Children’s literature author and illustrators visit Sandy Hook Elementary School; attendees gather in New York City for Book^2 Camp.
Pictures of the Week: Kid Lit Authors, Illustrators at Sandy Hook; Book^2 Camp Conference
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Pictures of the Week: Random House Authors; The 14th Annual Society of Children Book Writers and Illustrators Conference
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Random House authors N.D. Wilson, Jeanne Birdsall, and Rebecca Stead have lunch with librarians to discuss writing for middle school students; Meg Rosoff and Sophie Blackall attend the 14th Annual Society of Children Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Conference in NYC.
Pictures of the Week: ALA Midwinter 2013: “Origami Yoda” Author Tom Angleberger, Authors Sarah Skilton and Cat Winters
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At ALA Midwinter, author Tom Angleberger dresses as a character from his “Origami Yoda series”; authors Sarah Skilton and Cat Winters pose at the Abrams booth.
Video of the Week: A Semifinalist in the National Coalition Against Censorship’s Film Contest
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Watch a short film by a semifinalist in the National Coalition Against Censorship’s 2012 Youth Free Expression Project Film Contest.
Pictures of the Week: John Green Fans Outside Carnegie Hall for an Evening of Awesome
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Fans outside of Carnegie Hall display their loot from John and Hank Green’s An Evening of Awesome.
Pictures of the Week: Belleville Library Hosts Three Kings Celebration
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The Belleville Public Library in New Jersey recently celebrated Three Kings Day.
Pictures of the Week: Students at the Van Meter Community School Libraries
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Students read at the elementary and secondary libraries at the Van Meter Community School.
Pictures of the Week: “I Love My Librarian” Award
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“I Love My Librarian” honoree Rae Anne Locke was supported by fellow faculty members from Saugatuck Elementary School.
Pictures of the Week: Stuffed Animal Sleepover at Darien Public Library
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Librarians at the Darien Public Library organized a Stuffed Animal Sleepover. Children ages 2-6 left their toys at the library overnight and returned to see photographic evidence of the mischief that their stuffed companions wrought.
Pictures of the Week: BookUp Program Participants Visit NYPL; Author Shirley Glubok Attends Ezra Jack Keats’s Celebration
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Participants in the National Book Foundation’s BookUp Program took a field trip to the New York Public Library, and author Shirley Glubok attended a 50th Anniversary Celebration for Ezra Jack Keats’s “A Snowy Day.”
Pictures of the Week: The Dedication of St. John the Divine as Literary Landmark; Holiday House’s Spring Preview
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Hope Larson and Leonard S. Marcus autograph books at the dedication of Saint John the Divine as a Literary Landmark in honor of Madeleine L’Engle, and SLJ Book Review editor Trev Jones at the Holiday House Spring preview.
Pictures of the Week: Libba Bray Performs at Soho Teen Launch Party; Jerry Spinelli Discusses his Latest Novel
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Author Libba Bray performed with her band Tiger Beat at the Soho Teen launch party, and Newbery award winner Jerry Spinelli discussed his newest book, Hokey Pokey, with librarians.
Pictures of the Week: Chris Crutcher and Cat Patrick at the National Council of Teachers of English Convention
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Several authors autographed books at the National Council of Teachers of English Convention, held in Las Vegas, Nevada November 15-18.
Pictures of the Week: National Coalition Against Censorship Award Gala; National Book Award Ceremony
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A variety of authors were celebrated this week at both the National Coalition Against Censorship Award Gala and the National Book Award Ceremony.
Pictures of the Week: After Sandy, Queens Library Takes in a Raccoon, Provides Supplies to Residents
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After Hurricane Sandy, Queens Library provided some much needed services for residents, from taking in a raccoon who found his way to the branch at Baisley Park, to providing supplies at Far Rockaway.
Pictures of the Week: Teens at Princeton Public Library in Hurricane Sandy’s Aftermath
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Teenagers take shelter at Princeton Public Library in New Jersey on October 31 in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Pictures of the Week: Farewell Party for Former Library Journal Editor-in-Chief Francine Fialkoff
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Former School Library Journal Editor-in-Chief Lillian N. Gerhardt, former Library Journal Editor-in-Chief John N. Berry III, former LJ Editor-in-Chief Francine Fialkoff, and former SLJ and LJ Vice President/Group Publisher Fred Ciporen at a farewell party honoring Fialkoff on October 23 at 25CPW Gallery.
Pictures of the Week: Librarians at New York Comic Con; Author Lesléa Newman Reads from ‘October Mourning’
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New Jersey librarians Craig Anderson (Kean University Library); Megan Kociolek (Nutley Public Library); Michael Maziekien (Rockaway Township Public Library); Ty Rousseau (Monroe Township Public Library) presented The Library as Mythic Oracle at New York Comic Con, a fan convention dedicated to comics, video games, graphic novels, and more.
Pictures of the Week: Book Launch Party for Margaret Willey
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Author Margaret Willey at the Bookman bookstore in Grand Haven, MI at a Book Launch Party for her recent novel Four Secrets, on September 27.
Pictures of the Week: Vaunda Michaux Nelson and R. Gregory Christie at the Horn Book Colloquium
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Author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and illustrator R. Gregory Christie at the Horn Book Colloquium on September 29 at Simmons College in Boston. Their novel, No Crystal Stair (Carolrhoda Lab, 2012), won a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction.
