New Online Massachusetts Directory of Programs and Performers:
The Southeastern Massachusetts Library System is pleased to announce the release of the new online Massachusetts Directory of Programs and Performers. You can search the directory at http://www.semls.org/performer/.
If you do not see your favorite performers in the directory, please be sure to add them or to forward login information to the performers so that they can add their own programs. To submit contact and program information, go to http://www.semls.org/performer/login.asp and register for a new account. To register for an account, users will need to enter the directory authorization code: mrlsperform. Please share this code with performers so that they can create accounts as well.
Librarians who enter performance information should be sure to enter the performer's correct e-mail address. This information will ensure that the performer will be able to go into the directory at a later date to update his/her own information.
Performers who enter contact information will need to include the name and phone number of at least one library or school where they have recently performed.
An advanced search feature will soon be added to the directory to allow library staff to search the directory by target age group, maximum fee and more.
Please send any comments or questions about the directory to performer@semls.org.
Newbery and Caldecott Awards Announced!
Newbery Medal:
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread, by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering, Candlewick Press
Newbery Honor Books:
Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes, Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy, Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin
Caldecott Medal:
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein, Roaring Brook Press
Caldecott Honor Books:
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine, Harcourt, Inc.
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? written and illustrated by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page, Houghton Mifflin
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems, Hyperion
For more information, please visit:
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/2004mediaaward.htm
NERTCL Spring Program:
Your 2004 calendars are probably getting filled in a hurry, so here's another date to take note of - March 19th! Join your colleagues from throughout New England for:
ONCE UPON A FAIRY TALE:
Folklore and Fairy Tales in Books for Children and Young Adults
The New England Round Table of Children's Librarians (NERTCL) will host a one-day spring workshop on Friday, March 19, 2004, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, at Bryant College in Smithfield, R.I.
Conference speakers will be Dr. Maria Tatar, author of Off with Their Heads! Fairy Tales and the Culture of Childhood, The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales, and other books on fairy tale literature. She will speak about fairy tales from an academic perspective.
Donna Jo Napoli will speak from an author's perspective. She is well known for her fairy tale adaptations, Spinner, Breath, and many others. She is a professor of Linguistics at Swarthmore College, makes many school visits, and likes to encourage new writers.
Susan Jeffers will speak as an illustrator of fairy tales and other classics. She was a Caldecott Honor winner for The Three Jovial Huntsmen and is also well known for Cinderella, The Snow Queen and other illustrated fairy tales.
Books will be available for sale and autographing.
If you are a member of NELA, you will be receiving registration information in the next few weeks. More information can be found on the NELA site at http://www.nelib.org/conf_archOpen.asp?ID=772.
Save the date so you can join us for this exciting line-up of speakers!
Corinne Fisher
Chair, New England Round Table of Children's Librarians (NERTCL)
Reading Public Library
MLA Youth Services Section Spring Program: Poetry with Pizzazz!
The Youth Services Section of the Massachusetts Library Association cordially invites you to attend "Poetry With Pizzazz" on March 26, 2004 at the Tower Hill Botanical Garden in Boylston. The event will be held from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM (9:30 AM coffee). Poet X.J. Kennedy will be the keynote speaker. Mr. Kennedy will discuss ways to promote poetry to children and teens and offer suggestions for building a poetry collection that supports the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks. In addition, a panel of youth services librarians will share successful poetry programs for youth of all ages. Mr. Kennedy will conclude the program with a poetry reading and book signing.
Make sure to save this date on your 2004 calendar!
2004 Summer Reading Adventure - Explore other worlds @ your libraryŽ:
Please be sure to visit the Online Manual at http://www.nmrls.org/sum/2004/index.html. There are lots of ideas for programs, displays, reading lists, and more!
Upcoming Summer Reading Adventure Workshops:
Designing Program Flyers for Summer Reading 2004
2/25/2004 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM - NMRLS, Danvers
Learn basic principles of design and layout for flyers. Also learn how to use clip art and graphics from the Internet. Practice your skills in the NMRLS lab and produce a finished flyer that you can use back at your library.
Summer Reading Program Roundtables
3/11/2004 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Langley Adams Library, Groveland
3/15/2004 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Lucius Beebe Library, Wakefield
3/30/2004 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM - J.V.Fletcher Library, Westford
Need ideas for your Summer Reading Program? Share your ideas on Explore other worlds @ your libraryŽ and grab a few from this roundtable. Bring samples, photos, etc. Let's create a new world on summer programs!
Facilitated by NMRLS Youth Services Consultant Susan Babb.
Please register for the workshops listed above at http://www.nmrls.org/ce/ceform.shtml
Intern Update!
Kelli Garvey, who interned at the Beverly Public Library during the Spring of 2003, was offered a job at a small private elementary school in Maryland. The principal had wanted to start a library for quite some time, but had not found anyone to do it, and the school has not had the funds to hire anyone. They just accepted a grant for the school and have offered a thrilled Kelli the job. Kelli feels confident that many of the skills she learned at Beverly will help her in this position.
She will basically be looking at the current collection of books in each classroom, assessing the situation, and coming up with a way to catalog their books in a computer system of some kind. Also, she will be helping the students become oriented to having a library system. Right now there is no room designated for a "library", so she will be working primarily within each classroom.
She is also organizing an adolescent book club for five young girls from her church. They are starting next month, reading Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix.
(To read about Kelli's internship at Beverly, please visit http://www.nmrls.org/news/apr03/intern.shtml)
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Please be sure to check the CE Handouts Page at http://www.nmrls.org/ce/handouts.shtml for handouts to many workshops!
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Upcoming Youth Services Workshops
The Youth Services Book Review Group
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Monday, April 5,2004
Tuesday, May 4, 2004
Wednesday, June 2, 2004
The Youth Services Book Review Group meets once a month, from 10:00 to 12:00, at the NMRLS office in Danvers. Books from publishers are available to reviewers in advance of their publication date. Reviews are shared each session in round-robin fashion. New reviewers are always welcome! Just come and the books will fall into your hands!
Please register for the workshops listed below at http://www.nmrls.org/ce/ceform.shtml
YS Resources on the Web: Planning a Web Site (Series of 3 Sessions)
2/24/2004 - 01:30 PM to 04:30 PM - NMRLS, Danvers
Session Two: Planning a Web Site
Web Site planning should be a careful and thought out process. In this workshop, participants are going to examine their objectives in creating a Web site as well as organizing and designing the content of their site. Included in the workshop will be Web tool resources which can aid in creating a Web site.
Ten (10) PDPs will be awarded if all 3 sessions are attended. This series has been approved by the DOE.
NEW! Surf the 2004 Online Summer Reading Program Manual!
3/9/2004 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM - NMRLS, Danvers
Susan Babb, NMRLS Youth Services Consultant, will demonstrate how to access the wealth of information available through the Massachusetts Regional Library Systems' Explore other worlds @ your libraryŽ online summer reading program manual. This workshop will also feature opportunities for group discussion and idea sharing.
Making the Connections:
A MSLMA/NMRLS Library Media Specialist Discussion Series
3/25/2004 - 03:00 PM to 05:00 PM - Wilmington Middle School
Session Four: Book Discussion: Books and Techniques
Join your colleagues in discussions of books for all levels. What tools do you use in book selection? What are some creative ways to acquire books? How do you get kids motivated to read? How do you create your summer list?
There will be breakout sessions for the different grades represented by participants.
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