Bits from Barb

2008 CSLP Art Work should be Removed from Library Web Sites
Under CSLP's copyright guidelines all libraries should
take down the 2008 SLP art work from their web pages by the
end of September. Now that the 2009 manuals are here,
libraries can put the new art work up instead. Please
remind your librarians that CSLP's copyright must appear
if they use any CSLP art work electronically. Up
until this year,partnering agencies were not allowed
to use the CSLP art work on their web pages at all,
but that will change in 2009 (see next item for details).
Under an agreement from several years ago, public libraries
maycontinue to use the art work from all past CSLP programs
onprint items whenever they wish. They can not, however, allow
partnering agencies to continue to any of the artwork. All
use by non-library agencies,including schools, should cease
at the end of the given summer.


New Edition of "Teen Spaces, The Step-by-Step Library Makeover"
Kimberly Bolan has written a new edition of
her book "TeenSpaces."  It is available through the American
Library Association. Good examples of teen spaces in libraries
around the country are now readily available, and interest
in them continues to grow. With a strategic use of web-based
technologies-from the author's website to a Flickr account-
this second edition showcases success stories as it reaches out
to attract a global community of YA librarians committed to
meeting the needs of young adults.


National Gaming Day November 15th
Hundreds of libraries across the country are preparing to
celebrate the American Library Association's (ALA) first
annual National Gaming Day @ Your Library on November 15th.
ALA invites libraries of all types to join in the
celebration by registering for two national gaming
activities: a national video game tournament, and a board
game challenge. Libraries also can develop their own
activities by using free resources from the ALA.
For more information go to
http://gaming.ala.org/resources/index.php?title=Main_Page.


Arab American Book Award Winner
The winner of this year's  Arab American Book Award in the
Children or Young Adult category  is "Tasting the Sky:
A Palestinian Childhood"  by Ibtisam Barakat (Farrar,
Straus and Giroux). The award is given annually for a book
written or illustrated by an Arab American or that addressed
the Arab American experience. The portrayal or
representation of Arab Americans must be accurate
and engaging, avoid stereotypes, and reflect rich
characterization.


Books to Read to Children During a Financial Crisis
A review of several American children's books that deal
with tough economic times for families is included in
a recent posting by Erica S. Perl's at www.slate.com/?id=2201710
Among the titles annotated at the site are:
Little House on the Prairie-Wilder
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry-Taylor
Ramona and her Father-Cleary
Tight Times-Hazen
How to Steal a Dog-O'Connor


First Lady Doyle's Recommended Children's Titles for this Month:
First Lady Jessica Doyle has initiated an online
book discussion club for children and adults.
Each month her Web page for the book club,called
"Read On Wisconsin," lists the titles for discussion.
All books were carefully selected by a Literacy
Advisory Board and reflect a commitment to
diversity in their content and message.
Mrs. Doyle hopes you find them as interesting and
appealing as she does.

The titles recommended for this month are:
Preschool: "Jazz Baby" by Lisa Wheeler
Primary: "Los Gatos Black on Halloween" by
Marisa Montes Intermediate: "The City of Ember"
by Jeanne DuBrau Middle School: "Middle School
is Worse than Meatloaf" by Jennifer L. Holm and
"Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen High School:
"Sunrise Over Fallujah" by Walter Dean Myers

For more information, or to join the "Read On Wisconsin"
book club, go to
http://readon.wisconsin.gov


 SYSTEM YOUTH LIAISON POSTING
 Barbara Huntington, DLTCL
 October 2008