Just a reminder that all the handouts for the SLP resources from the State SLP Conference are still available on the YSS page at www.wla.lib.wi.us/yss/summerreading2009.htm. The information includes the DNR contacts for Angler Educators who are willing to do free programs related to fishing this summer, as well as the Aquatic Specialists who are willing to bring a boat and trailer to public libraries interested in doing the "Clean Boats, Clean Waters" story program. Part of the program involves taking the group outside to look for the invaders who are "hiding" on the boat and trailer.
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Five Wisconsin Libraries are on the NFI Top Twitter Libraries
Five Wisconsin public libraries are listed on the NFI's web site of top public libraries on Twitter. NFI Research is a U.S.-based research firm that identifies and analyzes trends and attitudes in business, organizational management, information technology and organizational behavior.
These libraries on the list:
1) regularly update their page and communicate with their followers
2) use Twitter to advance/promote communication with their community
3) have a proportionate number of followers to following and
4) are currently active on Twitter.
100+ Followers
Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee http://twitter.com/MilwaukeePubLib
200+ Followers
Boscobel Public Library, Boscobel http://twitter.com/BoscoLibrary
Lester Public Library, Two Rivers http://twitter.com/lesterpublic
Madison Public Library, Madison http://twitter.com/madisonlibrary
500+ Followers
Oshkosh Public Library, Oshkosh http://twitter.com/oshkoshlibrary
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2010 Best Books for Young Adults
YALSA announced its 2010 list of "Best Books for Young Adults." The list of 90 books recommended for those ages 12-18 meets the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens. The list comprises a wide range of genres and styles, including contemporary realistic fiction that reflects the diversity of the teen experience, nonfiction that brings to teens an awareness of the world they live in and its history, and fantastical stories told in both narrative and graphic formats. The complete list, including annotations, can be found on the YALSA website at www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/popularpaperback/popularpaperbacks.cfm
—American Libraries Direct, January, 27, 2010
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Ezra Jack Keats Award
The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation has issued a call for proposals for $500 mini-grants to public libraries and public schools to support creative programming. The deadline for submission of proposals is September 15., 2010. For more information go to www.ezra-jack-keats.org/programs/minigrant.html
—American Libraries Direct, January, 27, 2010
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Third American Indian Youth Literature Awards announced
The American Indian Library Association (AILA), an affiliate of the American Library Association, has selected "A Coyote Solstice Tale" written by Thomas King and illustrated by Gary Clement; "Meet Christopher: An Osage Indian Boy from Oklahoma" by Genevieve Simermeyer, and "Between the Deep Blue Sea by Me: A Novel" by Lurline Wailana McGregor as recipients of the third American Indian Youth Literature Awards.
The winners of the 2010 awards are:
The recipient for Best Picture Book is "A Coyote Solstice Tale," written by Thomas King and illustrated by Gary Clement, published by Groundwood Books, 2009.
For Best Middle School Book, the winner is "Meet Christopher: An Osage Indian Boy from Oklahoma," by Genevieve Simermeyer, with photographs by Katherine Fogden, published by the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution in association with Council Oak Books, 2008.
Best Young Adult Book "Between the Deep Blue Sea and Me: A Novel," by Lurline Wailana McGregor and published by Kamehameha Publishing, 2008.
—American Libraries Direct, January, 27, 2010
- System Youth Services Liaison Posting
March, 2010, Barbara Huntington, DLTCL
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