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Review Star: Heralding SLJ Book Review Editor Trevelyn Jones
After three decades as editor of School Library Journal’s Book Review, Trevelyn Jones will retire October 18, leaving behind a legacy of expertise, integrity, and a love of children’s literature that is largely unmatched in the industry. To celebrate her retirement, SLJ reached out to Jones’s industry colleagues to reflect on her contributions.
Advocacy Group: NYC Has “Huge Inequities” in Distribution of High School Resources
Data from New York City’s Independent Budget Office, requested by the Alliance for Quality Education (AQE), exposes huge inequities in the distribution of resources in New York City high schools. According to AQE’s analysis, black and Latino students are being denied opportunities available to many white and Asian students.
Neil Gaiman’s ‘Neverwhere’ Banned at New Mexico High School
Neil Gaiman's dark urban fantasy novel Neverwhere has been removed from both the school library and the required reading list at Alamogordo (NM) High School this week following the complaint of one parent, who objected to its sexual innuendos and "harsh" language, according to a report by New Mexico's local KRQE news station.
Author Lee Bennett Hopkins Donates Kid Lit Collection to Penn State Libraries
Author Lee Bennett Hopkins has pledged to give the Penn State University Libraries his 18,000-volume book collection and correspondence papers from his lifelong career in children’s literature. The children’s poetry and literature collection, valued at approximately $3.25 million, includes volumes from such authors as Nikki Grimes, Madeline L’Engle, and Maurice Sendak, many of whom have autographed their works.
Sesame Workshop Launches Early Literacy Initiative
Sesame Workshop has partnered with the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation to launch a new early literacy initiative, Every Day is a Reading and Writing Day. The program aims to be a free bilingual, digital resource made up of tips, games, and activities designed to improve a child's reading and writing capabilities from an early age.
McDonald’s Partners with RIF to Add Books to Happy Meals in November
Thanks to a partnership with nonprofit literacy organization Reading is Fundamental (RIF), McDonald’s will be offering print books in its Happy Meals from November 1–14, 2013. The company will also provide free ebooks from DK publishing via its McPlay Happy Meal app.
Link to Libraries Program Matches Schools with Local Business Sponsors
Through the innovative Business Book Link Project, dozens of small local businesses in western Massachusetts have adopted elementary and middle schools in order to supply underserved kids with hundreds of books. The program is the brainchild of Link to Libraries, a Springfield, MA-based literacy group that also operates in Connecticut, Vermont, and New York.
Low Tech, High Gains: Starting a Maker Program Is Easier Than You Think
Has the maker movement taken hold in your library yet? Starting a maker space is easier—and less costly—than you may think. Technologies such as robotics, digital video production, computer coding, and 3-D printing may garner the most attention, but traditional activities instill the same spirit of invention, collaboration, and critical thinking of the maker phenomenon.
AASL, Follett Accepting Nominations for School Library Program of Year Award
Follett and the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) have announced that applications are being accepted for the 2014 National School Library Program of the Year (NSLPY) Award. The competition is open to K–12 programs that are fully integrated into the school’s curriculum and meet the needs of the changing library environment. The deadline to submit an application is January 1, 2014.
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