I spent the past few days at the ALA convention in DC, and I have a few interesting things to share with you.
I attended an early literacy panel called Babies & Books Beyond the Library: Developing an Early Literacy Campaign. The panel highlighted Brooklyn's early literacy campaign, Brooklyn Reads to Babies. That website describes their campaign, which has been very successful.
The other speaker was Susan Straub, founder of the Read to Me program. She has some useful materials on her website to share with parents and caregivers, including a dvd that I plan to purchase for the professional collection.
I also attended a really neat panel on the process of creating audiobooks. The speakers included Bruce Coville, Judy Blume, John Green, and Jack Gantos. A podcast of the program is available right here, on the PLA blog.
And just for fun, here's a funny mockumentary that someone made about the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle: March of the Librarians.
Anyone else who was in DC last weekend, please feel free to comment here with ideas, impressions, anecdotes, etc..
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
What comes after Harry Potter?
The first editor to spot the potential of Harry Potter claims that a fantasy about a boy archeologist will be the next big thing in children's lit.
Read more in The Guardian.
Read more in The Guardian.
Delaware Book Festival
Saturday, November 3, 2007
The 2nd Annual Delaware Book Festival
10AM - 4PM
Rain or Shine
All Events Free
The First Heritage Park At Dover
Read more about it at this website.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Nancy Drew Get A Clue
Hello, children's librarians! I'm just posting some information about the new Nancy Drew movie. There are lots of possibilities for library program tie-ins. It's too bad it didn't come out last summer, though - that would have dovetailed perfectly with the summer theme.
>Hi PUBLIBers!
>
>For those of you living under a rock?
>Warner Bros (WB) announced last summer a new movie
>titled *Nancy Drew Mystery in the Hollywood Hills*
>would open August 15, 2007.
>
>Starting last summer and 6 conversations later with the WB...
>drum roll..... Warner Bros announces in November 2006
>that *Nancy Drew Get a Clue* will in theaters June 15th.
>
>Now the fun begins....
>
>1.)
>Later this spring Warner Bros mentions to me that they
>had Emma Roberts in New York sit down for the taping of an
>assortment of video greetings for different events and media.
>While she was there they had her do one for the "Get a Clue"
>SRP and holding a ND Book. Warner Bros was quite tickled
>with themselves
>
>And you could have knocked me over with a feather when
>Warner Bros had it hand delivered on a CD/QUICKTIME
>that very same day to my office. Libraryland is WINDOWS
>so I have revamped the video file in a couple of formats.
>Chose what works for you or chose not to. You may use it
>for whatever you want with the video files noted in #2.
>
>This could be a fun surprise on the big screen for
>those of you having a party or as *a trailer* for your
>library movie nights or show on a TV monitor :->
>
>_______________________________
>2.)
>DIYers may help themselves to a file here....
>http://www.summerreading.cla-net.org/nancydrew.html
>
>_______________________________
>3.)
>OR....Local libraries may find it easier to simply
>link to the summer reading Online greeting at
>http://www.summerreading.cla-net.org/drewvideo.html
>
>AND / OR / INSTEAD OF / CONTINUE ON...
>
>To a page then links to a Online generic one-video
>fits-all 4-minute mini-puppet show about the wonders
>of the "Get a Clue @ your library" done by the wonderful
>SWAZZLE Production guys here in Hollywoodland...
>http://www.summerreading.cla-net.org/srpkickoff/index.html
>You may link to this if you wish from your library's web site.
>
>_______________________________
>4.)
>Nancy Drew Press Essentials Kit with ready to use
>items to spiff up your articles and reviews!
>http://www.nancydrewsleuth.com/nancydrewpresskit.html
>
>_______________________________
>5.)
>Online video: Inside Nancy Drew's Detective Kit.
>This is a really fun item that could be shown at a
>ND party http://www.alloy.com/5/32/3614/1
>
>_______________________________
>6.)
>Two NEW Activity Books for ND Parties.
>Nancy Drew fans are transformed into super sleuths as
>they break codes, solve mystery puzzles, follow notes
>to case their neighborhood, and spy on unusual suspects
>in this new series of Nancy Drew Activity Books. 64-pages
>
>"Nancy Drew: Still Sleuthing!"
>http://www.simonsays.com/content/book.cfm?tab=4&pid=526830
>"Nancy Drew: Hollywood Head Scratchers"
>http://www.simonsays.com/content/book.cfm?tab=4&pid=526890
>
>_______________________________
>7.)
>Make your own Nancy Drew T-Shirt with a printable iron-on
>to wear Friday June 15th...
>http://www.summerreading.cla-net.org/nancydrew.html
>
>_______________________________
>
>Have fun!
>
>Stephanie Stokes, Coordinator
>California Summer Reading Program
>Phone: 818-980-7476
>e-mail: stephanie@casummerreading.org
>URL: www.summerreading.cla-net.org
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