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RDR Books: Harry Potter Lexicon Case Isn’t Over Yet By SLJ Staff - 11/12/2008
Get ready for another round of the Harry Potter Lexicon case. RDR Books, publisher of the print version of the popular Web site, has appealed a recent decision to stop publication of the bookMore
Big House Library By Kathy Ishizuka - 12/01/2008
One of my favorite things about Twitter is making connections—with great new people, ideas, and sites, like this one. The online portal of the Casa Grande High School library in Petaluma, CA, Big House Library was created by Anna Koval, the school’s teacher- librarian, who’s also a Twitter friend.
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The Truth About Santa Claus Gail Junion-Metz - 11/19/2008
Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of children and is the original Santa Claus.
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Peanuts Gail Junion-Metz - 11/12/2008
Charles Schultz, the creator of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, and Lucy, was born on November 26, 1922, so why not organize a Peanuts birthday celebration at your library?
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Adoption Clubhouse Gail Junion-Metz - 11/05/2008
November is Adoption Awareness Month. The Adoption Clubhouse provides age-appropriate information for curious middle school kids.
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Everyday Explorers Kathy Ishizuka - 11/01/2008
everydayexplorers.nationalgeographic.com There’s a new user-generated video site, but it’s perhaps not what you’d expect. Among the posted clips: a pair of mourning doves, in time-lapse, busily tend a nest atop an air-conditioning unit. A school of Pennant Butterfly fish descend through a group of divers off the Maui coast.
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Sesame Street Gail Junion-Metz - 10/29/2008
This site contains a wealth of games, online videos, and activities for preschoolers.
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Classics for Kids: John Philip Sousa Gail Junion-Metz - 10/22/2008
John Philip Sousa’s most famous march is "The Stars and Stripes Forever," the official march of the United States.
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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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