new release and are trying...
View ArticleRick Riordan on His Latest Mega Seller 'The Red Pyramid'
Rick Riordan loves flavoring his mythological-based tales of Ancient Greece and Egypt with a heavy dose of educational spice, sending his young readers racing for forgotten tomes in their libraries. We...
View ArticleBook-to-Film Doubleheader
The Help Released by DreamWorks, this film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's bestselling novel (Putnam, 2009) premiered on August 10, and has been packing theaters ever since. Set in Jackson, MS, in the...
View ArticleIt Could Happen Tomorrow...
Seventeen-year-old Alex is hiking in the woods when an electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, destroying every electronic device and killing billions. Desperate to find out what happened, Alex...
View ArticleFreedom Road: Colonial Life
Illustration from Lane Smith's John, Paul, George & Ben ©2006 bt Lane Smith. Used by Permission of Disney•Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group LLC. All Rights Reserved. Why did the first...
View ArticleDeath and Destruction’s Lure: Catastrophes Equal Riveting Booktalks
Young learners know from watching television and listening to grown-ups that disasters can strike anywhere. Show your booktalk listeners a map of North America and point to Canada’s eastern coast,...
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