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The two winners were announced at a March 24 press conference at the Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy. And the envelope please...
The New York Public Library has partnered with New York startup Zola Books to offer a book recommendation tool in its online catalog to help library users discover new titles based on their reading preferences.
In this month's Libro por libro column, Tim Wadham suggests how librarians can incorporate the 2014 Pura Belpré winners in their Día de los niños/Children's Day programs on April 30.
"Two books. Both darn near perfect. I highly recommend either one. And yet, I must choose," writes judge Rae Carson.
Authors Chris Raschka, Lauren Myracle, and others came together for a night of festivities at Abrams Books.
Timothy Kehoe, author of The Unusual Mind of Vincent Shadow and its sequel The Top Secret Toys died unexpectedly in St. Paul, Minnesota at age 43 on February 27, reports the Star Tribune.
In a sworn statement filed in federal court, Google has admitted to scanning student emails to serve students targeted advertisements. Although Google does not display ads in Apps for Education, Google “does scan [student] email” to “compile keywords for advertising” on Google sites, according to an EPIC blog post.
Given annually since 2000, the Baker & Taylor Awards have recognized more than 40 groups for outstanding efforts to support their library. Applications for the $1000 awards for outstanding programming or projects are due May 1.
Huyen-Yen Hoang was attending a library board meeting in late 2013 when fellow members were sorting out responsibilities for 2013. She raised her hand and said "I volunteer as tribute?" Next thing she knew was the 16 year old president of the La Vista (NE) Public Library board.
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