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March 20, 2014

Get out your votes!
Rebecca T. Miller, Editor-in-Chief
Rebecca Miller

It’s election time at the American Library Association (ALA). Now is your moment to help shape the future of the organization and our field. Voting in the 2014 ALA presidential election and other items began yesterday, March 19, and will close at 11:59 p.m. CT on April 25. Make your voice heard by supporting president-elect candidates Sari Feldman or Maggie Farrell.

School librarians can also guide the future of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) by voting on two proposed amendments to its bylaws that are geared to increase member access and inclusion in AASL activities.

While you’re at it, don’t forget to participate in the Library Journal inaugural survey, open until March 30. Your input will help us deliver comprehensive view of national trends in pay.

Join SLJ editor Daryl Grabarek and a group of nationally-known educators for three in-depth webcasts about the Common Core State Standards. Register now for these events, kicking off on April 1.

Top Stories

The First Lady Makes Ed-Focused Trip to China and Collaborates with Discovery Education
By Sandy Chung

Mrs. Obama visits China─kicking up controversy regarding U.S.−China relations─and collaborates with Discovery Education to bring her trip into the classroom.

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Children’s Book Author and Toymaker Tim Kehoe Dies at 43
By Shelley Diaz

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.

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After Budget Slash, Colorado School District Hires Digital Literacy Teachers
By Lauren Barack

Faced with budget cuts that turned full-time teacher librarians into half-time jobs, Thornton (CO) school district created a new job in order to get media specialists into K-8 classrooms.

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Parents Value Social Skills Over Academic Achievement, Says PBS KIDS Report
By Lauren Barack
A scene from 'Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood'

A new study from PBS KIDS on early learning reveals that parents place more value on children acquiring social skills than knowing their ABCs and 123s.

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AASL Board Shakes Up Its Bylaws with Amendments Vote
By Carolyn Sun

AASL president urges the organization’s 7,000 members to vote to amend two bylaws. The changes are geared to widen access to its members. Voting is taking place March 19–April 25.

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Q & A with 16-Year-Old Nebraskan Girl Who Became Library Board President
By SLJ Staff

Huyen-Yen Hoang was attending a public library board meeting in La Vista (NE) in late 2013 when the subject of who will be the next president came up. The next thing the 16-year-old knew was that she was president.

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Consider the Source

The Right to Know
By Mark Aronson

SLJ columnist Marc Aronson thinks educators need to look at what Common Core offers—a ladder—instead of focusing on the endless aspects of the core that can result in endless conversations.

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The Day You Can't Miss

Don’t miss our annual, pre-BEA event that brings together children’s librarians, publishers, vendors and authors to discuss upcoming books and the latest trends in the world of libraries and publishing. Join us for panels dedicated to Diversity in Middle Grade Fiction, Wordless Picture Books, Unreliable YA Narrators and the dynamically informative Publishers’ Pitch! This year’s program features award winning author Jacqueline Woodson and best-selling author Garth Nix.

Space is limited so register now!

Wednesday, May 28, 2014
8:30 am – 6:00 pm
New York City

Reviews

What’s Hot in YA: Books Reviews from SLJ
By Shelley Diaz
Book covers

From a novel in verse about basketball–playing twins to the author of Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’s sci-fi novel about time travel, the following books will intrigue.

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INFOdocket

Google Admits to Data Mining Student Email
By Gary Price
Datamining

In a sworn statement filed in federal court, Google admitted to scanning student emails to serve the students targeted advertisements. Google “does scan [student] email” to “compile keywords for advertising” on Google sites, according to an epic.org blog post.

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Job of the Week

The City of Unalaska is looking for a Librarian.

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Blog Spotlight: 100 Scope Notes

Newbery Winner Lois Lowry’s The Giver Is Coming to the Big Screen
By Travis Jonker
The Giver logo

Watch the preview of the book-to-film adaptation of the science fiction YA novel The Giver starring Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep. Film is to be released August 15.

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INFOdocket

On World Book Night, These 20 Libraries Have the Highest Book Giveaways
By Gary Price
INFOdocket logo

Every year, on World Book Night─April 23─volunteers hand out 20 special edition copies of beloved books to complete strangers. World Book Night’s executive director shares the top 20 library giver locations.

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