Take a look at Awful Library Books.

Awful Books

If books in your collection looks like this…

Remember, each year the books in the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Juvenile Review Collection are divided between the regional consultants and given to an Oklahoma library to build their collection. Let your consultant know if you are getting ready to weed your children and teen collections.

Updates have been happening in the OKCYA world.

I sent an e-mail to the performers I have on my list asking for 2010 Water, 2011 World Culture/Travel and 2012 Night summer reading programs. The latests responses are arriving and are available on the CYA:Wiki now.

LibraryThing has updated their software allowing users to make subcollection within the main collection of titles. In the CYA:Collection, I started separating the summer reading program book into their own collections, hopefully making it easier for you to find what you need. Under the “Your Library” tab, click the down arrow and you will see 2010 Water books separted by grade. 2011 World Culture/Travel and 2012 Night will be separated soon. You can print out the titles with available covers whenever you want. Note: as books from publishers arrive, new titles will be added to the lists. Keep checking back.

Finally, the Oklibshare homepage has been updated and includes links to the photo contests and pictures from libraries across Oklahoma summer reading programs. Don’t forget to send in your photos for the My Favorite Book and Trick My Book Truck photo contests and pictures taken from your summer reading programs.

Currently reading:

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith,

The Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan,

Demon's Lexicon

Postsingular

Postsingular by Rudy Rucker.

Lindsay, OK author Melynna Hewitt wrote a story about a little girl diagnosed with cancer. The book is called A Story of Faith. You can visit the author’s web site and read more about the inspiration and continuing fight.

Hewitt has sent a copy of the book for the juvenile collection for your perusal. She is also offering a discount on the purchase of the book.

“The current price advertised on line is $24.00 which includes the cost of the book $19.95 plus $4.05 for shipping and handling and taxes.

SPECIAL LIBRARY DISCOUNT: ——-    $20.00 each which includes shipping, handling and taxes

The books can be ordered online through Paypal  —  OR

place an order directly through:  mountainministries@hotmail.com — I will be happy to invoice the books and ship them immediately.  I simply need the number of books desired and an address to ship them to.

Mountain Ministries – 18055 100th Street — Lindsay, OK 73052 — (405) 756-3382″

Thorndike is printing young adult books in large print. I have been in conversations with them since March about promoting their collection.

In the juvenile collection there are green folders with all of Thorndike’s information. They are there for you to take. Also, there are copies of Holes by Louis Sachar in large print. Please take only what you need so that others may have a chance. Finally, the collection has large print copies of Harry Potter books, a Spiderwick book and other titles. Take a moment to browse through.

The article in School Library Journal (pdf version) is Big is Beautiful by Wesley Yandall.

Black History Month starts today. I’ve been setting aside books in the review collection. When you visit ODL, you are welcome to browse through them. Here is a list of the books.

Freedman, Russell. “Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.” 2006. Holiday House, 0823420310.

Glaser, Jason. “Jackie Robinson: Gran Pionero Del Beisbol.” 2007. Capstone Press, 0736866027.

Grimes, Nikki. “Thanks a Million.” 2006. Greenwillow Books, 0688172938.

Grimes, Nikki. “Welcome, Precious.” 2006. Orchard Books, 043955702X.

Gutman, Dan. “Satch & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure.” 2006. HarperCollinsPublishers, Amistad, 0060594926.

Marsalis, Wynton. “Jazz A B Z: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits.” 2005. Candlewick, 0763621358.

Salas, Laura Purdie. “Phillis Wheatley: Colonial American Poet.” 2006. Capstone Press, 0736854355.

Savage, Jeff. “Muhammad Ali: The Greatest.” 2007. Capstone Press, 0736864229.

Schmidt, Gary D. “Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.” 2004. Yearling, 0553494953.

Schotter, Roni and S. Saelig Gallagher. “Mama, I’ll Give You the World.” 2006. Schwartz & Wade Books, 0375936122.

Shore, Diane Z. and Jessica Alexander. “This is the Dream.” 2006. HarperCollins, 006055519X

Summers, Barbara, ed. “Open the Unusual Door: True Life Stories of Challenge, Adventure, and Success by Black Americans.” 2005. Graphia, 0618585311.

Thomas, Joyce Carol, adapted. “Six Fools.” 2006. HarperCollins Publishers, 0060006471.

Thomas, Joyce Carol, adapted. “Three Witches.” 2006. HarperCollins Publishers, 0060006501.

Van Allsburg, Chris. “Probuditi!” 2006. Houghton Mifflin Company, 0618755020.

Wade, Mary Dodson. “Condoleezza Rice: Being the Best.” 2003. Millbrook Press, 0761326197.

Weatherford, Carole Boston. “Dear Mr. Rosenwald.” 2006. Scholastic Press, 0439495229.

Weatherly, Myra. “Benjamin Banneker: American Scientific Pioneer“. 2006. Compass Point Books, 0756515793.