School Library Journal, May 2012 Issue: Table of Contents

Cover Story

It Takes Two
SLJ’s first public library spending survey uncovers an opportunity for tighter collaboration between school and public librarians.
By Rebecca T. Miller and Laura Girmscheid

Features

Flying High
The improbable true tale of how debut novelist John Corey Whaley created a quirky masterpiece and became an award-winning author.
By Ed Spicer
To Have and Have Not
When it comes to the latest technology, some schools are more equal than others.
By Audrey Watters
Lowering the Voting Age
Children’s choice awards are a great way to get kids excited about reading.
By Lisa Von Drasek

Collection Building

Focus On: Amazing Journeys—Going Places
By John Peters

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TechKnowledge

Lead Story

The Library as Genius Bar
In Mercy High’s iPad program, librarian Linda Behen offers tech support and more.

Test Drive

Ebook toolkit: Follett’s Ereader Suite
By Jeffrey Hastings
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Cool Tools

Multimedia Publishing
By Richard Byrne
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Columns

Editorial

We Need Tag-Team Librarianship: Active collaboration between public and school librarians benefits all.
By Rebecca T. Miller

Scales on Censorship

How Low Can You Go?: What to do when young students want to read The Hunger Games.
By Pat Scales

First Steps

Mind Readers: By thinking out loud, we can raise children’s comprehension skills.
By Renea Arnold and Nell Colburn

Soap Box

Hey, ‘Glee.’ Get Real: It’s time for the TV series to make room for a genuine librarian.
By Julie Teglovic and Chelsea Jordan-Makely

Under Cover

Bloody Good: Don’t miss J. Anderson Coats’s debut, ‘The Wicked and the Just.’
By Rick Margolis

The Gaming Life

Explore, Create, Survive: ‘Minecraft’ is a versatile and fun game with broad appeal.

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