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Date: May 29, 2014 at 3:02:17 PM EDT
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Subject: Scenes from SLJ?s Day of Dialog; DC Schools Hiring Librarians; Comics and Diversity

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May 29, 2014

Continuing the dialog Rebecca T. Miller, Editor-in-Chief SLJ’s Day of Dialog yesterday was a smashing success with librarians, publishers, and authors mingling and exchanging ideas in New York’s McGraw-Hill building; Jacqueline Woodson keynoted the event and shared her writing process for her memoir Brown Girl Dreaming (releasing in August by Penguin), a feat she says took three years to complete and involved multiple trips to speak to family in the South and Ohio. The event was a great lead into BookExpo America kicking off today until May 31—visit us at the Librarian’s Lounge at booth #663, and download SLJ’s BEA Guide to Advanced Readers’ Copies and Signings and Library Journal’s Galley and Signing Guide for adult books.

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Scenes from SLJ’s ‘Day of Dialog’ By SLJ Staff Check out scenes from SLJ’s exuberant “Day of Dialog” event (May 28) where librarians, authors, and publishers came together at McGraw-Hill headquarters in New York City. Read More›››

DC Public Schools Looking to Hire 30 Media Specialists By Sandy Chung After years of budget cuts that eliminated full-time school library media specialist positions, the DC Public Schools (DCPS) fiscal year 2014 budget has allotted an increase in budget for full-time library media specialists. Read More››› How Diverse are Comics and Graphic Novels? By Brigid Alverson Diverse characters are on the rise in comics and graphic novels, including a Muslim-American Ms. Marvel and Spider-Man’s mixed-race alter-ego. But for the most part, comic superheroes remain white and male. Read More››› For Your Global Awareness Toolbox: Ways to Engage Your Students in Global Thinking By Lauren McBride and Heather Flor VA school librarian Lauren McBride teams up with Sudan Sunrise’s director of advancement Heather Flor to offer tools to engage your students in a service learning project that not only expands student’s global horizons but employs 21st-century digital tools. Read More››› Beyond the Maker Space By James Mitchell Librarian James Mitchell writes about the challenge of explaining how a library’s mission is often misunderstood by the public—it’s not just about books, but about information. Read More›››

Spotlight on the Book Drop  By Matt Enis The book drop is often one of the more heavily used pieces of library equipment, but these sturdy repositories are easy to take for granted unless they aren’t doing the job right. Library Journal takes a look at devices available from three of the top book return manufacturers in North America. Read More›››   InfoDOCKET A Round Up of Late Maya Angelou’s Appearances and Interviews By Gary Price Maya Angelou passed away yesterday (May 28) at the age of 86. Here you will find a small selection of the iconic poet’s audio/video of interviews, book discussions, and appearances that can be streamed online. Read More›››

Horn Book Events Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards The 2014 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards will be announced at Book Expo America on Saturday, May 31 at 1:00 at the Librarians' Lounge, Booth #663, Javits Center, New York. Can't make it to BEA? Visit Hbook.com, @HornBook and Facebook.com/TheHornBook on Saturday afternoon to find out the winners! LEARN MORE...

Job of the Week The Kern Community College District is looking for a Librarian. Read More›››

Audio Pick Following the Rhythm of Josephine Baker By SLJ Staff A review of the reading of Patricia Hruby Powell’s book Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker by evocative actress Lizan Mitchell. Read More›››   Touch and Go App Review: Shaun Tan’s Rules of Summer By Daryl Grabarek Shaun Tan's Rules of Summer (Scholastic) was released late last month. Fans of this author/illustrator will recognize some familiar, characteristic elements in this series of tableaux featuring two boys-at-large in their world during the summer holidays. Read More››› infoDOCKET Hoopla Plans to Add Ebooks to Platform Later This Year By Gary Price Media distribution company Midwest Tape today announced that ebooks will be added to its hoopla digital platform later this year. Read More›››

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