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News from Computers in Libraries 2015

noreply@blogger.com (Heather) — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 12:10:00 +0000

Good morning for D.C.! Watch the blog and Facebook for updates from this year's Computers in Libraries conference.

Snapshot Day 2015- Schedule Your Event During National Library Week

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:46:00 +0000

The West Virginia Library Association, in cooperation with the West Virginia Library Commission, encourages WV libraries of all types to participate in West Virginia Library Snapshot Day during National Library Week, April 12-18.

Snapshot Day is a national initiative designed to document the value of academic, public and school libraries with photos and data on a given day.

What if libraries went away, even for a day? What would the impact be on our state and the people we serve? Snapshot Day lets us document the wonderful things our libraries do on a given day.
Begin planning your 2015 Snapshot Day now.

Please share your photos and data with the Library Commission so we can help promote the value of libraries to policy makers, the media and the public at large.

The WVLC website offers resources for your Snapshot Day event:

Please contact Preston Richardson preston.i.richardson@wv.gov for more information or assistance.

American Library Association announces 2015 youth media award winners

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:20:00 +0000

The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its recent Midwinter Meeting in Chicago.

John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature:

The Crossover, written by Kwame Alexander and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Twelve-year-old narrator Josh Bell uses the rhythms of a poetry jam to emulate the "moving & grooving/popping and rocking" of life on the basketball court with his twin brother, J.B. This powerful novel in verse paints an authentic portrait of a closely-knit family on the brink of crisis. Swish! This book is nothing but net!

“Our 15-member committee worked diligently and thoughtfully to determine the 2015 Newbery Medal winner,” said Committee Chair Randall Enos.

Two Newbery Honor Books also were named:

“El Deafo” by Cece Bell, illustrated by Cece Bell and published by Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS.

“Brown Girl Dreaming,” written by Jacqueline Woodson and published by Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC.

Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children:

The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, illustrated and written by Dan Santat and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.

In four delightful “visual chapters,” Beekle, an imaginary friend, undergoes an emotional journey looking for his human. Santat uses fine details, kaleidoscopic saturated colors, and exquisite curved and angular lines to masterfully convey the emotional essence of this special childhood relationship.

“Santat makes the unimaginable, imaginable,” said Caldecott Medal Committee Chair Junko Yokota.

Six Caldecott Honor Books also were named:

“Nana in the City,” illustrated by Lauren Castillo, written by Lauren Castillo and published by Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

“The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art,” illustrated by Mary GrandPré, written by Barb Rosenstock and published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.

“Sam & Dave Dig a Hole,” illustrated by Jon Klassen, written by Mac Barnett and published by Candlewick Press.

“Viva Frida,” illustrated by Yuyi Morales, written by Yuyi Morales and published by Roaring Brook Press, a Neal Porter Book.

“The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus,” illustrated by Melissa Sweet, written by Jen Bryant, and published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

“This One Summer,” illustrated by Jillian Tamaki, written by Mariko Tamaki and published by First Second.

Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults:

The 2015 Coretta Scott King Book Awards Author Winner is given to Jacqueline Woodson, author of “brown girl dreaming.”

Published by Nancy Paulson Books, an imprint of Penguin Group, Penguin Group (USA) LLC, is an absorbing free verse memoir of a young girl growing up black and female in the 1960s and ‘70s full of arresting details and vivid imagery. Her choice of events and memories incorporate important historical events and her own evolution into the award-winning writer she has become.

From the time she was a child scribbling her name, Woodson told stories both true and not so true. After graduating from Adelphi University, she published her first book in 1990. Winner of many book awards, most recently the 2014 National Book Award Young People’s Literature, her published works range from picture books to young adult novels.

Three King Author Honor Books were selected:

Kwame Alexander for “The Crossover,” published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing.

Marilyn Nelson for “How I Discovered Poetry,” illustrated by Hadley Hooper and published by Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Books (USA) LLC.

Kekla Magoon for “How It Went Down,” published by Henry Holt and Company, LLC.

Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults:

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Published by Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group, (USA) LLC, a Penguin Random House Company.

Once inseparable, twins Noah and Jude are torn apart by a family tragedy that transforms their intense love for each other into intense anger. Timelines twist and turn around each other in beautifully orchestrated stories of love and longing.

Four Printz Honor Books also were named:

“And We Stay,” by Jenny Hubbard, and published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc., a Penguin Random House Company.

“The Carnival at Bray,” by Jessie Ann Foley, and published by Elephant Rock Books.

“Grasshopper Jungle,” by Andrew Smith, and published by Dutton Books, an imprint of Penguin Group USA, a Penguin Random House Company.

“This One Summer,” by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki, and published by First Second.

Click here for a list of all 2015 Youth Media Award Winners.

Special Collection Survey is Open

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 16:40:00 +0000

Library Directors and Library Staff are invited to provide the Library Commission with information on special collections housed within your institution. The survey is designed to help WVLC identify primary resources that can be used by researchers and educators regarding the historical impact of the state and or its citizens. For most institutions, the survey will take 15 to 20 minutes to complete, depending on the extent of the information. For institutions with extensive special collections, the survey will take longer. The survey will be open from February 2, 2015, through March 31, 2015. The link is https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PRBJSYN.

If you have questions or comments please contact Heather Campbell Shock by email (heather.s.campbell@wv.gov) or by telephone (304) 558-2045.

New Library Update Available to View

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:37:00 +0000

A new episode of Library Update is up on YouTube. This is part one of Episode 35, Special Collections. Make sure to catch parts 2 and 3 of the episode as well.

The West Virginia Library Commission is committed to promoting, assisting, and supporting high quality library services and information resources to all West Virginia residents. This includes getting relevant information out to library directors, their staff, and patrons through various formats. Currently the Library Commission uses its website, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Blog, Library Lookout and other e-bulletins, and now YouTube, to disseminate information.

WVLC plans on bringing you current programs, topics, and trends. This broad spectrum includes partnerships, training, programming, and service. We want this program to be a useful, entertaining resource for you. If you ever have any questions or comments regarding topics on this show, please do not hesitate to call us at 1-800-642-9021.

This program is not intended to act as a calendar of events, but as a vehicle of ideology and practical tips. Specific event information can always be found on our website www.librarycommission.wv.gov and at your local libraries.

The video in this post is the first segment of the episode. Check it out, then view parts 2 and 3. Make sure you subscribe to the West Virginia Library Commission YouTube channel so you don't miss the newest episodes!

WVLC Adds 18 New Digital Magazine Titles to Zinio for Libraries Collection

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 20:30:00 +0000

State Library Services, a division of the West Virginia Library Commission, has added to the offerings of digital magazine titles available to their patrons.

Zinio for Libraries offers patrons the latest editions of such magazines as Newsweek, Popular Science, Reader's Digest, mental_floss and more. New titles include Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Forbes, MacWorld, NewScientist, Rolling Stone, and many more. Patrons can download copies of the latest issue, which they can view on a smartphone, tablet or computer. Internet access and a library card from the West Virginia Library Commission are the only requirements to check out Zinio magazines.

These titles are available to State Library Services’ patrons via the web portal https://www.rbdigital.com/wvlibrarycommission/service/zinio/landing

To request a library card, visit the West Virginia State Library in the Culture Center in Charleston, WV, or send your name, address, phone number and email address to State Library Services at wvlcref@wv.gov. For information about titles available through State Library Services, see a library staff member, phone (304) 558-2045 or send email to wvlcref@wv.gov.

New Library Update Available to View

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:42:00 +0000

A new episode of Library Update is up on YouTube. This is part two of Episode 34, Library Television Network. Make sure to catch parts 1 and 3 of the episode as well.

The video in this post is the second segment of the episode. Check it out, then view parts 1 and 3. Make sure you subscribe to the West Virginia Library Commission YouTube channel so you don't miss the newest episodes!

Penguin Random House Readathon Event on Sat. Jan. 24th, Noon to 4 PM.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:26:00 +0000

(From Penguin Random House)

Help change lives this winter by celebrating National Readathon Day with Penguin Random House, GoodReads, Mashable, and the National Book Foundation. Together with your support, we hope to help fund their efforts to educate, tutor, create and sustain a lifelong love of reading.
You can get involved by joining readers across America in a marathon reading session on Saturday, January 24. From Noon – 4 PM in our respective time zones, we will sit and read a book in our own home, library, school or bookstore.

Get started now by creating your own Firstgiving Fundraising page, and inviting friends and family to donate, or visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for more information.
If you represent a bookstore, library or school, we invite your venue to host a “reading party” during the Readathon, so your local community can gather and read together. You can also create a fundraising team (named for your bookstore or library), enabling your community to fund raise together as a group to contribute to the National Book Foundation’s efforts to promote reading in America. Visit our Readathon Resources page for supporting materials and information on how to get started.

And be sure to share your experiences and photos using the hash tag, #timetoread!

New Library Update Available to View

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 21:30:00 +0000

A new episode of Library Update is up on YouTube. This is part one of Episode 33, State of the State's Libraries. Make sure to catch parts 2 and 3 of the episode as well.

DEADLINE EXTENDED December 12, 2014 RE: Digital Inclusion Survey

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:07:00 +0000

The original invitation was sent out September 23, 2014:

We encourage all public libraries to participate in the 2014 Digital Inclusion Survey, which is available through November 21, 2014. THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL DECEMBER 12. As community-based digital hubs, public libraries are critical community assets that facilitate the development and sustainability of digitally inclusive communities. The survey generates unique and valuable data that informs policy- and decision-makers about the essential contributions of libraries in the areas of digital literacy, economic and workforce development, civic engagement, broadband, and public access to the Internet.

You can access the survey by going to http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu. There is both e-mail and phone support for the survey, M-F from 9AM-5PM EST. Call: (301) 405-9445 Email: ipac@umd.edu.

The study uses your data in a number of ways to show how libraries help build inclusive communities — including interactive mapping tools (http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/content/interactive-map), issue briefs, state summary pages, and more found at http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu.

The Digital Inclusion Survey is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and conducted by the American Library Association and the Information Policy & Access Center at the University of Maryland College Park, in partnership with the International City/County Management Association.

Please contact Susan P. Hoskins with questions about the Digital Inclusion Survey

Susan P. Hoskins

Planning and Programs Consultant/

State Data Coordinator
West Virginia Library Commission

Culture Center
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, West Virginia 25305

Telephone: 304 558 3978, Extension 2014

Fax: 304 558 1612

Email: susan.p.hoskins@wv.gov

New Library Update Available to View

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 20:20:00 +0000

A new episode of Library Update is up on YouTube. This is part one of Episode 32, Fundraising. Make sure to catch parts 2 and 3 of the episode as well.

New Library Update Available to View

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 13:53:00 +0000

A new episode of Library Update is up on YouTube. This is part one of Episode 31, Weeding Your Library Collection. Make sure to catch parts 2 and 3 of the episode as well.

Banned Books Week, September 21-27

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 13:13:00 +0000

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community –- librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types –- in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.

By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. Check out the frequently challenged books section to explore the issues and controversies around book challenges and book banning. The books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted with removal or restrictions in libraries and schools. While books have been and continue to be banned, part of the Banned Books Week celebration is the fact that, in a majority of cases, the books have remained available. This happens only thanks to the efforts of librarians, teachers, students, and community members who stand up and speak out for the freedom to read.

For more information on getting involved with Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read, please see Ideas and Resources, Calendar of Events, and the new Banned Books Week site. You can also contact the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4220, or bbw@ala.org.

For media inquiries related to Banned Books Week, please contact: Heather Cho, Media Relations Specialist, 312-280-4020, hcho@ala.org.

Banned Books Week is sponsored by the American Booksellers Association; American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression; the American Library Association; American Society of Journalists and Authors; Association of American Publishers; Comic Book Legal Defense Fund; the Freedom to Read Foundation; National Coalition Against Censorship; National Council of Teachers of English; National Association of College Stores; PEN American Center and and Project Censored. It is endorsed by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.

September is Library Card Sign-up Month

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 13:22:00 +0000

Library Card Sign-up Month is a time to remind parents and children that a library card is the most important school supply of all.

Participate on social media using the hashtag #LibraryCardSignUp.

Stan Lee, co-creator of Spider-Man, the Hulk, Xmen, Iron Man and the Fantastic Four is the Honorary Chair of Library Card Sign-up Month.

Video: Stan Lee on the value of libraries

New Library and Information Science Titles Research Guide

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:07:00 +0000

New Titles have recently been added to the New Library and Information Science Titles Research Guide. To find out more about these titles and how your library and library staff can borrow them visit the New LIS Titles Guide

For more Research Guides from WVLC visit the Research Guide Home

Updates to Overdrive

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 18:30:00 +0000

Below is a summary of updates for your library's OverDrive digital library website that are scheduled for release on Monday, August 4, 2014.

· Suspend a Hold

This feature will allow users to temporarily suspend a hold in the waiting list. The user’s position will continue to advance in the queue while their hold is suspended, but the hold will not be filled. After the suspension ends, the title will continue to advance until the hold becomes available. If a user advances to the first position in the waiting list while the hold is suspended, the system will skip ahead to fill the next available hold.

Hold Auto-Checkout

At the time a user places a hold, the option to ‘auto-checkout’ the title when it becomes available can be set. Users who elect this option will receive a notification when their title is available confirming that it has been checked out and can be found on their account bookshelf. Users who do not select this option will follow the current hold notification process.

Users who select this option but are unable to borrow the title at the time it becomes available (because they have already reached their maximum checkout limit, for example) will be sent the current hold notification email and will have the full hold pickup period to make their checkout.

· Maturity Settings

Two options will be added to the Account Settings page that will allow users to customize their browsing and discovery experience based on content maturity level:

1. The ability to exclude certain content based on the maturity level (Juvenile, YA, General, Adult). This will allow adult users to exclude titles for younger readers and young readers to exclude adult-only titles from their experience.

More information how to use this setting is available in this Help article: http://help.overdrive.com/customer/portal/articles/1492447.

2. The option to “mask” all adult cover images with a basic cover image. This option will be set to “No” by default. Libraries who would like to mask adult cover images for all users by default can request to do so.

· “Recommended for you” collection

After a user signs in, a collection of recommended titles will appear on the homepage. Recommended titles will be available for checkout and suggested based on titles the user currently has checked out or on hold. If a user does not have any checkouts or holds, this collection will not appear.

· “And” Boolean Searching

Based on partner feedback to improve search results, default search behavior will change from “OR” to “AND.” Following this change, the number of results returned for a search will likely be lower than with the current behavior, but this change will meaningfully improve the relevancy of the results.

· Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

FTRF to award two scholarships for 'Intellectual Freedom and Censorship' LIS course

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:38:00 +0000

FTRF to award two scholarships for 'Intellectual Freedom and Censorship' LIS course

The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) will provide two scholarships to interested Library & Information Science (LIS) students for “Intellectual Freedom and Censorship,” a two-credit online course taking place August 26 – October 10, 2014. The course is provided by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) in conjunction with FTRF’s Judith F. Krug Fund Intellectual Freedom Education Project.

The scholarships are open to anyone currently enrolled in an LIS program other than the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign GSLIS. Interested students are asked to fill out a short application, including a 200-word essay describing their interest in taking the course. Course lectures will be synchronous, and students must be available on Tuesdays from 4 – 6 p.m. Central time. For technical requirements associated with the course, please visit http://groups.lis.illinois.edu/itdweb/bbcollaborate/started.php.

Students enrolled in programs affiliated with the WISE consortium will be provided course credit automatically upon completion of the course. Others will need to coordinate course credit with their home institution.

Applications are open through Monday, August 4 and the winners will be announced on Thursday, August 7. For more information about the course and FTRF’s Krug Fund Education Project, please visit http://www.ftrf.org/?Krug_Education or contact Jonathan Kelley at jokelley@ala.org or (312) 280-4226.

New OneClickdigital eAudio app

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:29:00 +0000

Recorded Books announces the full release of their new OneClickdigital eAudio app. The new app is available for download or upgrade in the app store for all iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, and Nook Color users. Users can search for OneClickdigital in the app store and select the OneClickdigital eAudio Player.

The new eAudio app is full of new features and enhancements, allowing for users to download individual chapters and titles, easily search for content, have multiple user profiles, and more easily view and manage their checked out titles.

Patrons using the new OneClickdigital eAudio app for the first time will be required to enter their OneClickdigital username and password to log in. For those that may have forgotten this information, they can visit their library’s OneClickdigital website, go to the Login page and select “Forgot your password”. This will generate an email that will allow them to login to the service.

West Virginia Library Commission patrons have access to OneClickdigital with their WVLC library card. For information about signing up for OneClickdigital or for obtaining a WVLC library card send an email to wvlccirc@wv.gov

Capitol Reads

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 13:24:00 +0000

July's Capitol Read is The Sense of An Ending by Julian Barnes

A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James at his best, and is a stunning new chapter in Julian Barnes's oeuvre.

This intense novel follows Tony Webster, a middle-aged man, as he contends with a past he never thought much about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. Tony thought he left this all behind as he built a life for himself, and his career has provided him with a secure retirement and an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, who now has a family of her own. But when he is presented with a mysterious legacy, he is forced to revise his estimation of his own nature and place in the world.

More information about Capitol Reads selections can be found on the WVLC website.

Promote Your Summer Reading Program

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:13:00 +0000

Want to promote your summer reading program? Use a photo release form such as this one, then take some photos of your summer readers and attach them to an email addressed to given06draws@photos.flickr.com.

WVLC will display the photos on the West Virginia Summer Reading Program 2014 Flickr page after a few days. Get out those cameras and phones!

New Library Update Available to View

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 15:58:00 +0000

A new episode of Library Update is up on YouTube. This is part one of Episode 30, Surveys and Statistics. Make sure to catch parts 2 and 3 of the episode as well.

Managing the Library Video Project- Library Management Institute (LMI)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 17:15:00 +0000

The Library Management Institute (LMI)

Videos are being sought to be included in a new media project, Managing the Library, which will be a web series featuring interviews with library directors and managers from across the country talking about what makes a library manager successful. The web series is scheduled to debut in the fall and will be publicly distributed.

LMI is seeking videos from libraries throughout the United States for inclusion in the series. The video should be no more than 12 minutes long and should be 1920 x 1080 Full HD video at frame rates of 30 (29.97), 24 (23.976) or 25.0 frames per second. Your submitted video should be a recorded interview with one or more members of your administrative team and should address what makes a library manager successful in his or her job. Special attention should be given to sharing your management philosophy, your tips to new library managers, how you ensure optimum working relationships with your staff, or any other advice you wish to share with your colleagues.

The deadline to submit your video for inclusion in the series is July 15, 2014. All submissions should be sent to tcgvideo@yahoo.com.

Several weeks ago, at the Library Management Institute Summer Conference, we interviewed several of the library managers in attendance and asked them about their ideas on what makes a great library manager. You can view those interviews by clicking here. This can also provide an example for your videos.

For information on the Managing the Library Project, contact us at tcgvideo@yahoo.com or 609-744-9242.

New Library Update Available to View

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 17:57:00 +0000

A new episode of Library Update is up on YouTube. This is part one of Episode 29, Summer Reading. Make sure to catch parts 2 and 3 of the episode as well.

WV Center for the Book Chooses The King of Little Things to represent WV at the National Book Festival

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 22 May 2014 19:28:00 +0000

The West Virginia Center for the Book at the West Virginia Library Commission has selected The King of Little Things by Bill Lepp to represent West Virginia at the 2014 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.

The book is the state's selection for the National Book Festival's "Discover Great Places Through Reading Map." Each state selects one title of fiction or non-fiction, a book about the state or by an author from the state that is a good read for children or young adults. The map is distributed at the Pavilion of the States at the Festival and lists "Great Reads about Great Places."

The King of Little Things, with illustrations by David T. Wenzel, won the 2013 Parents' CHoice Award for picture books. "It's a beautifully written and illustrated book that draws in both young and young adult readers," said Suzy McGinley, Youth Services Consultant for the West Virginia Library Commission. "I'm proud that it will represent West Virginia at the National Book Festival this year."

Bill Lepp, who lives in Charleston, WV with his wife and two children, is an internationally-known storyteller and humorist, a five-time champion of the West Virginia Liars' Contest, and the recipient of the Storytelling Circle of Excellence Award.

The National Book Festival will be held in Washington, DC at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, August 30, 2014. For more information please visit the Library of Congress website.

The West Virginia Center for the Book at the West Virginia Library Commission promotes the importance of books and reading and highlights the state's unique literary heritage, from its earliest storytellers to modern novelists and poets.

Letters About Literature 2014

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 19 May 2014 19:24:00 +0000

The West Virginia Center for the Book

cordially invites you to the 2014

Letters About Literature Awards Ceremony
2:00 PM, Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Culture Center

1900 Kanawha Boulevard East

Charleston, WV 25305

304-558-3978

Featured Speaker: Colleen Anderson, author of Missing: Mrs. Cornblossom

Although Letters About Literature honors students, we applaud parents and teachers for the support and encouragement they give to developing writers. Without their contributions and direction, many of the letter writers honored would have remained undiscovered. Thanks to all who participated.

Special thanks to this year’s judges:

Belinda Anderson
Eva McGuire
June Robinson
Cheryl Harshman
Jay Cole
T.W. McNemar

Without whose generous contributions of time and thought, this day would not be possible.

This event is produced by the West Virginia Center for the Book at the West Virginia Library Commission in partnership with the West Virginia Humanities Council.

Complete details of the awards ceremony are available in the event program.

West Virginia Library Commission

News from Computers in Libraries 2015

Snapshot Day 2015- Schedule Your Event During National Library Week

American Library Association announces 2015 youth media award winners

Special Collection Survey is Open

New Library Update Available to View

WVLC Adds 18 New Digital Magazine Titles to Zinio for Libraries Collection

New Library Update Available to View

Penguin Random House Readathon Event on Sat. Jan. 24th, Noon to 4 PM.

New Library Update Available to View

DEADLINE EXTENDED December 12, 2014 RE: Digital Inclusion Survey

New Library Update Available to View

New Library Update Available to View

Banned Books Week, September 21-27

September is Library Card Sign-up Month

New Library and Information Science Titles Research Guide

Updates to Overdrive

FTRF to award two scholarships for 'Intellectual Freedom and Censorship' LIS course

New OneClickdigital eAudio app

Capitol Reads

Promote Your Summer Reading Program

New Library Update Available to View

Managing the Library Video Project- Library Management Institute (LMI)

New Library Update Available to View

WV Center for the Book Chooses The King of Little Things to represent WV at the National Book Festival

Letters About Literature 2014

The West Virginia Center for the Book cordially invites you to the 2014Letters About Literature Awards Ceremony 2:00 PM, Tuesday, May 27, 2014

The West Virginia Center for the Book

cordially invites you to the 2014

Letters About Literature Awards Ceremony
2:00 PM, Tuesday, May 27, 2014