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August 21, 2014

Leading the way Rebecca T. Miller, Editor-in-Chief It's moving to see the librarians in Ferguson, Missouri take a leadership role and put that public space forward as a safe haven as that community continues to be rocked by turmoil. This calming, peaceful leadership is a powerful expression of what public libraries offer in good times and bad. Our thoughts and support are with them and their teacher collaborators as they engage in their good work and help Ferguson with resources and a critical sanctuary. Librarians in Ferguson are not the only ones leading the way, as we see reinforced in the many directions we can take the programming for SLJ's annual Leadership Summit—to be held in St. Paul, Minnesota, October 25-26. There, among other things, we'll hear from Superintendent Mark Edwards and the school's team of media specialists who help fuel a vibrant learning life at Mooresville Graded School District in North Carolina. If you are leading in your school, we want you there to help share the learning. Check out the program here.

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Ferguson Public Library Offers Lessons for Students in Limbo By Carolyn Sun Missouri’s Ferguson Public Library has gone out of its way to be a refuge during the tumult following the August 9 shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. Teachers—and retired teachers—are offering lessons at the library during the ongoing district closure. Read More›››

Chicago Public School Librarian K. C. Boyd: The Heartbeat of Her School By Mahnaz Dar School librarian K.C. Boyd has helped turn around the reading culture at the once-second-to-last ranked school in Illinois—Chicago’s Wendell Phillips Academy High School. Read More››› YALSA Maker Contest; NAACP Launches Literacy Campaign; Storia Is Streamed | News Bites By Ashleigh Williams August is bursting with industry news: YALSA is looking for submissions for its 2014 Maker Contest; the NAACP and American Urban Radio Networks have joined forces in a reading literacy campaign; Minnesota’s Saint Paul Public Library expands its laptop training and giveaway program. Read More››› New Florida University Unveils Bookless Library By Sharon Riley Florida’s newest public university—Florida Polytechnic University (FPU)—features a lot of innovative, not to mention controversial, departures from tradition, including a no-tenure model for its 26 newly hired professors and a library without physical books. Read More››› ADVERTISEMENT Get ready for the new school year with great savings on juvenile and young-adult titles from the leading eBook service for schools. Offer ends September 30th.

National Library Lock-in Event Features Authors, Games, and Minecraft By Claudia Haines and Jack Makled The National Teen Library Lock-in grew out of an event coordinated by librarian Jennifer Lawson from San Diego County Library in 2011 and has become a popular celebration that connects teens and librarians across the country. Read how the addition of Minecraft set this year’s celebration apart. Read More›››   A New Approach to Sharks: Author Katherine Roy’s Work in the Field By Mahnaz Dar Doing intensive research in preparation for a work of nonfiction is par for the course these days for children’s book authors. For Katherine Roy, it has entailed getting to know animals in intimate detail, from dissecting sharks to getting up close with a tranquilized elephant in Kenya. Read More›››   Novels in Verse, Literary Street Lit, and High-Interest Nonfiction | What’s Hot in YA By Shelley Diaz The following fiction and nonfiction titles for teens are perfect for late-summer reading and back-to-school shelf-browsing, including Kekla Magoon’s How It Went Down, about a black teen who is shot by a white man—especially relevant considering recent events in Ferguson, Missouri. Read More›››   For 1:1, Content Is Key | Next Big Thing By Christopher Harris Seven of the districts that SLJ columnist Christopher Harris serves are implementing some level of 1:1 for 2014-15. However, device implementation only works with great material, he says, so librarians, be prepared. Read More›››

Job of the Week The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is looking for a Director of the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs and Mortenson Distinguished Professor. Read More›››

Consider the Source The Girl Who Loved Math By Marc Aronson For the first time in its history, the Fields Medal, sometimes referred to as the “Nobel Prize for math,” has been awarded to a woman. But the cultural perception of girls as uninterested in the sciences is something we still need to work on in the United States. Read More›››   Libraries @ the Center The Digital Shift: Libraries @ the Center On October 1, 2014, join Library Journal for The Digital Shift: Libraries @ the Center, a free virtual conference dedicated to the future of libraries. Spend the day engaged in a dynamic conversation about our shared digital future, and how libraries are at the center of it all and remain essential links in the learning continuum. Join our keynoters Anil Dash, cofounder and CEO of ThinkUp, and Daniel J. Levitin, professor and author of “This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession.” The day features tracks dedicated to K-12, academic and public librarians. REGISTER TODAY!

Touch and Go Mystery Unravels By Daryl Grabarek Prepare to spend time with this app. Upon opening it, you'll find yourself in a labyrinth and a mystery, and it's up to you to decide how the story unfolds. Read More›››   100 Scope Notes Books on Film: Lunch Lady TED Talk By Travis Jonker Children’s literature’s own Jarrett J. Krosoczka is featured on the TED website and for good reason. His speech “Why Lunch Ladies are Heroes” is an inspirational reminder that “a thank you can change a life.” Read More››› infoDOCKET It’s Official, Twitter Makes Major Change to What Can Appear in Your Timeline By Gary Price If you're seeing tweets from people you don't follow in your timeline, it's not a glitch, but part of a new Twitter policy. Read More›››   Adult Books 4 Teens Books About Teens on the Cusp of Adulthood By Angela Carstensen Today’s reviews cover one book of essays and stories written during—and one graphic novel memoir written about—the college years. See why these titles are perfect for older teens on the brink of “growing up.” Read More›››

A Fuse #8 Production Books to Films—Coming Soon, So Be Prepared! By Elizabeth Bird SLJ blogger Betsy Bird writes about a list of books to read—before you see their upcoming film incarnations. Read More›››   NeverEndng Search Part 4: Pinterest as a New Professional Essential By Joyce Valenza In an ongoing series of posts about how Pinterest, a curation site, can aid your professional development, SLJ blogger Joyce Valenza writes about how the site can serve as a portal for “sharing slide presentations and curation sites for current awareness and webinars hosted by talented practitioners.” Read More›››   infoDOCKET NJ State Library to Launch High School Diploma Program at Select Public Libraries By Gary Price The Online High School Completion Program will allow New Jersey residents to earn an accredited high school diploma and credentialed career certificate at six library branches. Read More›››

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