Publishers Weekly – Amazon announced this morning that Kindle users will be able to borrow books from libraries that subscribe to the OverDrive service.
This is a very easy craft to do, especially if you have younger participants. It would work well in a Family Storytime setting as you can add elements to the craft to make it more advanced for older children. For full instructions, follow the link.
EBSCOhost: Result List: teen spaces
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ABC News – Governor Schwarzenegger thinks that dishing out digital textbooks for high school math and science classes is going to save the State of California money for the next budget. While it is nice to see some initiative with new technology, I am not sure if he is taking into account the amount of money that will be needed for technology costs as well as training for the teachers.
Full Article
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Economy/story?id=7827997&page=1
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Feb
09
January Books
A list of books that I have read in Januray (taken from my other blog, Chelly’s Reads)
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Dec
08
New York Times Bestsellers
1. The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck with Kevin Balfe and Jason Wright
2. Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell
3. Cross Country by James Patterson
4. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
5. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
6. Just After Sunset by Stephen King
7. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
8. Arctic Drift by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
9. A Mercy by Toni Morrison
10. The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
1. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
2. Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter
3. American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham
4. A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity by Bill O’Reilly
5. Too Fat To Fish by Artie Lange with Anthony Bozza
6. Multiple Blessings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets by Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin and Beth Carson
7. Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution-and How It Can Renew America by Thomas L. Friedman
8. Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid by Dr. Dennis Leary
9. The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder
10. Do the Right Thing: Inside the Movement That’s Bringing Common Sense Back to America by Mike Huckabee
05
Feb
08
Library Amusement
Although not exactly hot off the press news, Christopher Paolini has announced the newest book in the Inheritance Cycle (that’s right kids – no longer a trilogy). The newest tome in the cycle will be called Brisingr.
Here are some thoughts by the author himself:
24
Jan
08
Can I Get Fries With That?
I have this video on my computer, but I thought I’d share it here. After working at the drive-up window, I find it even more funny. Enjoy!
20
Jan
08
Book Awards
Its that time of year again. Without further ado, here are this years recipients:
2008 Caldecott Medal
From an opening shot of the full moon setting over an awakening Paris in 1931, this tale casts a new light on the picture book form. Hugo is a young orphan secretly living in the walls of a train station where he labors to complete a mysterious invention left by his father. In a work of more than 500 pages, the suspenseful text and wordless double-page spreads narrate the tale in turns. Neither words nor pictures alone tell this story, which is filled with cinematic intrigue. Black & white pencil illustrations evoke the flickering images of the silent films to which the book pays homage.
In “Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village,” thirteenth-century England springs to life using 21 dramatic individual narratives that introduce young inhabitants of village and manor; from Hugo, the lord’s nephew, to Nelly, the sniggler. Schlitz’s elegant monologues and dialogues draw back the curtain on the period, revealing character and relationships, hinting at stories untold. Explanatory interludes add information and round out this historical and theatrical presentation.
