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Twilights-giving

What? You expected turkey? So 17th century. New Moon opened last Friday. Some rushed to go see the movie this past weekend, some are waiting for a less packed theater. While others will wait for DVD. (I would argue that waiting to see Jacob sans shirt on a TV screen instead of a wide screen movie theater is just not right.)

No matter how you feel about the books or the movies, you’re going to see it. You know you are.

That’s not the true question though. The true question is: Are you Team Edward or Team Jacob?

New Moon Jacob

New Moon Jacob

By the second book I was deeply and madly in love with Jacob. Read Bartleville’s Public Library Blog post to see why. Team Edward fans can read a slightly dated EW post on the feud.

Still unsure? Take the quiz. Who needs nuance?

Program idea: New Moon Debate – have kids debate open mic style (spoken word, poetry, etc) on the side they choose. Teens can make buttons or bookmarks. Have a contest on the best bookmark. The winner get to have enough made to make available to patrons at the checkout desk.

PubYac and YALSA-BK had tons of great ideas. The celebration of the movies isn’t over. Eclipse will be released June 30, 2010.

See you at the theater.

November 24th, 2009 By adrienne
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Programming, Teen, Tweens, YALSA , , , , ,

OLA CATs: Come On Down to Storytime Workshop

Oklahoma Library Association Children and Teen Roundtable is presenting….

Come On Down to Storytime Workshop (PDF)

The registration form for the CATS “Come on Down to Story Time” workshop is now online and ready to go at  http://www.oklibs.org/modx/events/Workshops.htm.

The workshop will be held November 13th at the Stillwater Public Library.

Please send me any of your favorite story time themes, tips, and resources that you want to share.

Look forward to seeing you in November!

Rhonda Turley, CATS Chair

October 26th, 2009 By adrienne
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Bad Book Covers Made Good

Trapeze Strut by Sophia Duerr

Trapeze Strut by Sophia Duerr

Ever wonder why a good book is saddled with such a bad cover? Especially when you book talk a book, you almost feel as though you have to apologize for the cover. “The book is good, just ignore the cover, kids!” Now is your chance and your kids to change all that. 100 Scope Notes has step-by-step instructions for making your own book cover. These are the covers I made. It’s fun, easy and tweens and teens could really get into it. I did.

A program suggestion would be to pull those books whose covers stink and have the kids make their own covers online and print them out. Fix the “new cover” on the book with a note who the designer is and display them.

Tick by Ben Stevenson

Tick by Ben Stevenson

100 Scope Notes instructions:

http://100scopenotes.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/create-your-debut-ya-cover/

100 Scope Notes gallery:
http://100scopenotes.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/gallery-debut-ya-covers/

Command_Lindsey_v_Castro

Command by Lindsey V. Castro

August 7th, 2009 By adrienne
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Programming, Teen, Tweens , ,

Watch Wayne McEvilly Interview

Piano Masterworks

Piano Masterworks

Watch Wayne McEvilly being interviewed by Chris Carroll writer of the Reading Minds blog on NewsOK.com. Wayne has visited several libraries in the state promoting his Piano Masterworks for Children CD and the Oklahoma Musica and the Arts Summer Reading Program.

Wayne McEvilly interview by Chris Carroll

June 29th, 2009 By adrienne
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2009 SRP, Children, Programming , , ,

Free Parent-Child Activity Materials

New (birth-to-three age range) parent-child activity materials are now available for downloading on the Washington Learning Systems website.The development of these materials was supported by Grant H324M020084 from the U.S. Department of Education , Office of Special Education Programs
New Infant-Toddler language and early literacy activities: Free and Reproducible
Developed by Angela Notari-Syverson, Ph.D, and Judy Challoner, M.S.
Illustrations: Don Syverson
To download materials go to www.walearning.com and click on the purple button that says “Free Parent Education Handouts” on the home page.

These materials include twenty home and community activities for adults and children birth to three that encourage early language and literacy development. They are appropriate for children with disabilities as well as children who are developing typically.

Each of the twenty activities includes an activity description, and hints for making the activity fun and developmentally appropriate. In addition to the activities, you can download an activity checklist that helps parents and caregivers notice their children’s skills, and also cues adults to examine and grow their own interactions with children.

The materials are specifically designed to address the three key skills of 1) language development, 2) sounds and rhythms, and 3) general book and print awareness.

The files are in PDF format to allow easy and secure downloading.

· A brief introduction to the materials

· Activities and hints for adapting them to the child’s specific needs

· Activity checklists for self-evaluation by the adult

The materials are made available by Angela Notari-Syverson and colleagues, and may be copied and distributed as long as they are not sold.

To download materials go to www.walearning.com and click on the purple button that says “Free Parent Education Handouts” on the home page.

For questions please contact:
Mary Maddox
Washington Learning Systems
2212 Queen Anne Ave. No. Ste. 726
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 310-7401 FAX (206) 283-9243
mmaddox AT walearning.com

[posted with permission --adrienne]

October 12th, 2007 By adrienne
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Children, Programming

Boys and Girls Clubs Day for Kids Celebration

ALSC members are once again invited to participate in the Boys & Girls Club Day for Kids celebration on September 15, 2007. BGC Day for Kids is a day set aside each year to celebrate America’s children through the gift of meaningful time with a positive adult.The Boys and Girls Clubs of America is interested in working with public libraries to participate in this celebration by distributing their complementary Making Memories Family Activity Calendar. In addition, libraries are encouraged to incorporate programming around BGC Day for Kids.The mission of the Day is about galvanizing national attention on the importance of spending meaningful time with children, something libraries do so well all year long. Further information is available on the Boys and Girls Clubs Web site at http://www.dayforkids.org/.

To receive your complementary Making Memories Family Activity Calendar (limit of 200), please contact Linda Mays in the ALSC office at 800-545-2433 x1398 or at lmays AT ala.org.

There are events scheduled all around Oklahoma. A great partnership opportunity!

August 22nd, 2007 By adrienne
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ALA, ALSC, Children, Programming