2006 ALSC Award Winners!
For more award winning books, please visit http://news.ala.org/releases/rollup.html
Newbery Medal
Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins (Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins)
Newbery Honor Books
Whittington by Alan Armstrong, illustrated by SD Schindler (Random House)
Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow by Susan Campbell Bartoletti (Scholastic Nonfiction, an imprint of Scholastic)
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale (Bloomsbury Children's Books)
Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by Hudson Talbott (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
Caldecott Medal
The Hello, Goodbye Window illustrated by Chris Raschka, written by Norton Juster (Michael di Capua Books, an imprint of Hyperion Books for Children)
Caldecott Honor Books
Rosa illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Nikki Giovanni (Henry Holt and Company)
Zen Shorts written and illustrated by Jon J Muth (Scholastic Press)
Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-air Balloon Ride written and illustrated by Marjorie Priceman (An Anne Schwartz Book from Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Simon & Schuster)
Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems illustrated by Beckie Prange, written by Joyce Sidman (Houghton Mifflin Company)
Summer Reading Program Updates
Record Breaking 2005 Massachusetts Summer Library Adventure
Part of our reading club involves the participants having to give a weekly report on the books they read. One kid was so worried that he'd miss a week that he phoned in his report from his vacation on the Cape. He said that he'd read for 18 hours. I asked, "Did you even have a chance to go swimming?" He said that he managed to take a small dip in between books. Now that's dedication!
While we have many avid readers participate in our program, it is the parents of the kids who read only a bit that seemed pleased. As one parent said, "He read only a couple of books a week but it was more than he would have read. AND it kept us coming to the library every week."
I have been told by teachers from our local elementary school that they can tell in September who has continued to read over the summer.
These are but a few of the stories and quotes gathered from the 2005 Summer Reading Program Going places @ your libraryŽ.
Statewide statistics for this year's summer library adventure are the highest in our thirteen year program history with 141,922 children, teens, and adults participating. Participating libraries noted that participation figures either increased (42%) or at least stayed the same (39%).
Highlights include:
- 31 statewide sponsors provided reading incentive coupons
- The Gnomes Across Massachusetts project which fostered collaboration between libraries, youth learning about Massachusetts towns and cities through gnomes travel journals.
- MBLC Movie ads:
"I was able to view the superb ads off the BLC site. The ones with photos...the girls sneakers on the pile of books and the boy holding a pile of books...how hip!! How simple!!! I'd love to see a photographer/graphic artist selected for future summer ad campaigns. We printed these off and displayed them in our library...patrons love them too!"
- Theme:
"Travel theme was a good one; kids were given address labels when they signed up and sent postcards to the library, which we hung up. Got some from as far away as Scotland and Germany, and from as close as Middleton!"
"We have many families who depend on us to have programs and activities year round, but particularly this time of year. Thanks for giving us a theme to revolve around; I value the continuity, connection and group spirit."
"Out of 145 SRP surveys that we collected, 135 commented that reading over the summer was a great activity. 24 added comments about how much they enjoy summer reading because they like to read different books to learn about new things, new people, and for fun."
"The 2005 summer reading program was immensely successful for all participants: the children were enthusiastic, filling in colorful train cars with titles of books and their names, which grace the walls of the Children's Room; the parents have commented upon the involvement of the children and their enjoyment of the cultural venues visited with the discount coupons; the librarians have had fun interacting with the children as they share their logs, books read, and places visited."
Plan of Service for Youth Services
The Youth Services Committee (www.nmrls.org/about/committee.shtml#ya) is meeting diligently to implement the first ever Plan of Service for Youth Services (www.nmrls.org/youth/pos.shtml).
One of their first activities will be sending out a survey to identify model programs in libraries and schools which benefit youth. The survey will also be a needs assessment of youth services librarians. Please watch for it!
New Offerings in the Professional Collection!
Fundamentals of Children's Services by Michael Sullivan. Chicago: ALA, 2005.
In his preface, Sullivan writes: "This book is intended to be a guide for the new or future children's librarian; a very practical, hands-on manual to being a children's librarian in a public library." He suggests this "primer" is not for children's librarians alone. He hopes that the book will help children's librarians and their administrators bridge the divide between the two.
The book is comprehensive and practical. Children's services, the mission of the library, collection development, and programming are all covered. In addition, there is a full chapter on "Management, Administration, and Leadership" with sections on budget, public relations, and professional development.
Sizzling Summer Reading Programs for Young Adults, Second Edition, by Katharine L. Kan for the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Chicago: ALA, 2006.
You will find all sorts of programs for teens in this book! It proves that any library, any size, for any number of teens, can find success in providing programs for teens. The Northeast should be very proud to find their own libraries in this book!
Peabody Institute Library in Peabody can be found on page 13! As part of the "Explore Other Worlds @ your library", they provided a "Battle of the Books" program for teens among others.
Melissa Rauseo is the YA librarian.
Amesbury Public Library is on page 38! Margie Walker shares how she and her teens use the summer reading program to make a difference in other people's lives. With "Explore Other Worlds @ your library", they chose the Heifer International Program. In this short description of the program, all the details are provided!
North Shore Video Contest - YA Program
By Theresa Maturevich, Youth Services Librarian, Stoneham Public Library
In Stoneham, we are just starting to publicize the 1st (and hopefully, not last) North Shore Video Contest, an idea unabashedly "borrowed" from the Duxbury Free Library which runs a very successful South Shore Video Contest. And the best part for all you YA librarians is that you don't have to do anything but print out a few posters and pamphlets and maybe mention it to a few kids.
The basic idea is that any North Shore teen can submit an original video (20 minutes or less) to you by Friday, August 4, 2005. The content of the video is purely up to them as long as the content is appropriate for a general viewing audience. Submissions must be in Standard Play VHS format (no Extended Play or Super Long Play formats) or digital DVD format. An information session will be held at the Stoneham Library on Monday March 20 at 7:00 pm. Information is on our website at www.stonehamlibrary.org/teens..
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The Youth Services Book Review Group
Tuesday, March 7, 2006
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! (No registration required)
Making the Connections: A MSLMA/NMRLS Library Media Specialist Discussion Series
Research Models with Susan Ballard
3/14/2006 -- 03:00 PM to 06:00 PM -- Wilmington Middle School
NMRLS and Metrowest Present: Every Child Ready to Read @ your library
3/21/2006 -- 10:00 AM to 04:30 PM -- Billerica Public Library, Billerica
Young Adult Roundtable: Summer Reading 2006
3/30/2006 -- 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM -- Tewksbury Public Library, Tewksbury
For more workshops for youth services librarians, please visit www.nmrls.org/youth/ys_wkshops.shtml
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