Sentences with phrase «of libraries partnering»

The Community Novel Project model is featured in Chapter 7 of Libraries Partnering with Self - Publishing: A Winning Combination by Robert J. Grover, Kelly Visnak, Carmaine Ternes, Miranda Ericsson, and Lissa Staley.

With the help of our library partners we have introduced digital products under our RBdigital brand that offer patrons entertainment, lifetime learning and practical, affordable resources.

Not exact matches

Better World Books started 10 years ago with a campus book drive and since then has grown to be a $ 63 million company that sells books online collected from about 4,000 libraries as well as campus book drives and book drop boxes in communities around the U.S. With each book sold, the company donates another, along with a portion of the sale, to one of its nonprofit literacy partners.

Heraman, the chief executive of StockObjects, a New York City - based new - media stock library, and his partner managed to raise $ 700,000 from private - equity investors within a year of their company's launch, all the while managing to retain close to 90 % of its stock.

During the pilot phase of the program, State Securities Regulators» offices partnered with libraries in 20 states to offer free seminars on investment education.

With our business partners, we have put together a library of regulatory articles, blog posts, and guides that cover a wide range of topics.

Lantern Capital Partners is on the verge of acquiring The Weinstein Co. in a bankruptcy sale, after it was revealed that no bidders had topped the private equity firm's $ 310 million offer to buy the embattled studio's film library and television business.

Have Baby Will Travel is delighted to partner with Beaches Resorts for an amazing giveaway as part of the Passports With Purpose initiative to build two libraries in Zambia with Room To Read.

Our Library Partners Program includes discounted admission to more than 50 spectacular wildlife sanctuaries across the state, where library patrons can explore and enjoy the nature of Massachusetts.

Nonetheless, City Council members asked library officials to come back in 60 days after investigating the feasibility of partnering with the Park District to build a campus on the city's south side.

«We are excited to partner with hoopla digital to bring our beloved characters and educational content to library patrons across North America,» said Jennifer A. Perry, Vice President & Publisher of Worldwide Media Distribution, Sesame Workshop.

«Our partner libraries and their patrons often express how hoopla digital has become part of the experience they have with their families.

«I am excited to once again partner with the libraries in my district to host the Hot Dog Roast Fundraisers and support the branches» efforts to meet the needs of the community.

The Erie County Department of Social Services is partnering with ACCESS of WNY, Literacy Buffalo, SACRA, Matt Urban Center, Rural Outreach Center, Community Concern of WNY, and the Erie County Public Libraries in Springville, Kenmore, Cheektowaga, and Akron to provide this service.

Aside from having the banners, Libraries, Erie County Hall, and all of the partner sites will have a printed «Bullying Stops Here» Calendar of Events with more than 30 activities taking place throughout October with a focus on the anti - bullying / peaceful coexistence theme.

More than 30 % of its learners take their classes on mobile devices, or get Internet access and guidance at U.S. embassies, libraries, and community centers that have partnered with Coursera in many countries.

Together with a partner from the industry, the research team successfully tested a vaccine from a new AAV mimotope library for a tumour antigen of breast cancer, the growth factor HER2.

Through the BEN Scholars (BEN is short for BiosciEdNet), AAAS and its partners in the program are training select faculty members in the use of resources from the BEN Portal digital library; they bring their new insight not only to students but also to other faculty at their institutions.

Cellecta, partnered with RPCI, FHCRC, and TSRI has created one of the most effective and published pooled shRNA library platforms available.

The mission of Astro4Girls is to partner NASA science educators with libraries to engage girls and their families in astronomy.

While developing science programming for your library, consider collaborating with one of these partners for their expertise and experience.

Real Plans offers meal planning, an existing library of recipes, ability to import any recipe you find anywhere on the internet, ability to add in all the recipes from a number of popular food bloggers who are partners, dynamically created shopping lists for the ingredients, automatic ingredient sizing for the number of servings you choose to prepare, nutrient data for each recipe, and more.

The fact that we are also able to partner with the ingenious charity DonorsChoose.org to donate an entire library of books to a school is a true honor.

Cognizant of the fact that Wii U's poor install base scared away most major third - party publishers, Nintendo has been assiduous in reaching out to those partners in order to build a strong library for the Switch.

While commemorative concerts, documentaries, and vigils are in the works, the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) is partnering with local libraries to celebrate the cinematic legacy of the iconic musician.

In 2011, my colleagues and I at The Lovett School partnered with a design team and invited the larger community, including new and old friends from around the country, to try to answer the question «What might be the future of the K - 12 library?»

This work sheet is part of a special library of free printable work sheets created for Education World by one of our partners, TLS Books.

«In Australia, we've adapted that into a full teacher training program, where we help teachers understand how to integrate the curriculum into their classrooms and other ways that educational communities - such as libraries and community centres - can use and partner with educators to create digital making spaces, or some version of a Code Club in their school or library.»

AfterZone coordinating councils consist of representatives from key community partners (such as the school principal, a library representative, and a director from the site - management agency) in each AfterZone.

We propose the active participation of the school library media program toward the development of STEM identities among young people by having school librarians (1) provide advisory information on the science - infused books and programs that young people can read — the school librarian as the information specialist; (2) collaborate with STEM teachers and provide intellectual and physical access that further enrichs the STEM learning — the school librarian as the instructional partner; and (3) act as technology allies to help educators and students experiment with new media tools and online communities.»

This information outlines the role of the school library media center as a powerful and active partner in the school instructional program and provides guidance to school library media specialists in the development of best practices for teaching and learning.

They partnered with Beaufort County School District to identify students in need of Internet at home, and then the library managed the checkout and training process.

BCPS's library programs at the school level have designed and delivered innovative initiatives that provide experiential learning, twenty - first - century skill development, and literacy projects through the grants awarded each year by the Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools partners.

The report also provides the opportunity to engage your local government officials, partners and funders on the importance of libraries» summer learning leadership and their impact on improving the lives of youth.

* Leave with an understanding of the MAKER movement, STEAM initiatives and how their school library (librarian) can be used as a collaborative partner and resource during inquiry based research.

She partners with aspiring and published authors alike, enjoys well - worn library books, and is always up for a game of Scrabble.

One of the reasons for the petition is to make people in libraries, bookstores etc. aware that there ARE self - publishers who want to partner with them.

In 2015 Expect More was updated into a second edition with the support of some fabulous library partners.

During the week of April 16, the Huntley Area Public Library and our partner libraries will be transitioning to a new library catalog.

It's certainly off to a good start already, with a huge library of content and partners lined up, so it doesn't look like Amazon will have any issues making its brand new streaming box a success.

Library Directwill allow libraries to bundle books in Smashwords» catalog and select the books based on sales ranking; partnered with the new Pricing Manager which allows authors and publishers to set the prices that libraries will pay, even opting to make their titles free to libraries, the amount of ebook titles that libraries can offer to patrons will increase.

In fact, 56 of their public library partners have surpassed 1 million digital checkouts (eBooks and audiobooks) year to date in 2017, with 7 more well on their way to meeting this milestone prior to year end (compared to 49 total in 2016).

Now, OverDrive is partnering with HarperCollins on a second installment of the project, this time using a children's book and including school libraries in the experiment.

«Baker & Taylor is committed to working with our publishing partners to provide libraries with an outstanding selection of digital and printed materials for their patrons.»

Audiobooks in the public library system are also growing, the publisher has seen a 300 % increase in the number of loans through their partners such as Overdrive.

In support of these diverse communities, libraries and schools partnering with OverDrive are able to integrate a complete multilingual website interface available in 13 languages to search, browse and borrow titles.

We're thrilled to partner with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation so we can derive the first - ever data on the effects of e-readers in libraries with the end goal of scaling up across the developing world,» said David Risher, President and Co-Founder of Worldreader.

President Obama and Congress recently acknowledged the vital contributions of libraries by enabling them — for the first time — to be considered One - Stop partners and eligible for federal funding to support job training and job search programs.

This includes libraries that are disappointed with competitor eBook collections due to low checkouts and fewer features,» said Shannon Lichty, OverDrive's director of partner services.

«eBooks and audiobooks are serving more kids, young adults, travelers, students and readers of all genres of books than ever through innovative tools and expanded digital catalogs that our library partners offer.»