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Bullying Prevention Event; Scholastic Book Fairs App; CapOne’s Big Lit Giveaway | News Bites
The New York Public Library is hosting a Google+ Hangout on overcoming bullying and how books can help on November 4. Scholastic has a new app to aid parents/teachers at its Book Fairs. Capital One's Book by Book program aims to give out 50,000 titles. A 2014 Latino kid lit conference is calling for proposals. A film festival seeks submissions from Michigan teens.
Ghosts, Ghouls, and Gaiman: All Hallows’ Read Campaign Marks Fourth Year
Librarians and book lovers of all ages this week are celebrating the Halloween season by recommending and giving away scary books as part of the All Hallows Read campaign. The brainchild of author Neil Gaiman, the annual campaign is marking its fourth year.
HarperCollins Celebrates Legacy of ‘Narnia’ Author C.S. Lewis
This fall, HarperCollins will mark the 50th anniversary of the death of C. S. Lewis with a worldwide campaign that celebrates his legacy. Kicking off the commemoration is the redesign of both www.cslewis.com and www.narnia.com, and their expansion to offer C.S. Lewis ebooks.
IMLS Grants $4.3 Million for School Readiness, Summer Reading Programs
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has announced that it is awarding $4,329,567 in grants to 20 museums and libraries in 17 communities in order to support the emerging role of these institutions in providing early learning opportunities, especially for low-income families.
Hard Luck and Big Dreams: SLJ Chats with "Wimpy Kid" Creator Jeff Kinney
It's coming up aces for Jeff Kinney this year, and the future is looking brighter—and busier—than ever. SLJ caught up with the author ahead of the November release of Hard Luck, the eighth novel in his bestselling and award-winning “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series, to chat about the book, his creative process, and his latest projects.
Random House Acquires Figment Online Teen Writing Community
Random House Children’s Books has acquired Figment, an online teen community for readers and writers that features more than 300,000 registered users, announced President and Publisher Barbara Marcus.
Make It @ Your Library Launches Maker Space Project Website
Make It @ Your Library, in collaboration with Instructables.com and the American Library Association, has finally launched its searchable website, makeitatyourlibrary.org, for librarians seeking maker space ideas and projects. Make It @ Your Library—an initiative developed through the ILEAD USA program over the past year—aims to help librarians realize maker projects in their own communities at low cost.
Community Is Key to Successful Library Maker Spaces | The Digital Shift 2013
The most important resource for creating a successful library maker space—whether in a school or public library—is one’s own community, according to librarians Justin Hoenke, Amy Koester, and Michelle Cooper. Strong relationships and community involvement, not big budgets and high-tech gadgetry, are key to reaching children and teens, the trio of makers say.
YALSA Seeks Comments on Libraries and Teens Project Data
Through Friday, November 1, the Young Adult Services Association (YALSA) is seeking public comments on the draft report from its National Forum on Libraries and Teens project. The report aims to identify the ways in which libraries can adapt and change to meet the needs of 21st century teens.
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