Read! Think! Create! @ your library (Summer 2003):

JanWay:
JanWay materials should have arrived in your library by now. Please contact Susan Babb if they haven't!

Photo Displays:
As your summers get going and you are able to take digital photographs of what is happening in your library, please send by email those photographs! Susan Babb will mount a virtual display of summer activity in the region on http://www.nmrls.org/sum/NMRLS_edition.shtml.

Statistics:
Please be sure to look at http://www.nmrls.org/sum/evaluation.shtml to keep in mind the kind of statistics the region wants you to keep! We have made it a little less difficult!

Total Number of Participants	Children Birth to 11 yrs	Young Adults* Ages 12 to 18	Adults 19 and up
Who participated in the program (who completed at least one program requirement)

NMRLS Summer Updates:
Be sure to check http://www.nmrls.org/sum/NMRLS_edition.shtml for any updates for NMRLS!

Top Ten Diversity Picture Books Published in 2002:

The Best of Beyond Difference is a recommended list of the top ten diversity picture books published in 2002. The list was compiled by the Vermont Center for the Book and a committee of educators who were guided by the desire to find quality picture books that reflect the diverse experiences of all children in the United States. Because the competition evolved from the Beyond Difference program, which introduces diversity into the third and fourth grade curriculum through picture books, these books are recommended especially for these ages. They are wonderful stories to read to older or younger children in any family or library setting.

For a listing of the books, please visit: http://www.vermontbook.org/best_03_bibliographies.html

National Storytelling Festival:

The National Storytelling Festival in historic Jonesborough, Tennessee is Oct 3-5. For more information see their website at http://www.storytellingcenter.net/festival/about-fest.htm.

In Jonesborough, you can sit outside under the moon and stars and next to the railroad track listening to ghost stories on Friday night followed by two days of powerful stories told by tale tellers from all over the country.