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> Date: April 17, 2014 at 3:04:51 PM EDT
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> Subject: LeBron James Donates E-library to Akron Public Schools; VA Librarian Provides 15K Meals to Sudan; Governor Cuomo Flip Flops on Common Core
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> April 17, 2014
> Reminders of progress
> Rebecca T. Miller, Editor-in-Chief
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> In contrast to reported librarian cuts in Illinois and California, stories of empowerment serve as reminders of hope. In Akron Public Schools, for example, thanks to a $100,000 donation from NBA star LeBron James’ foundation, the district now hosts one of the largest e-libraries in the country where students can access 3,400 new titles.
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> Virginia middle school librarian Lauren McBride shares her story with SLJ of how her book club read Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water (Houghton Mifflin, 2010)—a book about the civil war in South Sudan and its thousands of orphans and child refugees—and how the story prompted her students into action, exercising their computer literacy skills in a fundraising campaign for students at a school in South Sudan.
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> And recently, Governor Cuomo and New York’s rollout of Common Core testing have been under fire. Cuomo, once a staunch supporter of teacher evaluation reform with the Common Core exam results as its measuring stick, publicly changed his position on April 1 after he signed the new $138 billion budget in Albany.
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> Battling with how to best work with ebooks with all your kids? Don’t miss a free webcast on just that. SLJ’s Kathy Ishizuka will moderate as four librarians explore great approaches to “Using Ebooks to Serve Different Student Populations”—Wednesday, April 30, at 3 p.m. ET.
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> Top Stories
> Thanks to NBA Star LeBron James, Akron Public Schools Has One of the Largest E-Libraries in Country
> By Mythili Sampathkumar
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> With a $100,000 donation from the LeBron James Family Foundation, Akron Public Schools students have access to one of the largest e-libraries in the country.
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> How Virginia Middle School Librarian and Her Book Club Raised Funds for 15,000 Meals for Students in South Sudan
> By Lauren McBride 
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> A Virginia middle school librarian uses 21st-century skills to increase global awareness and inspire students to raise funds for meals for South Sudanese students.
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> Common Core Flip-Flop: Governor Cuomo Changes Mind About Using Common Core Test Results For Evaluations
> By Carolyn Sun 
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> New York state Governor Cuomo, once a staunch supporter of rigorous teacher evaluations based on student testing, has changed his position on teacher evaluations based on Common Core testing following protests and pushback.
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> 2014 PlayCollective Report Says It’s An Ebook World for Readers 13 and Under
> By Lauren Barack 
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> The majority of students 13 and under are picking up e-readers to enjoy their favorite titles—with 92 percent doing so at least once a week—reveals the report “Exploring the E-Reading Habits of Children.”
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> Spring Burst: Upcoming Titles from Little Brown Fall  2014 | Preview Peek
> By Rocco Staino 
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> The Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Fall preview highlighted Rolling Stones musician Keith Richards’s autobiographical picture book, Gus & Me: The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar, in which he collaborated with his daughter Theodora, who did the artwork.
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> Q&A with Author Gail Jarrow: Unfolding the Red Madness Mystery with Her New Book 
> By Mahnaz Dar 
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> SLJ talks to author Gail Jarrow about her research on pellegra, also known as “Red Madness,” a disease she explores in her recent book Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat, published by Boyds Mills.
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> Copyright Battle: Authors Guild Appeals the Dismissal of Google Books Lawsuit
> By Ian Chant 
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> Last November, Judge Denny Chin of the U.S. Appeals Court dealt a blow to the lawsuit filed by publishers and the Authors Guild against Google and its Google Books Service (GBS). Chin dismissed the case, which challenged the legality of GBS providing searchable PDFs of copyrighted works. On Friday, April 11, the guild filed an appeal in the case.
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> Job of the Week
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> The The George Washington University Law School, Jacob Burns Law Library is looking for a Head of Electronic Services.
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> Touch and Go
> Review: Down with the Dinos
> By SLJ staff 
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> With brief texts offering a touch of dino drama and some basic facts, Oceanhouse Media's "Smithsonian Prehistoric Pals" series, based on books by Dawn Bentley, have found an enthusiastic audience with young children. The developer has recently added some new titles to this list, and two are reviewed here.
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> SLJ’s School Librarian of the Year
> Nominations Are Open for Inaugural Award
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> The School Librarian of the Year Award, presented by SLJ and sponsored by Scholastic Library Publishing, honors a K–12 library professional for outstanding achievement and the exemplary use of 21st-century tools and services to engage children and teens toward fostering multiple literacies. The winning school librarian will receive a $2,500 cash award, plus $2,500 worth of print and digital materials from Scholastic Library Publishing, and be profiled in a feature article in the September 2014 issue of SLJ.
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> Focus On
> Playground Lessons: What Kids Learn at Recess 
> By Alyson Low
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> A selection of titles to help kids navigate the social and emotional ups and downs of school yard and neighborhood play. With humor and visual storytelling, these books reinforce the importance of patience, following rules, and cooperation when dealing with one’s peers.
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> infoDOCKET
> Philadelphia’s Free Library Gives 98,000 Library Cards to Students Without Cards
> By Gary Price 
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> On April 15, the Free Library of Philadelphia and city school district began distributing personalized library cards to the 98,000 students who don’t have them, reports NewsWorks.
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> The Digital Shift
> Total Boox to Offer Free Ebook Access During National Library Week
> By Matt Enis 
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> In recognition of National Library Week, Total Boox, the metered ebook platform, will make its entire collection of more than 20,000 titles free to read from April 13-20. The week-long promotion will allow anyone with an Android, Apple iOS, or Kindle Fire tablet to download the free Total Boox e-reader app to access the titles.
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> DVD Pick
> Lincoln at Gettysburg Examines the Role of Telegraph During Lincoln’s Presidency
> By SLJ staff  
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> History classes studying the Civil War can utilize this outstanding film for a fresh look at a familiar topic and to contemplate how Lincoln would have used Twitter or other social media.
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