[CASL-L] Flat Connections; School Librarian of the Year; The Debut: The Weight of Blood

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April 16, 2014 
Greetings

I hope you all saw the announcement from the White House last week about the $107 million in grant monies being distributed to school systems around the country as part of President Obama's Youth CareerConnect initiative. The programs being funded are intended to help students build stronger connections between their education and work experiences, and range from the creation of career academies to work-based learning opportunities to diesel mechanic apprenticeships. I'll be keeping a close eye on progress in the Denver Public School District which received close to $7 million to expand its STEM pathways curriculum.
My question for you: What is your library doing to support the education/career connection? Are there job fairs or career counseling sessions scheduled, or maybe resume writing workshops? A "dress for success" after-school program would be fun and easy, and you can use volunteers to run young job applicants through practice interviews. Tell SLJTeen what you and your library are doing to prepare our teens for their future worklife.—Dodie Ownes, editor
P.S. Need help finding electronic resources to support career readiness? Check out this issue's feature from The Digital Shift, Stellar Databases, as selected by SLJ readers.
   
   
In the News 
Announcing SLJ’s 2014 School Librarian of the Year Award: Could It Be You?
By SLJ

School Library Journal has launched the 2014 School Librarian of the Year Award sponsored by Scholastic Library Publishing. The School Librarian of the Year Award honors a K–12 school library professional for outstanding achievement and the exemplary use of 21st-century tools and services to engage children and teens toward fostering multiple literacies.

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Summer Reading: STEM Fun with Ooblek of Dr. Seuss, MaKey MaKey, and Scratch
By Ashley Kazyaka, Library Development Consultant Support, Colorado Department of Education

Integrating STEM with your summer reading program doesn't have to be hard or expensive. Got a banana? Some cream of tartar? Let the fun, and learning, begin.

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Stellar Databases: SLJ Readers' Favorites and Other Essential Electronic Resources
By Elizabeth Michaelson

Everywhere you look, librarians are on the hunt for databases, databases, and more databases. But which one is best? More importantly, when you get past the bells and whistles and confusing talk of “solutions,” which offers material that your students will use? And which one will be accessible to them? Wonder no more.

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YA Underground: Books for Teens You Might Have Missed 
Reality That Is Stranger Than Fiction | YA Underground
By Amy Cheney

After a successful first year, In the Margins Committee founder Amy Cheney highlights some of the recent must-have titles for libraries in urban areas that might not be on the radar of the library community at large.

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News Flash from Griffin Teen  
We HEART Teen Ebooks in Libraries! | Sponsored
By Macmillan

Did you know that Eleanor & Park and many other award-winning titles are now available as ebooks in your libraries? Find out more in this Macmillan-sponsored post.

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Tech Tidbits from the Galbrarian 
Reach Out and Connect: Using Flat Connections for Collaboration | Tech Tidbits
By Krista Brakhage, teacher-librarian, Poudre High School, Fort Collins CO
Teacher librarian Krista Brakhage shares her thoughts on why Flat Connections can offer a fresh perspective in participatory global collaboration and provide a rich authentic educational experience for students.

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Book and Media Reviews from Young Adults 
Teens Review Jennifer Brown's Torn Away, Blake Nelson's Latest, and More
By Young Adult Advisory Councils, Johnson County (KS) Library

Tornadoes, time-travelers (of a sort), a faery killer and a surf rat all figure prominently in this column's featured titles. And one, Everyone Dies in the End, is written by a school librarian. As a reminder that no two readers are alike, take the time to check out our Double Take on The Falconer.

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Teens Review the Latest from The Fray, Foster the People, Donkey Kong | Music and Games

Donkey Kong goes way north with Tropical Freeze, while The Fray and Foster the People continue the climb to the top of the charts with their latest albums, Helios and Supermodel.

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What's Hot in YA 
Beach Reads, Royal Intrigue, and Genre-Bending Tales | What’s Hot in YA
By Shelley Diaz

The following titles—from Justin Somper’s first foray into YA lit and Danielle Paige's wicked Dorothy Must Die to Sally Green’s witchy Half Bad and E. Lockhart’s much-anticipated We Were Liars—offer teens a plethora of attention-worthy narratives.

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The Debut: Laura McHugh, The Weight of Blood 
The Debut: SLJTeen Talks with Laura McHugh, Author of The Weight of Blood
By Diane Colson

Laura McHugh‘s debut novel is set in rural, small-town Missouri, deep in the Ozarks. This dark coming-of-age mystery follows a 17-year-old girl determined to investigate the murder of a friend from school, a search which leads to the earlier murder of her own mother. SLJ contributor Diane Colson shares her recent conversation with McHugh here in SLJTeen.

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Mark Your Calendars July 30, 2014 
SLJ’s FREE online event is back and will feature the bestselling authors of the best books for teens under the sun!



This year’s event will feature panels on romance titles worth falling in love with and graphic novels that will be flying off of your shelves. You’ll take a trip around the world with international authors telling stories that transcend physical and cultural boundaries. Plus, you’ll hear from keynoters Matthew Quick, author, Silver Linings Playbook and Andrew Smith, author, Grasshopper Jungle.  All this and more from the convenience of anywhere!

Registration opens May 2014. Check back at SLJ.com

   
    

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Job of the Week

The George Washington University Law School is looking for a Head of Electronic Services.

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From the Blogs      
A Look at Minor League Baseball from John Feinstein
By Mark Flowers

We’re two weeks into the baseball season, the Giants are in first place in the National League West, and all is right with the world.  That must mean it’s time to start reading some baseball books, specifically John Feinstein’s Where Nobody Knows Your Name.

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Battle of the Kids' Books: Boxers & Saints Triumphs
By Shelley Diaz
While crowd favorite Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor & Park swept the Undead Poll, it was Gene Luen Yang’s innovative graphic novel Boxers & Saints on Chinese history that survived to be the winner of SLJ‘s 2014 Battle of the Kids’ Books.

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Seen and Heard 
Spring YA Lit from Chronicle | ARC Giveaway
From Chronicle Books

April showers bring May ARCs! Chronicle Books wants you to preview two May titles, The Falconer and The Meaning of Maggie.

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Banned Books Week Grant Applications Due April 30
By SLJ

The Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund is disbursing grants to organizations to assist them stage “Read-Outs” or other events for this year’s Banned Books Week (September 21–27).

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Apply by June 1 for YALSA/Dollar General Teen Read Week Grants
By SLJ

YALSA and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation are awarding 10 grants of $1,000 to libraries with innovative programming ideas for Teen Read Week 2014. Apply by June 1.

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