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BookShare II – Coming Soon!

SAVE THE DATE! Please save the date and plan to attend BookShare II on Friday, April 20, 2012 from noon to 2:00 p.m. in the Mary Radmacher Room at the Skokie Public Library. Youth Services librarian, Mary Michell, served on the 2012 John Newbery Award Committee. This is a picture of Mary with the other committee [...]

Brrrrr! Winter in Your Classroom

In the midst of winter here are some ways to explore the season with your students. “Winter comes out in a fog when you talk. It’s naked branches, rock salt on the sidewalks, needles of ice slicing through the glow of streetlights and headlights. Winter is crunchy sounds when you walk, wet wool, puddles leaking around [...]

Maurice Sendak: Redefining the Picture Book

Join us on Thursday, February 16th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Youth Services Department at the Skokie Public Library for a look at the life and career of Maurice Sendak, children’s book author and illustrator. Janice M. Del Negro, PhD., an Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science [...]

Voice of Youth Award Winner Will Visit

On February 8, 2012 the Youth Services Department will host author Leslea Newman who won the 2010-2011 Voice of Youth Award for her book, Hachiko Waits. This is a moving story of a dog whose loyalty and devotion touches the hearts of the Japanese people and changes the life of a young boy named Yasuo [...]

Dispatches from Dallas: The Newbery Award

(Cross-posted from The Explorer) The American Library Association Midwinter Meeting wrapped up its whirlwind weekend in Dallas. A highlight of the conference is the early morning announcement today of the Youth Media Award Winners, more commonly known as “the top books, video and audiobooks for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, [...]

Classroom Connections – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Mine eyes have seen the glory, The sunlit path is there. Let us not stay and wallow In the valley of despair. The crooked places will be made straight. The rough places will be made plain. We’ll sit at the table of brotherhood Free from injustice and pain. These words are taken from Let Freedom [...]

In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak

From December 28, 2011 through February 26, 2012 Skokie Public Library is hosting a national traveling exhibit that explores the art and influences of author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak. Two of Sendak’s most famous picture books are Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen. The exhibit explores the life of this talented [...]

Hot Classroom Reads – New Date!

Join our seasoned, knowledgeable Youth Services librarians at the Skokie Public Library for an afternoon filled with great books for your 5th – 8th grade students– avid and reluctant readers alike. This program is for teachers, homeschoolers, and tutors of students. CPDU credits will be offered. For adults only. Registration is required and begins January [...]

My Visit to Skokie Public Library … a social story for all children

From the desk of Holly Jin,Youth Services Preschool Coordinator – A social story about going to the Library! My Visit to Skokie Public Library can be viewed online * or printed and bound into a booklet. Use it with your students to help prepare them for their visit to the library. It familiarizes children with what [...]

Here’s What I’m Reading – What Are You Reading?

I’m just back from a trip to Pennsylvania to visit with my mother and help her celebrate her 93rd birthday. I love the drive (good for audiobooks) and I also have lots of reading time during my visits. I devoured four books in one big gulp–possible Voice of Youth Award titles for next year. A real treat! [...]