TEEN READ WEEK IS OCTOBER 16-22

Teen Read Week is held each year during the third week of October. In 2011, it will be celebrated October 16-22.  Teen Read Week is an national literacy initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association. It's aimed at teens, their parents, librarians, educators, booksellers, and other concerned adults.

Teen Read Week's theme is “Read For The Fun Of It.” Each year, YALSA offers a new sub-theme to serve as a basis for developing programs in schools, public libraries, and bookstores. The 2011 sub-theme is Picture It @ your library, which encourages teens to read graphic novels and other illustrated materials, seek out creative books, or imagine the world through literature, just for the fun of it. The event offers librarians and educators a chance to encourage teens to read for pleasure and to visit their libraries for free reading materials.

Teen Read Week 2011 will be celebrated at thousands of public and school libraries, classrooms, and bookstores across the country. Although teens realize the importance of reading, they have a huge menu of activities to choose from when deciding how to spend their free time, and reading gets lost in the shuffle. Reading skills get rusty when they are not used. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reports that over the last 20 years there have been only modest gains in reading achievement. And although there are many active literacy campaigns, very few efforts focus on teenagers.

For ideas to celebrate Teen Read Week, visit:

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/teenreading/trw/trw2011/home.cfm

Source: Channel Weekly, Vol. 13, No. 42 August 25, 2011

ALA Announces Awards for Children and Teen Titles

From Barb Huntington, DPI 

ALA has announced the winning children and teen book and media awards this morning. Below is a list of the winners that have been announced so far taken from various blogs. A complete list will be available later in the day at www.ala.org/yma.

The 2011 Caldecott Winner is: : "A Sick Day for Amos McGee," illustrated by Erin E. Stead

The 2011 Newbery Winner is: "Moon over Manifest," written by Clare Vanderpool

Short List of the 2011 Youth Media Awards

Arbuthnot: Peter Sís will deliver the 2012 lecture

Batchelder 2011: "A Time of Miracles," written by Anne-Laure Bondoux, translated by Y. Maudet

Belpré Illustrator 2011: "Grandma's Gift," illustrated and written by Eric Velasquez

Pura Belpré Honor Award for Illustrator 2011: "Fiesta Babies," written by Carmen Tafolla; illustrated by Amy Cordova

Caldecott 2011: "A Sick Day for Amos McGee," illustrated by Erin E. Stead

Carnegie 2011: Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly Ellard of Weston Woods, for the "The Curious Garden,"

Coretta Scott King Author 2011: "One Crazy Summer," written by Rita Williams-Garcia

Coretta Scott King Illustrator 2011: "Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave," illustrated by Bryan Collier

Coretta Scott King Steptoe Illustrator 2011: "Seeds of Change," illustrated by Sonia Lynn Sadler

Coretta Scott King Steptoe Author 2011: "Zora and Me," written by Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon

Coretta Scott King Virginia Hamilton 2011: Dr. Henrietta Mays Smith

Edwards Award 2011: Sir Terry Pratchett is the 2011 Edwards Award winner

Geisel 2011: "Bink and Gollie," written by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee

Morris Award 2011: "The Freak Observer," written by Blythe Woolston

Newbery 2011:"Moon over Manifest," written by Clare Vanderpool

Odyssey 2011: "The True Meaning of Smekday," produced by Listening Library, an imprint of Random House Audio Pub. Group

Printz 2011: "Ship Breaker," written by Paolo Bacigalupi

Schneider 2011 Teen: "Five Flavors of Dumb," written by Antony John

Schneider 2011 Middle: "After Ever After," written by Jordan Sonnenblick

Schneider 2011 Children's: "The Pirate of Kindergarten," written by George Ella Lyon, illustrated by Lynne Avril.

Sibert 2011: "Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot," written by Sy Montgomery

Stonewall 2011: "Almost Perfect," written by Brian Katcher

Wilder 2011: Tomie dePaola is the 2011 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award winner

YALSA Nonfiction 2011: "Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing," written by Ann Angel

LEGO Grant Opportunity

I saw this LEGO grant and thought it might be a possibility for some libraries. If you know of anyone who might be interested, please forward it.  Enjoy your holidays. Barb H, DLTCL

LEGO: Children's Fund Grants

The LEGO Children's Fund provides grants for collaborative programs, either in part or in total, to organizations that focus on early childhood education and development; technology and communication projects that advance learning opportunities; or sport or athletic programs that concentrate on underserved youth. Maximum award: $5,000. Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations. Deadline: January 15, 2011.

http://www.legochildrensfund.org/Guidelines.html

WPLC OverDrive--number of holds allowed has increased

Good news for all your young patrons who love OverDrive!

The number of holds allowed per patron has increased from 4 to 8!

Happy Listening!

Association of Library Services to Children Grants

Light the Way: Outreach to the Underserved" Grant was formed in honor of Newbery Medalist and Geisel Honoree author Kate DiCamillo, and the themes represented in her books.  The award consists of a $3,000 grant to assist a library in conducting exemplary outreach to underserved populations through a new program or an expansion of work already being done.

For more information go to www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/profawards/candlewicklighttheway/index.cfm

TheALSC/BWI Summer Reading Grant

This grant provides $3,000 in financial assistance to a public library for developing an outstanding summer reading program for children. See www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/profawards/bookwholesalers/index.cfm

The Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award This 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 school or public library. Additional information is available at www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/profawards/hayesaward/index.cfm

Reminder from Barb re: CSLP survey

CSLP has asked that I remind librarians to respond to the CSLP survey relating to the need for on-line manuals. If you could send your librarians a reminder, I would appreciate it.

The link again is http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KLM9TC2

There are twelve (12) questions on this SurveyMonkey survey.  This survey is due by Friday, November 19, 2010.

Barb H, DLTCL

Item in CSLP catalog will not be available

From Barb Huntington, DLTCL, Youth Services and Special Needs Consultant

Due to major quality issues the BOOK LIGHT listed on page 17 and 19 of the catalog (for the 2011 teen and adult program) has been pulled and will no longer be available.  Unfortunately Highsmith was not made aware of the issues until after the catalogs were printed and we apologize for the inconvenience.