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Elaine Marie Alphin, a celebrated and award-winning children’s book and young adult writer, died August 19, following a long illness. She was 58.
A Photo Gallery of Six Library Gardens
At the Nature Explorium in Centereach, New York, children can taste and smell flowers and herbs, build boats and float them down a creek, and try playing musical instruments from different cultures.
While researching our August, 2014 feature article “Dig It!,” about library gardens, we heard from a wide group of librarians undertaking inventive gardening projects with children. Here’s a photo gallery of what they were up to over this summer and last, along with descriptions.
The Online High School Completion Program will allow New Jersey residents to earn an accredited high school diploma and credentialed career certificate at six local libraries.
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.
Doing intensive research in preparation for a work of nonfiction is par for the course these days for children’s book authors, but for Katherine Roy, it’s entailed getting to know animals in intimate details, from dissecting sharks to getting up close with a tranquilized elephant in Kenya.
"Miley Cyrus's Life Turned Into a Comic Book"—how often do you get handed a headline like this? Bluewater Productions will be releasing Fame: Miley Cyrus this week in print and digital formats.
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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