Awards
Andy Plemmons, school library media specialist at David C. Barrow Elementary School in Athens, Georgia, strives to “expect the miraculous”—his school library’s motto, an idea drawn from Kate DiCamillo’s Newbery Medal-winning book.
Colleen Graves, teacher librarian at the Lamar Middle School in Flower Mound, Texas, calls herself a “teacher, a maker, a tech geek, and a book geek.”
Margarita Engle, the first Latino author to receive a Newbery Honor, was honored with the top prize in the 24th Annual PEN Literary Awards for The Lightning Dreamer.
To mark School Library Journal’s 60th year as an independent magazine, a look back at some highlights—including some favorite covers.
Opportunities abound for new librarians, teen change-seekers, and pet loving poets. Check out our latest roundup of teen services news bites.
For our 60th anniversary, SLJ's dipped into the archive. To kick off our contribution to #tbt, we offer this image of a young Maurice Sendak and a mischievous staffer.
ALSC Past-President Starr LaTronica responds to my July editorial. Incidentally, we’re publishing a terrific piece in the November issue by Thom Barthelmess (former ALSC prez and BGHB chair) about how to conduct oneself in a professional book discussion. Thom is far more temperate about these things than am I.
The post The Empire Strikes Back appeared first on The Horn Book.
August is bursting with industry news: YALSA is looking for submissions for its 2014 Maker Contest; the NAACP and American Urban Radio Networks have joined forces in a reading literacy campaign “NAACP Reads"; Minnesota's Saint Paul Public Library expands its laptop training and giveaway program.
Looking for a way to get your older patrons up to speed on the latest tech gadgets but short on staff time? There's a grant for that. Chronicle has a galley for every reader in its giveaway basket, and please note: it's time for teens to vote for their favorites from the YALSA Teens' Top Ten 2014 nominee list.
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