We Need Diverse Books
We Need Diverse Books- A Social Cognition Approach
Presented by Sharon Colvin, Youth Services Consultant
We Need Diverse Books - June 3 Webinar
We Need Diverse Books- A Social Cognition Approach
Presented by Sharon Colvin, Youth Services Consultant
We Need Diverse Books - June 3 Webinar
Why Do They Do That? A Workshop on Teen Behavior
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Tips for selecting Easy Readers (Sometimes called Leveled Readers)
Video - Sharon's ramblings about easy readers, levels and how to recommend them to children.
Tips for selection & development
Is your library considering a new approach to shelving? Genre shelving, or dumping Dewey, is a new trend in libraries. Here are some resources to help you with your project!
National Resources:
The ALA Youth Media Awards have been announced! Crossover by Kwame Alexander won the Newbery and The Adventures of Beekle, illustrated by Dan Santat, won the Caldecott! The Printz award went to I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson. Read the full list of winners and honor books!
Vermont Public Television (VPT) and the Department of Libraries are co-sponsoring the 2015 PBS Kids Writers Contest for children in grades K-3. The contest promotes creativity and reading skills through hands-on, active learning, as kids write and illustrate original stories. Stories can be fact or fiction, prose or poetry.
Deadline is Friday, March 20, 2015.