School Library Journal Breaking News en-us http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use (http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/info/CA260304.html) Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:38:16 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6671133.html?rssid=190 Although Ohio’s public library system faces deep financial cuts, its school libraries may actually get a boost if Governor Ted Strickland signs the current budget bill. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:22:00 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6670071.html?rssid=190 Albert Borris didn’t experience the usual excitement that accompanies the release of a new book. That’s because the YA author suffered a massive stroke seven months before the July 7 debut of his first novel, Crashed into Me (S & S, 2009). Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6670782.html?rssid=190 After a two year hiatus, it’s a return to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and teenage growing pains in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:15:00 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6670617.html?rssid=190 Facebook, Google Reader, Twitter, and Wordle are just some Web sites singled out by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) as the best resources for learning and curriculum development. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:00:00 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6670590.html?rssid=190 For one giddy, improbable evening, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award upstaged its far more glamorous siblings, the Newbery and Caldecott Awards, during the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual conference in Chicago Sunday night. That's because this year’s Wilder recipient, author-illustrator Ashley Bryan, just hours shy of his 86th birthday, completely stole the show. Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6670404.html?rssid=190 Award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson on Saturday delivered a personal and passionate acceptance speech during a 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award luncheon in her honor at the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in Chicago. Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:46:00 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6670400.html?rssid=190 Whether you're science shy or dying to embrace your inner Einstein, LEAP into Science can help your library become a better place for teaching and learning science. Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:32:00 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6670284.html?rssid=190 A new $25 charge for daily scooter rentals for disabled attendees at this year’s American Library Association’s (ALA) annual conference in Chicago from July 9-15 has created some chatter among members. Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6670325.html?rssid=190 Librarians may soon say goodbye to the popular Best Books for Young Adults (BBYA) list. Those attending the American Library Association’s annual conference in Chicago this weekend are all abuzz, blogging and tweeting about the possible demise of the 79-year-old list, which is expected to be replaced with a teen choice list. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:47:00 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6670079.html?rssid=190 NECC, the National Educational Computing Conference, drew more than 13,500 attendees despite a depressed economy, including many library media specialists, who continue to have a presence at the largest ed-tech event in the country. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6668338.html?rssid=190 Kevin Youkilis, an all-star first baseman with the Boston Red Sox, is going to bat for young readers with his Hits for Kids, an organization that hopes to collect 100,000 new or gently used books for Boston’s public school libraries over a two day period. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6668922.html?rssid=190 Governor Beverly Perdue last week signed the Healthy Youth Act, which is set to make comprehensive lessons on topics including contraception and how to avoid sexually transmitted diseases available to all seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students starting in 2010. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6669241.html?rssid=190 Capstone Publishers has made two major hires for its Heinemann-Raintree imprint: Pamela Sader will join as vice president of sales and marketing and Miles Stevens-Hoare as managing director. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:00:00 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6669250.html?rssid=190 James Meredith is the new executive vice president of sales and marketing for Children’s Plus, an international distributor of prebound library books and materials for schools and public libraries. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6668970.html?rssid=190 Zeke Vanderhoek believes you get what you pay for—even in education. That’s why this former middle school teacher is launching The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School, a middle school in upper Manhattan where teachers will make six-figure incomes this fall. We caught up with him to ask why he thinks his vision will succeed. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:10:00 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6668924.html?rssid=190 Online classes coupled with classroom instruction may be more effective than traditional face-to-face teaching alone, according to an analysis of 46 studies of student performance recently released by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:00:00 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6668968.html?rssid=190 Alan Gibbons, the two time Carnegie Medal nominee, is urging the British government to give kids the same rights as prison inmates—the right to have a library in schools. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6666526.html?rssid=190 Kate DiCamillo’s Newbery Honor book Because of Winn-Dixie (2000), about the courage a girl gains from her new dog, is being made into a Broadway musical. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6668286.html?rssid=190 The Washington, DC, school district that had previously scrubbed gay-themed books from its summer reading list has restored all of the titles following objections from librarians and the capital’s gay and lesbian community. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6668406.html?rssid=190 A fifth grade assignment focused on the 2008 presidential election, a middle school project that highlights the use of digital storytelling, and a high school program on people who changed the world have earned their schools top prizes in the second annual ISTE Media Specialist Technology Innovation Award. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT