I’m a big fan of Daniel Pennac’s Readers Bill of Rights. As a librarian- but mostly as a reader- it comforts me and has often empowered me to put down a book I wasn’t enjoying. In case you haven’t seen it in a while:
1. The right to not read
2. The right to skip pages
3. The right to not finish
4. The right to reread
5. The right to read anything
6. The right to escapism
7. The right to read anywhere
8. The right to browse
9. The right to read out loud
10. The right to not defend your tastes
I often find myself invoking these rights when encouraging reluctant readers. The right to skip pages, the right to browse, the right to reread (and reread and reread) are all tenets that have helped me begin to unite young (often reluctant) readers with books they will enjoy. A few months ago, however, I found myself wanting more. I began positing the creation of a Reluctant Reader’s Bill of Rights. I posted the idea on my personal blog and encouraged visitors to add their own additions. Here’s what we came up with:
The right to read at your own pace.
The right to choose whatever book you want.
The right to read graphic novels and manga.
The right to read magazines.
The right to read non-fiction.
The right to not like a book.
The right to read books published for different age levels
This is a project I still consider a work in progress. I’d love to open up a wider dialogue about reluctant readers and how to best reach out to them. I believe the first step is to inform them of their options and then empower them to make a choice. Please add your own additions and suggestions in the comments!
From: ALSC Blog 9/26/08
Friday, September 26, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
Grants, Awards and Scholarships from ALSC
This year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is giving away $82,000 in professional awards, grants and scholarships. From creative summer reading programs to author/illustrator visits, we want to help organizations and individuals create a better future for children through libraries.
Applications for awards and grants are now available online on the ALSC Web site at www.ala.org/alsc; applications for scholarships will be posted on the ALSC Web site in the near future. All applications are due December 1, 2008, except for The Frederic G. Melcher Scholarship and the Bound to Stay Bound Books Scholarship, which are due March 1, 2009.
Below is a complete listing of ALSC's professional awards, grants and scholarships. Please share this information with colleagues, and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to let me know. Respond to this e-mail if you would like award information sent to you as a .pdf. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
Awards include:
* Bookapalooza! Each year the ALSC office receives almost 3,000 newly published books, videos, audiobooks and recordings from children's trade publishers for award and notables consideration. At the end of the year, after the awards have been given out, ALSC selects three libraries to receive a Bookapalooza collection of these materials (estimated to be worth $10,000 each) to be used in a way that creatively enhances their library service to children and families.
* The Frederic G. Melcher Scholarship provides financial assistance in the form of $6,000 scholarships to two students who intend to pursue an MLS degree and who plan to work in children's librarianship in any type of library.
* The Bound to Stay Bound Books Scholarship provides financial assistance in the form of four $6,500 awards to students who intend to pursue an MLS or advanced degree and plan to work in the area of library service to children in any type of library. The scholarship is made possible through the generous contributions of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Incorporated.
* Louise Seamen Bechtel Fellowship provides a $4,000 stipend to allow a qualified children's librarian to spend a month or more reading at the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, which contains a special collection of 85,000 volumes of children's literature published mostly before 1950.
* ALSC/BWI Summer Reading Grant provides $3,000 in financial assistance to a public library for developing outstanding summer reading programs for children.
* ALSC Distinguished Service Award honors an individual member who has made significant contributions to and an impact on, library services to children and ALSC. The recipient receives $1,000 and an engraved pin at the ALSC Membership Meeting during the ALA Annual Conference.
* The Penguin Young Readers Group Award provides a $600 stipend, provided by Penguin Young Reader's Group, for winners to attend their first ALA Annual Conference. Applicants must have less than 10 years of experience as a children's librarian and work directly with children.
* The Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award was established with funding from Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, in honor of Maureen Hayes, to bring together children and nationally recognized authors/illustrators. This award provides $4,000 to fund an author/illustrator visit to a library.
Applications for awards and grants are now available online on the ALSC Web site at www.ala.org/alsc; applications for scholarships will be posted on the ALSC Web site in the near future. All applications are due December 1, 2008, except for The Frederic G. Melcher Scholarship and the Bound to Stay Bound Books Scholarship, which are due March 1, 2009.
Below is a complete listing of ALSC's professional awards, grants and scholarships. Please share this information with colleagues, and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to let me know. Respond to this e-mail if you would like award information sent to you as a .pdf. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
Awards include:
* Bookapalooza! Each year the ALSC office receives almost 3,000 newly published books, videos, audiobooks and recordings from children's trade publishers for award and notables consideration. At the end of the year, after the awards have been given out, ALSC selects three libraries to receive a Bookapalooza collection of these materials (estimated to be worth $10,000 each) to be used in a way that creatively enhances their library service to children and families.
* The Frederic G. Melcher Scholarship provides financial assistance in the form of $6,000 scholarships to two students who intend to pursue an MLS degree and who plan to work in children's librarianship in any type of library.
* The Bound to Stay Bound Books Scholarship provides financial assistance in the form of four $6,500 awards to students who intend to pursue an MLS or advanced degree and plan to work in the area of library service to children in any type of library. The scholarship is made possible through the generous contributions of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Incorporated.
* Louise Seamen Bechtel Fellowship provides a $4,000 stipend to allow a qualified children's librarian to spend a month or more reading at the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, which contains a special collection of 85,000 volumes of children's literature published mostly before 1950.
* ALSC/BWI Summer Reading Grant provides $3,000 in financial assistance to a public library for developing outstanding summer reading programs for children.
* ALSC Distinguished Service Award honors an individual member who has made significant contributions to and an impact on, library services to children and ALSC. The recipient receives $1,000 and an engraved pin at the ALSC Membership Meeting during the ALA Annual Conference.
* The Penguin Young Readers Group Award provides a $600 stipend, provided by Penguin Young Reader's Group, for winners to attend their first ALA Annual Conference. Applicants must have less than 10 years of experience as a children's librarian and work directly with children.
* The Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award was established with funding from Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, in honor of Maureen Hayes, to bring together children and nationally recognized authors/illustrators. This award provides $4,000 to fund an author/illustrator visit to a library.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Coming Soon – Teen Read Week
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has planned some exciting things to help celebrate Teen Read Week held October 12 – 18, 2008. This year’s theme is “Books with Bite @ your library!” You don’t want to miss this, so register your library before September 12, 2008 at this website http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/trw/trw2008/index.cfm
Why should you register? YALSA is a nonprofit organization that depends on its members for support. By registering, you are letting them know that teen literacy is a concern and you are willing to do something about it!
Here are some of the 2008 registration incentives:
The first 4,000 registrants will receive one free paperback from Galaxy's Golden Age series, courtesy Promotional Partner Galaxy Press.
Twenty-five registrants will be chosen at random to receive a complete set of titles from Zest Books (about fifteen books total). The drawing will be held on Monday, Sept. 15, 2008.
All Teen Read Week registrants will receive a complimentary issue of TeenInk magazine, courtesy Nonprofit Supporter TeenInk. Issues will be sent after registration closes on Sept. 12.
The first 1,000 registrants who register in September will receive a free movie poster featuring The Secret Life of Bees.
All registrants can download YALSA's pocket-sized, illustrated “Books with Bite Recommended Reading Pamphlet”, full of recommended titles drawn from YALSA's awards and booklists and annotated by YALSA's Teen Read Week committee. These tri-fold pamphlets can be printed on 8.5 x 11" paper, cut to size, and then handed out to teens by the dozens.
(Young Adult Library Services Association website, August 25, 2008) reprinted from the WVLS’ The Lamplighter
Why should you register? YALSA is a nonprofit organization that depends on its members for support. By registering, you are letting them know that teen literacy is a concern and you are willing to do something about it!
Here are some of the 2008 registration incentives:
The first 4,000 registrants will receive one free paperback from Galaxy's Golden Age series, courtesy Promotional Partner Galaxy Press.
Twenty-five registrants will be chosen at random to receive a complete set of titles from Zest Books (about fifteen books total). The drawing will be held on Monday, Sept. 15, 2008.
All Teen Read Week registrants will receive a complimentary issue of TeenInk magazine, courtesy Nonprofit Supporter TeenInk. Issues will be sent after registration closes on Sept. 12.
The first 1,000 registrants who register in September will receive a free movie poster featuring The Secret Life of Bees.
All registrants can download YALSA's pocket-sized, illustrated “Books with Bite Recommended Reading Pamphlet”, full of recommended titles drawn from YALSA's awards and booklists and annotated by YALSA's Teen Read Week committee. These tri-fold pamphlets can be printed on 8.5 x 11" paper, cut to size, and then handed out to teens by the dozens.
(Young Adult Library Services Association website, August 25, 2008) reprinted from the WVLS’ The Lamplighter
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