reading

ALSC announces 2012 Notable Children's Books

CHICAGO –The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), selected its 2012 list of Notable Children's Books in January during the ALA Midwinter Meeting. The list of titles includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry and picture books of special interest, quality, creativity and value to children 14 years of age and younger.

Janis Ian

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Singer/songwriter JANIS IAN, addressing school librarians of the Metro Nashville Public Schools at an in-service program held at J. T. Moore Middle School, August 9, 2011.

Tickets now on sale for 2011 Literary Tastes Breakfast featuring best adult reading authors

CHICAGO — All book lovers and adult readers are invited to celebrate the best writing and most outstanding authors of 2011 at the Literary Tastes Breakfast, an Annual Conference tradition hosted by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).

ALA and Target announce partnership in support of the Target Read With Me national campaign

CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) and Target Corporation today announced their partnership in Target’s nationwide Target Read With Me(SM) campaign to help increase the reading proficiency of children.
 

Unnecessary Choices

By Leonard Kniffel

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Gary Shteyngart

I don’t know how to read anymore. I can only read 20 or 30 words at a time before taking out my iPhone and caressing it and snuggling with it.

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The Russian Immigrant’s Handbook,” The New York Times Magazine, July 18, 2010.

Raising A Reader Gets Children Started Early

A happy reader gets her own library card and blue book bag at Multnomah County L

By Alicia Santamaria
With a mission to engage parents in a daily “book cuddling” routine, the innovative program fosters healthy brain development, parent-child bonding, and early literacy skills that are critical for school success. ...

Boys and Reading

Posted: May. 12, 2010.
Connecting Boys with Books 2: Closing the Reading Gap / Michael Sullivan


iPad Accessibility features: White on Black

I’m going to be doing a series of videos showing off different lesser-known features of the iPad that are important for libraries and librarians. Here’s the first, looking at a little-known accessibility feature called White on Black.