'Twilight': The Movie By Kent Turner - 11/20/2008
Nothing I say can comes close to the post-screening dissections of the tween devotees of Stephanie Meyer’s horror/romance Twilight (Little, Brown, 2005). (If you thought Harry Potter fanboys were critical, think again.) After the many months of hype, brace yourself for the backlash.. More
The Party Poopers: Teens will be teens, and we need to remind everyone on the library staff By Tricia Suellentrop - 12/01/2008
We recently hosted a successful teen author visit at my library. We did our due diligence; informed everyone on staff (even the custodians); and promoted the hell out of it on our Web site and at the library. It paid off. On the night of the visit, teens started lining up three hours before showtime.
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Teens Help Convince MA Voters to Save Libraries By Debra Lau Whelan - 11/05/2008
A bunch of teens from Milford, MA, may have been too young to vote in Tuesday’s election, but their efforts to save their state’s public libraries have paid off big time.
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Kids Less Likely to Graduate High School Than Parents, Study Says By SLJ Staff - 10/27/2008
Today’s kids are less likely than their parents to graduate high school, and most states aren’t doing much to hold schools accountable for this trend, says a new study from the Education Trust, a nonprofit organization that advocates on the behalf of poor and minority children.
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Getting it Right on Drug Facts Chat Day By SLJ Staff - 10/27/2008
What’s the most popular drug used by teens? (Alcohol) Which illegal drug is most commonly used? (Marijuana, but there’s an increase in prescription drug abuse). These types of questions and more are likely on the minds of many of your students—and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is making sure that they get accurately answered.
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School Librarians Connect Kids with Galleys By Sally Lodge - 10/23/2008
FROM CHILDREN’S BOOKSHELF: It’s a win-win situation: publishers get middle-grade and young adult galleys into the hands of middle-school librarians, who share them with students in hopes of fueling their interest in reading. The kids’ enthusiasm for a title then creates in-school, pre-pub buzz about the book that can, in some cases, have a positive effect on sales.
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LA Expands Afterschool Student Smart Program By SLJ Staff - 10/22/2008
Los Angeles Public Library’s (LAPL) Student Smart program, which helps middle and high school students improve study skills and SAT scores, is expanding.
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'Discovery Girls' for Tweens By Debra Lau Whelan - 08/06/2008
It’s not easy being a tween. That’s why Catherine Lee founded Discovery Girls, a bimonthly magazine that targets girls eight to 12. What makes it stand out? It’s all about promoting self-esteem—and a huge chunk of its content is written by its readers. SLJ spoke to Lee about how she started DG and why it’s the No. 4 magazine title at Barnes & Noble for its Family and Children section.
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A Fuse #8 Production Elizabeth Bird, Children's Librarian, Donnell Central Children's Room June 11, 2007 Jay Goes Walkabout
So I'm in my library, minding my own business, and who should walk through the door b... More
PreS-K–A five-year-old (rabbit) awakes one morning to discover that there will be no school, no daddy flying home today, and no going outside–until the snow stops.
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The staff of Salinas Public Library (CA), aka The John Steinbeck Public Library, pose with Lewis Buzbee, author of Steinbeck's Ghost, a middle-grade novel that centers around the threat of the library's closing in 2004. After a difficult struggle, the library remains open and has just extended its hours to seven days a week.
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