Youth Source

Tips on celebrating National Gaming Day @ your library

Hundreds of libraries across the country are preparing to celebrate National Gaming Day @ your library on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009.

To learn more about the celebration, visit Visibility @ your library, http://www.pio.ala.org/visibility. You will find links to a publicity toolkit and a site with more information, including videos.

Visibility @ your library provides librarians and library supporters with news and information about important communications issues from ALA’s Public Information Office and the Campaign for America’s Libraries. It also contains links to the latest ALA News.

Thousands of school librarians prepare to “Rev Up Learning” in Charlotte

The American Association of School Librarians 14th National Conference & Exhibition: Nov. 5 – 8 in Charlotte, N.C.

Studies in 19 different states show that a strong school library media program helps students learn more and score higher on standardized achievement tests. Still, school library media centers are experiencing deep budget cuts, as school library media specialists continue to take on the role of teaching students 21st century literacy skills.

Get out the vote for Teen Read Week™

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) invites all teens to help YALSA choose next year’s Teen Read Week™ theme. Teens can vote at www.ala.org/teenread for their favorite from three choices during Teen Read Week 2009, Oct. 18-24.

The three potential themes are: Books with Beat @ your library®, Deal with It @ your library, or Find an Alibi @ your library. Voting will start on Oct. 18 at www.ala.org/teenread, and will close at 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 24.

“Libraries around the country are hosting a variety of programs in libraries and online, but teens can also get involved in planning for next year's Teen Read Week by voting for the next theme,” said Linda W. Braun, YALSA president. “By taking part in that voting, teens around the country get to help set the direction for the activities planned for Teen Read Week 2010.”

SLJ's Scare Tactics

Planning for Halloween events in the library?  School Library Journal (10/1/2009 - online) has recommended ghost stories for teens and tweens.  In "Scare Tactics", Saundra Mitchell shares her favorite haunted books.  It's a boo-tiful list of titles. 

Need stories ready to tell in the dark of Halloween night? Spooky stories ready for telling are featured at American Folklore's Scary Ghost Stories page.  Some stories include a podcast version for instant listening. 

 

Booklist Online adds new youth content, navigation

A new Book Links landing page and related feature content have been added to Booklist Online following the recent transition of Book Links from being a standalone subscription magazine to a free quarterly supplement to Booklist.

Book Links has been helping connect children with books around curriculum themes for nearly 20 years and now increases its reach through both the print supplement and the enhanced online presence.

The Book Links content on Booklist Online is fully searchable, via both Quick Search and the Feature Advanced Search page, and offers links to related content throughout the site.

ALSC student sessions

Join the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) once again this year to interact, network and learn virtually though its online workshop series, ALSC Student Sessions. These one-hour programs, taking place in OPAL (Online Programming for All Libraries), give students the opportunity to learn first-hand about hot library issues from ALSC members around the country.

Although the sessions were designed with students in mind, all who are interested are welcome to attend. For more information about ALSC Student Sessions or OPAL visit: www.tinyurl.com/alscstudents. All participants need to attend is a computer with speakers and willingness to learn.

October LGIAT

The October issue of Let's Get It All Together (LGIAT), the monthly Youth Services newsletter produced by Rolling Prairie Library System, is now available at http://www.rpls.ws/lgiat/2009/1009.html

2009-2010 iREAD Timeline

The 2011 Resource Guide submissions will be due January 18.  The Resource Guide is only as great as Illinois makes it! 

2010 Resource Guides should be shipping out this month free to all public libraries in Illinois!

Online shopping for 2010 orders should begin this month at our website:  http://www.ila.org/pub/iread.htm, and orders are due November 6.

Don't forget that Brainstorming for 2012 is next week at ILA in Peoria.  If you can't make it, don't worry!  You can still participate by visiting http://twitter.com/iREAD_illinois

Visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/iread_illinois to see the 2010 Showcase ideas.