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Subject: ?Reading Rainbow? reaching for $5 M; Nashville Public Library reinvents summer reading; ALA report: Internet filtering negative
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June 26, 2014
Up for debate
Rebecca T. Miller, Editor-in-Chief
Just in time for ALA─and following the Children’s Literature Conference (June 18–24) in Columbia, South Carolina—where this year’s topic was “Diverging Diversities: Plurality in Children’s & Young Adult Literature Then and Now”—SLJ has launched our premiere “Up for Debate” forum. Over time, we’ll use this format to help explore hot topics in the world of libraries, education, and publishing. First up is “What Can Be Done to Increase Diversity in Literature for Children and Teens?” Six outspoken figures weigh in on the topic, and I encourage you to add your voice to the conversation through reader’s comments.
What’s not up for debate is our upcoming move. We’re packing up our offices to move to a new space in lower Manhattan in mid-July. Our phone numbers and emails will remain the same. For mail, please send items to our current address until July 18. After that, use the new address: 123 William St., Suite 802, New York, NY 10038, where we will be up and running on July 21.
And, to make the most of ALA, don’t forget to download SLJ's own guide to ALA galleys and signings. See you there!
Top Stories Nashville Public Library Reinvents Its Summer Reading Model, Sees Early Success
By Lindsey Patrick
Children’s librarian Lindsey Patrick recounts how Nashville Public Library redesigned its summer reading program into a flexible model that addressed the drop in participants and transformed the usual stress of summer into an exciting challenge for patrons and staff.
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Reading Rainbow Reaches for $5 Million Mark on Kickstarter
By Yin Mei
Levar Burton, known for hosting the popular PBS children’s show "Reading Rainbow" has earned over $3.5 million dollars on Kickstarter to expand his Reading Rainbow app for a cost. His goal is to reach $5 million, and his fund-raising success hasn’t come without criticism.
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ALA Report Confirms Negative Impact of Filtering on Student Learning
By Sarah Bayliss
“Fencing out Knowledge: Impacts of the Children’s Internet Protection Act 10 Years Later” concludes that institutions using filtering software in order to receive certain federal funds routinely block more content than required, depriving students of access to information and collaborative tools.
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Klassen and Brooks Take UK’s Greenaway and Carnegie Medals
By Shelley Diaz
On June 23, Caldecott-winning Jon Klassen’s This Is Not My Hat and Kevin Brooks’s The Bunker Diary took top honors in the 2014 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, the UK’s longest-running and most prestigious awards for children’s literature. Backlash surrounding The Bunker Diary continues to develop.
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Chicago and New York Public Libraries to Lend Wi-Fi Hotspots
By Matt Enis
In an effort to address the lack of broadband access among low-income residents, the Chicago Public Library and New York Public Library announced on June 23 new programs (funded by the Knight Foundation) that will allow patrons to check out and take home Wi-Fi hotspots.
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News Bites: Industry News
By Ashleigh Williams
A roundup of industry news, including free events, tech upgrades, grants, competitions, and prizes.
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Your Guide to Brand New & Upcoming Titles | ALA 2014 Galley Guide
By Kiera Parrott
Here is your galley guide for ALA Annual 2014, perfect for those attending the conference looking to snag their next great read and for any librarian interested in a sneak peek of upcoming fall 2014 titles.
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Higher Ed Administrators Seek to Stem States’ Rush Away from Common Core
By Ian Chant
The Common Core is set to change the way that K–12 education is administered across the United States. Or at least it was, until a backlash from educators and politicians put the new set of education standards on hold in some states and rolled them back entirely in others.
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Touch and Go The World of Plants
By Daryl Grabarek
Readers of Kids Discover magazine know that it is packed with fabulous photos, fascinating facts, and amusing activities; this app, which was adapted from an issue of the magazine, contains all those features, and more.
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SummerTeen Hot Books for Young Adults
SLJ’s 3rd annual SummerTeen virtual conference features authors, illustrators and editors of the best books for teens talking about their writing experiences, and current and forthcoming titles in an engaging. conversational format, including live Q&A with the audience. Best of all, it’s free!
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Job of the Week
The San Jose State University: School of Library and Information Science is looking for a Assistant Professor (Teacher Librarian).
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Collection Development Junior Library Guild to Roll Out New Ebook Service for Libraries at ALA
By SLJ Staff
On June 26 at the American Library Association conference in Las Vegas, Junior Library Guild will release a new ebook product, JLG ebooks, for libraries across the country.
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Books and Media McGraw-Hill and Follett Forge Ebook Partnership
By SLJ Staff
On June 24, McGraw-Hill announced its partnership with Follett to offer ebook content to school libraries.
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InfoDocket OverDrive Will Make Warner Brother Streaming Videos Available Through Pay-Per-Checkout
By Gary Price
OverDrive has announced that transactional pricing (what they call pay-per-checkout) will be available for hundreds of streaming video titles from Warner Brothers.
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Blog Spotlight: 100 Scope Notes Morning Notes: News from the Library World
By Travis Jonker
SLJ blogger Travis Jonker gives his roundup of news from the library world, including a clip of John Green’s interview with Stephen Colbert.
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Adult Books 4 Teens Best Books of the Year So Far
By Mark Flowers
Presenting the best adult books for teens that were published between January and June 2014. Science fiction and historical fiction made a big splash in this list created by reviewers of the AB4T blog.
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Blog Spotlight: Fuse #8 Productions Review of the Day: The Dumbest Idea Ever by Jimmy Gownley
By Elizabeth Bird
SLJ blogger Elizabeth Bird reviews The Dumbest Idea Ever by Jimmy Gownley.
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