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What’s the Buzz? Nonfiction Books for Common Core

SLJ — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:33:26 +0000

SPONSORED BY: DK Publishing, Teacher Created Materials, Lerner Publishing, ReferencePoint Press and School Library Journal
EVENT DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET/12:00 – 1:00 PM PT

What are the best nonfiction Common Core books to stock with your shelves with? DK Publishing, Teacher Created Materials, Lerner Publishing and ReferencePoint Press are here to help fill your library’s nonfiction section by presenting their upcoming titles that fit perfectly into the new standards. This is a must-see resource for Common Core, featuring forthcoming books, nonfiction trends, and answers to your questions!

Panelists
Jaimie Cona – Children’s Marketing Manager, DK Publishing
Susan Copeland – Director of Education, Teacher Created Materials
Terri Lynn Soutor – Vice President, Marketing & Digital Products, Lerner Publishing Group
Chris Nasso - Marketing Director, ReferencePoint Press

Moderator
John Peters - reviewer, School Library Journal

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What’s the Buzz? New Books in Nonfiction

SLJ — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:54:31 +0000

SPONSORED BY: Scholastic Library, DK Publishing, Capstone and Black Rabbit Books and School Library Journal
EVENT DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET/12:00 – 1:00 PM PT

Need helping choosing books this fall? Check out this webcast dedicated to what’s new in nonfiction! Hear John Peters, Series Made Simple contributor and children’s literature consultant, discuss the trends in nonfiction and what the publishers have to say about the future of the genre. Scholastic Library, DK Publishing, Capstone and Black Rabbit Books will share their forthcoming titles to let you know how to stock up your library this spring!

Panelists

Jim Marshall – Director of Marketing, Scholastic Library Publishing

Jim Marshall is the Director of Marketing for Scholastic Library Publishing. Jim’s been with Scholastic Library Publishing over ten years. He’s been a publishing marketing professional for the last 15 years. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and two children

Allie Singer – Assistant Managing Editor, DK Publishing

Allie Singer loves working for DK Publishing because it gives her the opportunity to contribute to books that inspire, inform, and engage young readers. In her current role as Assistant Managing Editor, Allie works mainly on children’s and licensed product, and dabbles in digital and travel books.

Amy Cox – Marketing Manager, Capstone

Amy Cox, Library Marketing Manager at Capstone. With Capstone for almost five years, Amy enjoys helping librarians find just the right books to support their curriculum and ignite the imaginations of their students.

Jonathan Strickland – President, Black Rabbit Books

With Black Rabbit Books, Jonathan Strickland has created a K-12 publisher built on smart content derived from many sources amassed from a career spanning more than 25 years starting with Random House International (Bantam Doubleday Dell) and continuing through Penguin Putnam, World Almanac Education Group, and The Creative Company. Jonathan’s commitment to creating feature-driven publishing is based upon a personal obsession to find the AHA! moment for each topic—and find the best way to present this to children.

Moderator
John Peters - reviewer, School Library Journal

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Part 3 On Common Core – Making the Text Connection

SLJ — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:21:23 +0000

SPONSORED BY: Follett, Lerner Digital, Norwood House, Rosen Publishing, Gareth Stevens Publishing, Scholastic Library Publishing, Junior Library Guild, ABDO Publishing Group and School Library Journal

EVENT DATE AND TIME: Thursday, January 17, 2013, 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET/12:00 – 1:00 PM PT

With nonfiction and informational text at the forefront of the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS), there are new demands and opportunities for reading, writing, speaking and listening for students.

Hear directly from some of today’s leading children’s and young adult nonfiction authors as they speak about their work and the specific ways nonfiction and informational texts can be used by librarians and teachers to help their students become better readers. This panel will also explore the ways in which the following focus points connect to the Common Core State Standards for Reading and Writing:

Content Relevancy
Drawing from Primary and Secondary Sources for Research
Balancing Perspectives within a Text
Stylistic Choices

Panelists
Barbara Kerley, Those Rebels, John & Tom (Scholastic)
Deborah Hopkinson, Annie and Helen (Random House)
Steve Sheinkin, Bomb (Macmillan)
Sally M. Walker, Their Skeletons Speak (Carolrhoda/Lerner)

Moderator
Mary Ann Cappiello, Lesley University

And there’s still time to catch the first two installments of School Library Journal’s On Common Core Webcast Series by clicking below to register for the archives on demand!

Click here to register for Part 1 of this series: Getting Real: Marc Aronson and Sue Bartle

Click here to register for Part 2 of this series: Librarians, the Secret Weapon

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Reading is a Superpower! Comic Books, Graphic Novels, & Literacy

SLJ — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:30:45 +0000

SPONSORED BY: ABDO Publishing and School Library Journal
EVENT DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET/12:00 – 1:00 PM PT

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Learn about ABDO’s new “Comic Book Curriculum” and “Star Wars Literacy” programs for your library’s support of ELL, Special Education, and Classrooms, as well as for library events, creative writing and arts projects, and more!

This webcast will feature a report on the 10-school pilot program ABDO led with elementary students and staff in a California district, using their Marvel Age comic books and graphic novels, eBooks, and teachers guides in a weeks-long “comic con” with the kids creating their own superheroes and stories based on the books.

As part of the pilot program, staff from the SELLASP (Supporting English Language Learners in After School Programs) initiative from the California Department of Education, and the National City Public Library in San Diego helped create free video training and materials designed to help educators provide the program for a range of students, from ELL through on-level English-fluent readers.

Following the report will be information on how to transfer the techniques to support creative writing and learning for your classroom teachers, book clubs, special education programs, Title I initiatives, and all the other student populations that the research shows are aided by comic books & graphic novels. Guests include ELL leaders, 501st Legion Star Wars characters, & more.

Also included will be research from ABDO’s “Comic Books & Literacy” compilation, Common Core and graphic novels information, a look at the amount of vocabulary that’s in Marvel and Star Wars books, and related information.

Tune in and put on your superhero and superheroine masks and capes for this webcast – you’ll be ready to defeat reluctant readers, provide super-strength support to your schools, and promote the greatest superpower of them all – reading.

Panelists:

Helen Gonzales – Lead Coordinator, Region 9 Technical Assistance Center

Helen Gonzales is currently the Lead Coordinator for the Region 9 Technical Assistance Center, After School division providing technical assistance for over 600 after school programs at the San Diego County Office of Education. Ms. Gonzales is also statewide Project Lead for the Supporting English Language Learners through After School Programs (SELLASP) Project funded by the California Department of Education¹s After School Division.

In her career an educator for over 30 years Ms. Gonzales¹ experiences include serving students and families in both rural and urban school settings. As an Elementary and Middle School Principal, Vice Principal, Counselor, Teacher, Grant and College Outreach Coordinator she has served on numerous educational boards and committees including English Language Task Force, Puente Mentor Project, Association of California School Administrator, California Association of Latino Superintendents, San Diego County RTI (2) Task Force, Latino Advisory Board and the California After School Network¹s Rural and English Learner committees. The success and educational achievement of English Language Learners in both the regular day and afterschool continues to be her focus with Principals and district administrators throughout the state.

Tamarie Tigh - Writer and Trainer, ABDO Publishing

Tamarie Tigh began working in the Literacy Department of the National City Public Library in California in 1994. Specializing in interactive, multisensory teaching techniques. Tamarie created and/or coordinated several programs, including Adult Literacy for adults needing to improve their English language skills; Families for Literacy for preschool children with their caregivers; KidSounds and Building Blocks, phonics programs for elementary students and preschool children; and Family Study Teams, a literacy program conducted during the after school hours at the local elementary schools. In 2003, when the National School District contracted the National City Public Library to provide the out of school time programs for their ten elementary schools, Ms. Tigh created

WINGS: Winners Growing Strong, which provides academic and recreational enrichment for K-6 students before school, after school, and during the summer. Tamarie has written curriculum and training materials for all of the programs that she has administrated. Ms. Tigh graduated from the University of Phoenix with her Bachelors¹ of Science in Business Management and Business Administration. She raised and homeschooled five children and has worked tirelessly in church – for which she has also written curriculum!

Moderator:
Dan Verdick – Vice President of Marketing & Communications, ABDO Publishing

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Lerner Publishing Group Spring 2013 Librarian Preview Webinar

SLJ — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:42:36 +0000

SPONSORED BY: Lerner Publishing Group and School Library Journal
EVENT TIME: Thursday, December 6, 2012, 3:00-4:00 PM ET/12:00 – 1:00 PM PST

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Be among the first to see and hear firsthand what Lerner has coming for readers this spring!

Visit with Lerner Publishing Group’s editors as they unveil the new fantastic new books they’ll be publishing in Spring 2013.

Get the inside scoop and sneak peek at Lerner’s nonfiction, middle grade and YA fiction, graphic novels, and picture books for grades K-12 coming this January. Plus, learn about new digital offerings, as well as supports for Common Core State Standards, and free teaching guides, reader’s discussion guides, classroom activities, and websites that make lesson planning easy.

Panelists

Terri Lynn Soutor – Vice President, Marketing & Digital Products
Carol Hinz – Editorial Director, Millbrook Press
Andrew Karre – Editorial Director, Carolrhoda Books and Darby Creek
Patricia Stockland – Editorial Director, Lerner Publications
Domenica Di Piazza – Editorial Director, Twenty-First Century Books
Carol Burrell – Editorial Director, Graphic Universe

Moderator

Dodie Ownes – Editor, SLJTeen

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Jeff Kinney LIVE!

SLJ — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:42:49 +0000

Join us for a special presentation by Jeff Kinney and a first look at the seventh Diary of a Wimpy Kid book, The Third Wheel, on the eve of its release!

Broadcasting LIVE from Clayton High School in St Louis, Missouri

SPONSORED BY: Abrams Books and School Library Journal

SCHEDULED EVENT DATE: Monday, November 12, 2012– 1:00 PM ET – estimated 60 minutes

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In The Third Wheel, love is in the air—but what does that mean for Greg Heffley?

A Valentine’s Day dance at Greg’s middle school has turned his world upside down. As Greg scrambles to find a date, he’s worried he’ll be left out in the cold on the big night. His best friend, Rowley, doesn’t have any prospects either, but that’s a small consolation.

An unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves Rowley the odd man out. But a lot can happen in one night, and in the end, you never know who’s going to be lucky in love.

Jeff Kinney tells all about Greg’s pursuit of dance happiness in this one hour live-streaming event, and will answer your questions live!

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Part 2 On Common Core – Librarians, the Secret Weapon

SLJ — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:14:55 +0000

SPONSORED BY: Follett, Lerner Digital, Rosen Publishing, Scholastic Library Publishing, Junior Library Guild and School Library Journal
EVENT DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET/12:00 – 1:00 PM PT

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The New York City Department of Education Office of Library Services is at the forefront of a movement to clarify the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for the profession. Olga Nesi, a regional coordinator at the NYC DOE Library Services, will lead a discussion on the challenges and opportunities the CCSS present for librarians, the role of the profession in supporting the goals of the initiative, and the workshops she and her colleagues have been conducting around the state.

Panelist:

Olga Nesi – Library Coordinator, New York City Office of Library Services of the Department of Education

Click here to register for Part 1 of this series: Getting Real: Marc Aronson and Sue Bartle
Click here to register for Part 3 of this series: Making the Text Connection

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Lois Lowry LIVE!

SLJ — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:49:37 +0000

The two-time Newbery Medalist discusses Son, the sequel to The Giver.

Broadcasting LIVE from The Maurice J. Tobin K-8 School

SPONSORED BY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and School Library Journal

SCHEDULED EVENT DATE: Wednesday, November 7, 2012– 1:00 PM ET – 60 minutes

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Lois Lowry’s breakthrough dystopian novel, The Giver has been read by millions of people around the world. It left many with lingering questions: What happened to Jonas and Gabriel? Is a perfect society possible? What does it mean to live a complete life? With Son, Lowry continues to wrestle with the idea of human freedom while completing the story of Jonas and the baby he rescued.

Son combines elements from the first three novels in her Giver Quartet—The Giver (1994 Newbery Medal winner), Gathering Blue, and Messenger—into a breathtaking, thought-provoking narrative that wrestles with ideas of human freedom and the bonds of love. Thrust again into the chilling world of The Giver, readers will meet an intriguing new heroine, fourteen-year-old Claire.

Join Lois Lowry to hear her speak about Son, the other books of The Giver Quartet, and to have a chance to ask her your questions live!

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Fall Books for Kids

SLJ — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:53:07 +0000

SPONSORED BY: Annick Press, Charlesbridge, Tuttle Publishing, and School Library Journal
EVENT DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET/12:00 – 1:00 PM PT

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Learn about fall’s collection of new books for your young readers during this School Library Journal webcast event. From illustrated books to chapter books, topics range from superheroes to farmers, and then some! Discover what it means to be a samurai in Benjamin Martin’s Samurai Awakening, and find out if an American teenager has what takes to save his friends. Read about Bill Finger, the man who gave Bruce Wayne a name and made him a detective in Marc Tyler Nobleman’s picture book (illustrated by Ty Templeton) Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman. See a new take on the classic Old MacDonald nursery rhyme in Old MacDonald Had Her Farm (written by JonArno Lawson, illustrated by Tina Holdcroft) with brightly illustrated pictures and tongue-twisters to help readers learn about vowels while using the same E-I-E-I-O refrain. Register now to see what else Annick Press, Charlesbridge, and Tuttle Publishing will share from their fall book releases.

Panelists:

Paula Ayer – Editor, Annick Press
Alyssa Mito Pusey – Editor, Charlesbridge
Rowan Muelling-Auer – Publicist, Tuttle Publishing

Moderator:

Luann Toth – Mangaging Editor, Book Review, School Library Journal

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Part I On Common Core – Getting Real: Marc Aronson and Sue Bartle

SLJ — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:28:17 +0000

EVENT DATE AND TIME: Thursday, October 18, 2012, 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET/12:00 – 1:00 PM PT
SPONSORED BY: Follett, Lerner Digital, Rosen Publishing, Scholastic Library Publishing, Junior Library Guild and School Library Journal

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How do the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) impact you, your library, and your teachers? Marc Aronson and Sue Bartle will discuss how perspective, multi-modality, and transliteracy will help you build a foundation as you implement CCSS. Take home a few concrete examples to successfully adjust to the instructional shifts in CCSS.

Panelists:

Marc Aronson – Professor, Rutgers School of Communication & Information
Susan M. Bartle – School Library System Director, Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES

Click here to register for Part 2 of this series: Librarians, the Secret Weapon
Click here to register for Part 3 of this series: Making the Text Connection

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Getting Boys to Read: Seeing Your Library Through a Guy’s Eyes

SLJ — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:16:34 +0000

SPONSORED BY: ABDO Publishing and School Library Journal
EVENT DATE AND TIME: Thursday, October 4, 2012, 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET/12:00 – 1:00 PM PT

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Ever help a guy find food in the refrigerator? In this fun and informative webinar, you’ll discover how some everyday observations – like that time you maybe helped a guy find the mayo that was right in the front of the fridge – are really vital clues for thinking about getting boys to read in your library.

In addition to the fun, the serious side of the topic will be addressed, including why the gap between boys’ and girls’ reading levels is a major concern among health experts and educators, and why the vast majority of reluctant readers are boys. Attendees will learn some tips to promote and support genres that boys like, including comic books, graphic novels, sports, and nonfiction, as well as some ideas for creating reading role models and communities for boys grades K-12. If you want ways to get books in the hands of your guys – and take a different look at how we think about getting boys to read – this session will inspire you.

Panelists include author and education writer Richard Whitmire and graphic novels reviewer and librarian M. Brandon Robbins. The webcast will feature information on the March 2010 Center on Education Policy report on the reading gap for boys, a “Comic Books & Literacy” research compilation, a white paper called “Football Literacy” on how sports have a greater reach than ever among young boys, and related research and materials.

Panelists:

Dan Verdick – Vice President of Marketing & Communications, ABDO Publishing

Dan Verdick is an author and library speaker who has led sessions at dozens of district- and state-level meetings across the US, including the CSLA (California), FAME (Florida), Minneapolis Public Schools, Atlanta Public Schools, Dallas ISD, New York Public Schools, the AZLA, NVLA, and more. He’s been featured on the NBC Today Show and in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today. Dan is the Vice President of Marketing & Communications for educational publisher ABDO Publishing Group. He and his wife live in a suburb of Saint Paul with their two school-age readers.

Richard Whitmire – Author, The Achievable Dream: College Board Lessons on Creating Great School (The College Board)

Richard Whitmire, a veteran newspaper reporter and former editorial writer at USA Today, is the author of Why Boys Fail: Saving Our Sons from an Education System That’s Leaving Them Behind (Amacom, 2010, now in paperback), and The Bee Eater: Michelle Rhee Takes on the Nation’s Worst School District (Jossey-Bass, 2011). In June, 2012, his latest book, co-authored with Gaston Caperton, was released. Called The Achievable Dream: College Board Lessons on Creating Great Schools (The College Board), the book contains stories that provide hope for the future through specific lessons of educational success that can be replicated in schools across the country – featuring students, parents, educators, policy-makers and communities. His commentaries appear frequently in publications including The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and USA Today. Whitmire is a former president of the National Education Writers Association.

M. Brandon Robbins – Reference Librarian and Teen Service Coordinator, Wayne County Public Library (NC)

M. Brandon Robbins is a Reference Librarian and Teen Services Coordinator at Wayne County Public Library in Goldsboro, NC. He reviews graphic novels for Library Journal, he also writes the Games, Gamers, and Gaming column for Library Journal. A lifelong fan of comic books and superheroes, Brandon also works at his friendly local comic shop, Heroes Are Here, and handles collection development for graphic novels at his library.

Can’t make it on October 4 No problem! Register now and you will get an email reminder from School Library Journal post-live event when the webcast is archived and available for on-demand viewing at your convenience!

Celebrate With Shannon Hale Live!

SLJ — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:37:12 +0000

JOIN SHANNON HALE
CELEBRATE PRINCESS ACADEMY: PALACE OF STONE

Broadcasting LIVE from Brooklyn Friends School in New York City

SPONSORED BY: Bloomsbury and School Library Journal

SCHEDULED EVENT DATE: Monday, October 1, 2012– 1:00 PM ET – 60 minutes

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RETURN TO A SCHOOL LIKE NO OTHER

It’s finally here—Princess Academy: Palace of Stone, sequel to the beloved Newbery-Honoree book, Princess Academy. Reunite with Miri and her friends as they share in the joys of friendship, the delight of young romance, and the fate of a fairy tale kingdom.

Join Shannon Hale for a unique opportunity to celebrate with her during a live webcast from Brooklyn Friends School and a chance to ask her questions live! Sign up now—space is limited. We encourage you to set up an assembly so all of your kids, parents and teachers can watch.

Can’t make it on October 1? No problem! Register now and you will get an email reminder from School Library Journal post-live event when the webcast is archived and available for on-demand viewing at your convenience!

Getting to the Core: New Nonfiction

SLJ — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:39:47 +0000

SPONSORED BY: Lerner Publishing Group, DK Publishing, Scholastic Library Publishing, Teacher Created Materials Library, and School Library Journal.
EVENT DATE AND TIME: Thursday, September 27, 2012, 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET/10:00 AM – 11:00 PM PT

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If you think that Rudyard Kipling’s Elephant’s Child was justly spanked for his “’satiable curtiosity” do NOT tune in to this webcast—because the informational books our panelists will be featuring are far and away more likely to stimulate that “curtiosity” in today’s young pachyderms than to punish it. For striking insights into some unsolved mysteries of the past and present, stunning glimpses of the animal world’s wonders, and a walloping view of the greatest rivalry in dinosaur studies ever, join us to “talk book” about Dona Herweck Rice’s Unsolved! History’s Mysteries (Teacher Created Materials), Barbara A. Somervill’s Ancient Maya (Scholastic), Super Nature Encyclopedia (DK), and Rebecca L. Johnson’s Battle Of The Dinosaur Bones: Othniel Charles Marsh Vs. Edward Drinker Cope (Lerner/21^st Century).

Panelists:

Terri Lynn Soutor – Vice President, Marketing & Digital Products, Lerner Publishing Group
Allie Singer – Assistant Managing Editor, DK Publishing
Jim Marshall – Director of Marketing, Scholastic Library Publishing
Kimberly Bernard – Academic Officer, Teacher Created Materials
Alexandra Sena – National Sales Director of Channel Sales, Shell Education/Teacher Created Materials

Moderator:

John Peters – reviewer, School Library Journal

Can’t make it on September 27? No problem! Register now and you will get an email reminder from School Library Journal post-live event when the webcast is archived and available for on-demand viewing at your convenience!

SLJ Teen Book Buzz

SLJ — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:04:28 +0000

SPONSORED BY: Candlewick, Flux Books, Bloomsbury, Hachette Book Group and School Library Journal.
EVENT DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET/10:00 – 11:00 AM PT

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It’s going to be a spectacular fall reading season for teens! Our four participating publishers will be talking about the current hot reads, sequels and prequels on the verge, and new series and stand-alone titles that you need to know about. And you can bet on this — no genre is left unturned. Whether your readers are into romance, speculative fiction, coming of age stories, paranormal, thrillers or contemporary twists, you’re sure to find something on this fun and fast-paced Teen Book Buzz. You’ll hear about titles from new and well-loved authors, and get a sneak peek at spring 2012 lists, too. There are always galley giveaways, so sign up now and get a jump on the next must-have teen read!

Panelists:

Jenny Choy – Associate Manager, School and Library Marketing, Candlewick
Jenny Choy began her career in publishing as an intern at Candlewick Press, where she spent the summer after graduation pouring over picture books she was supposed to be re-shelving in their in-house library. She joined the Candlewick Press family as a member of their school and library marketing team in 2007.

Brian Farrey-Latz – Acquiring Editor, Flux Books
Brian Farrey-Latz has been acquiring YA Flux novels since 2008. He has a B.A. in Communications and an MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University. He is also the author of With or Without You (Simon Pulse), a Stonewall Honor Book, and the forthcoming Junior Library Guild Selection, The Vengekeep Prophecies (HarperCollins).

Beth Eller- Director of School and Library Marketing, Bloomsbury and Walker Books for Young Readers
Beth Eller is the Director of School and Library Marketing at Bloomsbury and Walker Books for Young Readers.

Zoe Luderitz – Associate Manager, School & Library Marketing and Social Media, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Hachette Book Group)
Zoe Luderitz is the Associate Manager, School & Library Marketing and Social Media at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. You can follow us on Twitter @lbschool or Like us on Facebook.com/littlebrownschool.

Moderator:
Dodie Ownes – editor, SLJTeen

Can’t make it on September 25? No problem! Register now and you will get an email reminder from School Library Journal post-live event when the webcast is archived and available for on-demand viewing at your convenience!

SLJ Audiobooks in the Classroom

SLJ — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:49:40 +0000

SPONSORED BY: AudioGO, Listening Library, and School Library Journal.
EVENT DATE AND TIME: Thursday, September 13, 2012, 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET/11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT

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Audiobooks offer librarians and teachers a unique way to engage students with learning that supports Common Core State Standards. Join SLJ’s “Listen In” columnists Sharon Grover and Liz Hannegan for a discussion on how high quality literary and informational texts help develop critical reading habits. Then find out about some hot new audiobooks scheduled for release this fall from Jodie Cohen, Listening Library’s senior marketing manager, and Michele Cobb, vice president, sales and marketing for AudioGO. Finally, they will all discuss the latest trends in audiobook publishing.

Panelists:

Sharon Grover – Head of Youth Services, Hedberg Public Library
Lizette (Liz) Hannegan – Chair, Odyssey Awards 2012
Michele Cobb, VP – Sales & Marketing, AudioGO
Jodie Cohen – Senior Marketing Manager, Listening Library

Moderator:

Phyllis Mandell - Managing Editor, Multimedia Review Editor, School Library Journal

Can’t make it on September 13? No problem! Register now and you will get an email reminder from School Library Journal post-live event when the webcast is archived and available for on-demand viewing at your convenience!

SummerTeen: A Celebration of Young Adult Books

SLJ — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:26:41 +0000

A School Library Journal online event

EVENT TIME: Thursday, August 9, 2012, 10:30 AM-5:30 PM ET

Join School Library Journal and SLJTeen for SummerTeen: A Celebration of Young Adult Books and take your summer reading to new heights! Be the first to find out about the hottest upcoming titles, and attend panels on romance, science fiction, classics and more with YA’s coolest authors.

SummerTeen will bring together a blockbuster keynote with presentations on topics near and dear to the hearts of youth services and school librarians including the hottest genres and latest formats. Experience the excitement of the virtual exhibit floor with new offerings from publishers and sponsors, new book trailers, prizes and give-aways and much more.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Caroline B. Cooney, author, The Face on the Milk Carton

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Maggie Stiefvater, author, Scorpio Races
Pete Hautman, author, The Obsidian Blade
A.S. King, author, The Passengers
Karen Thompson Walker, author, Age of Miracles
Andrea J. Buchanan, author, Gift
Terri Clark, author, Hollyweird
Gareth Hinds, author, The Odyssey
Johan Harstad, author, 172 Hours on the Moon
Julie Kagawa, author, Iron Fey series
Lurlene McDaniel, author, Heart to Heart
Marissa Meyer, author, Cinder
Earl Sewell, author, Keysha and Friends series

Can’t make it on August 9? No problem! Register now and you will get an email reminder from School Library Journal post-live event when the event is archived and available for on-demand viewing for 3 months at your convenience!

Fall Teen Book Buzz

SLJ — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:23:48 +0000

SPONSORED BY: Lerner Publishing Group, Harlequin TEEN, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Zondervan and School Library Journal.
EVENT DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET/11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT

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How can you not be excited about a webcast featuring these titles? Coming from the triumvirate of Stiefvater, Gratton and Yavanoff, we have the anthology The Curiosities, alongside Julie Kagawa’s latest Iron Fey installment (The Lost Prince), Son, which is Lois Lowry’s chaser to The Giver series, and Heather Burch’s Guardian. There is something for every reader here – fantasy, coming of age, and (perhaps) closure on a classic, that will captivate readers and attendees of this live webcast event!

Please join moderator Dodie Ownes, editor SLJTeen, along with presenters Terri Lynn Soutor (Lerner Publishing Group), Natashya Wilson (Harlequin Teen), Brie Edmonds-Ashton (Harlequin Teen/Kimani TRU), Lisa DiSarro (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), and Jonathan Michael (Zondervan) for this one hour event that will rock you through all of the fall’s greatest YA lit hits!

Panelists:

Terri Lynn Soutor - Vice President, Marketing & Digital Products, Lerner Publishing Group
Natashya Wilson - Senior Editor, Harlequin TEEN
Brie Edmonds-Ashton - Marketing Manager, Harlequin Teen/Kimani TRU
Lisa DiSarro - Director of School & Library Marketing, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Jonathan Michael - Assistant Marketing Manager, Zondervan

Moderator: Dodie Ownes, editor, SLJTeen

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Lerner Fall 2012 Librarian Preview

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SPONSORED BY: Lerner Publishing Group and School Library Journal
EVENT TIME: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET/11:00-12:00 PM PT

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Visit with Lerner Publishing Group’s editors as they unveil the new fantastic new books they’ll be publishing in Fall 2012. Get the inside scoop on upcoming nonfiction, middle grade and YA fiction, graphic novels, and picture books for grades K-12. Plus, learn about new digital offerings, as well as free discussion guides, downloads, and websites that make lesson planning easy.

Panelists

Terri Lynn Soutor, Vice President, Marketing & Digital Products

Carol Hinz, Editorial Director, Millbrook Press

Andrew Karre, Editorial Director, Carolrhoda Books and Darby Creek

Patricia Stockland, Editorial Director, Lerner Publications

Domenica Di Piazza, Editorial Director, Twenty-First Century Books

Carol Burrell, Editorial Director, Graphic Universe

Moderator

Dodie Ownes, editor, SLJTeen

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Rick Riordan and The Serpent’s Shadow

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SPONSORED BY: Disney/Hyperion, and School Library Journal
EVENT DATE: Tuesday, May 1, 2012– 1:00 PM ET – Approximately 60 minutes

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CHAOS IS RISING

PREPARE TO RAISE KANE

He’s b-a-a-ack! Despite their best efforts, Carter and Sade Kane can’t seem to keep Apophis, the chaos snake, down. Now Apophis is threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness, and the Kanes are faced with the impossible task of having to destroy him once and for all. Unfortunately, the magicians of the House of Life are on the brink of civil war, the gods are divided, and the young initiates of Brooklyn House stand almost alone against the forces of chaos.

Join Rick Riordan at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum & Planetarium in San Jose, California for a unique tour of actual Egyptian artifacts and a chance to ask Rick questions live!

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Fuel Your Advocacy Work

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EVENT DATE AND TIME: Thursday, March 29, 2012, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM T

Dive into the data from the most recent SLJ school library spending survey and learn how to use it to strengthen your advocacy work in this free webcast on Thursday, March 29, at 3 p.m. (EST).

Featuring informative presentations from Dr. Lesley Farmer – professor, author and international school library advocate and extraordinaire, and Sara Kelly Johns – former AASL president, advocacy expert and author of the all new SLJ Blog Make Some Noise!

Presenters

Dr. Lesley FarmerProfessor, California State University Long BeachDr. Lesley Farmer, Professor at California State University Long Beach, coordinates the Librarianship program. She earned her M.S. in Library Science at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and received her doctorate in Adult Education from Temple University. Dr. Farmer has worked as a teacher-librarian in K-12 school settings as well as in public, special and academic libraries. She is active in the Education Section of the Special Libraries Association, and is the International Association of School Librarianship Vice-President of Association Relations. In 2011 she was selected for the ALA Beta Phi Mu Award for contributions to library education. A frequent presenter and writer for the profession, Dr. Farmer’s research interests include information literacy, collaboration, assessment, and educational technology. Dr. Farmer’s most recent books include Youth-Serving Libraries in Japan, Russia and the United States (Scarecrow, 2012),Instructional Design for Librarians and Information Professionals (Neal-Schuman, 2011), Using qualitative methods in action research: How librarians can get to the why of data, with D. Cook(American Library Association, 2011).

Sara Kelly Johns
Librarian, Lake Placid Middle/High School, NYSara Kelly Johns has been the 6-12 school librarian at Lake Placid Middle/High School since 1999 and taught at Beekmantown (NY) Middle/Senior High School before that. She is an instructor for Mansfield University’s School Library and Information Technologies and was an adjunct professor for the Library Research Methods through Technology course at SUNY Plattsburgh from 1990-2006. The recipient of the 2011 New York Library Association’s Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award, she also won the Excellence in Teaching Award for Adjuncts in 1999 as well as the sixth annual Award for Excellence in Library Service from the North Country Reference and Research Resources (3R’s) Council in 1996. One of the writers of the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards Library Media Specialist standards, she served on the New York State Regents Commission on Library Service for the 21st Century and is a current member of the Regents Advisory Committee on Libraries American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Legislative Committee, the ALA Committee on Legislation’s Grassroots Advocacy Subcommittee and is the AASL Division Councilor for the ALA Council. She is a speaker and author of several articles on advocacy.

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