Sentences with phrase «of young librarians»

Who, you might wonder, is this man who gladdens the hearts of young librarians, middle - aged professors, and, I am told, droves of retirees?

Brashear is hampered by a number of impediments in addition to Sunday's personal abuses, including his seventh grade education (so that he has trouble with written exams and must seek the help of a young librarian, Jo [Aunjanue Ellis], who eventually becomes his wife), and the training school's commanding officer, Mr. Pappy (Hal Holbrooke), who makes it his personal divine mission to keep Brashear from passing his Master Diver exams.

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My hometown librarians took good care of me when I was young.

Librarians, school counselors and the Young Adult Association of the American Library Association are good resources for additional titles.

About Blog A blog which offers book reviews for young people of preschool to high school ages by a children's librarian with decades of experience in reading guidance.

The patrons of the establishment are even worse: Gloria (Walger, The Librarian) is a porn queen, Steve (Crawford, Game Over) is out to get laid at any cost, David (Dymond, Blackball) likes to dress in women's underwear, and John (Ableson, Boyfriends) exposes himself to young girls.

A young office worker develops a romantic relationship with an obese librarian, but struggles with the feelings of shame he experiences, knowing he is falling in love with a fat girl his friends would never approve of.

The exciting literary pop up also coincides with the launch of a new library in the City, where our young visitors can explore their love of reading by browsing through the books or become a librarian for the day.»

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.»

Presenters: Marci Young, Vice President U.S. Network Impact, United Way Worldwide; William Carpluk, Manager, Alliance Engagement, America's Promise Alliance; Serah S. Fatani, Director of Program Evaluation & Assessment, Office of Early Childhood Education, Chicago Public Schools; Leslie McKinily, Director of Preschool Programs, Chicago Public Schools; Bobbi MacDonald, Executive Director, City Neighbors Foundation; Kate Seidl, Reading Specialist & Librarian, City Neighbors Charter School; and from Attendance Works, Hedy Chang, Director; and Cecelia Leong, Associate Director.

It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long - time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association.

: The worst student to teacher ratios in the country; near the worst per pupil funding in the US; low starting salary schedules that shortchange new teachers so the oldest teachers can be overpaid, though all do the same work; LIFO policies so that younger teachers are always fired first no matter how good they are and no matter how poor senior teachers are; teacher layoffs expected at every recession, with waves of recessions expected indefinitely; bad funding in the absence of recessions and worse funding in recessions; constant loading with additional requirements and expectations; poor and worsening teacher morale; poor and worsening working conditions; ugly architecturally uninspired facilities and often trashy temporary classrooms; inadequate learning materials, resources and technology; inadequate administrative support with the worst student / administrator ratios in the county; inadequate librarian, psychologist, behavioral specialist, counselor, nurse support due to the worst ratios; inadequate student discipline structures; and much more...

«This change also speaks to the importance of sustaining conversations among librarians, publishers, distributors and authors to continue advancing our shared goals of connecting writers and readers,» Young added.

Special professional publications of interest to young - adult and children's librarians and school library media specialists are also covered in a separate section.

The Media section of Booklist includes reviews of materials for school library media centers and school district collections; for public - library media collections; for use within libraries by children's, adult, and young - adult librarians in program contexts; for public - library circulating media collections; and for civic, community, religious, and special - interest groups and individuals who use the resources of libraries.

The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq (2005), by Jeanette Winter, brings the same story to younger readers.

Unfortunately, it isn't the first time I've heard a teacher quick to praise the new school librarian who is supposedly doing so much more than the former one, especially in the case of a younger person replacing an older person.

Designed to aid Young Adult librarians with graphic novel collections, the list presents graphic novels published in the past 16 months, selected for proven or potential appeal to the personal reading tastes of teens.

She's spoken to audiences across America, including conventions of the National Association of Catholic School Librarians and the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association.

Teachers, librarians, and parents can access the additional features by being one of the first 10,000 to sign up in the US; those who work with young readers in some for outside of the classroom or outside of the US but are still interested in the club's additional features will be able to download them from the website.

When young librarians are starting their careers, they often float around to different branches, depending on their placements or series of starter jobs.

This is a term coined by the younger librarians are are open to the idea of electronic content.

«Throughout the past fifteen years, librarians have introduced millions of children to Harry Potter, and helped young readers discover the joy of reading,» said Ellie Berger, President of Scholastic Trade Publishing, in a press release.

At the same time, they reinforce librarians» commitment to young adult readers» wide - ranging reading tastes and abilities as recognized by the work of Margaret Edwards, Booklist, YALSA, and the American Library Association as a whole.

The article presents the results of a survey of spending on children's and young adult (YA) collections in public libraries, with particular attention paid to the finding that only thirty percent of public libraries collaborate with local school librarians when building their children's and YA collections.

American Association of School Librarians / Association for Library Service to Children / Young Adult Library Services Association Interdivisional Committee on School / Public Library Cooperation.

is a free app to help teens, parents, librarians, educators, and anyone who loves young adult literature access to the past three years» of YALSA's awards and lists on their smartphone.

Librarians from the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC) award the Newbery Medal and the Caldecott Medal while the Printz Award is decided on by a committee from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).

Sherry Early is a former librarian, homeschooling mom of eight wonderful children and young adults, and inveterate reader.

A contributor to the Romance section of Gale's What Do I Read Next, co-author of Voice of Youth Advocate's annual «Clueless: Adult Mysteries with Young Adult Appeal» column, a reviewer for Library Journal, and co-author of The Mystery Readers» Advisory: The Librarian's Clues to Murder and Mayhem (2001), Charles was named 2002 Librarian of the Year by the Romance Writers of America and names good chocolate and good books as two of the world's great pleasures.

Librarians and educators should steer young readers toward these biographies of music makers.

Young adult (YA) librarians who work in public libraries typically have a nonstop schedule of programs to run, volunteers to supervise and events to coordinate, while school librarians are busy developing curriculums and collections for the coming school year.

Characters besides Julie's aristocratic family include a deaf librarian, a dashing young contractor, a lovesick French nanny, a conniving archivist, and members of the local constabulary (including a particularly violent and hostile Water Bailiff).

Brooke Newberry (early literacy librarian, LaCrosse [Wisc.] Public Library), Stephanie C. Prato (head of children's services, Simsbury [Conn.] Public Library), and Mary Schreiber (youth collection development specialist, Cuyahoga County [Ohio] Public Library) set out to clarify the revised standards for the under - 18 months, 18 — 24 months, and 2 — 5 years groups, and provide actionable tips in an... Continue reading Digital Media Recommendations for Our Youngest Patrons →

It falls to a renowned book conservator and a young librarian who risked his live to save it to discover its secrets and piece together the mystery of its miraculous survival.

Like the librarian in The Borrower whose honesty is tested when young boy hides out in the local library, many of these stories feature ordinary people beset by highly unusual circumstances.

Comi and cutting - edge game designer Zeitgeist Games today announced the release of the iPhone version of Aimee Major Steinberger's smash - hit manga journal «Japan Ai — A Tall Girl's Adventure in Japan» — named one of the Young Adults Librarian Association's Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens of 2009!

Amazon's description: «Ideal for youth librarians at public libraries, school librarians, and teachers, this book enables you to direct young readers toward series titles that will help establish a lifelong love of reading.»

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.»

An author of books for young adults points to research showing that strong school library programs led by a certified school librarian help ALL students do better in school, including students whose parents can't afford to provide all the resources kids need to do well in school: «[Research] tells us that even after adjusting for factors such as parental education, father's occupation, and social class, the impact of having books available in the home is as strong a predictor of school success as socioeconomic status.»

Katherine Paterson, two - time winner of both the National Book Award (The Great Gilly Hopkins and The Master Puppeteer) and Newbery Medal (Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I loved), is the second person to be named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington.

This means that many of Clayton's younger citizens never check out a library book or even meet a trained librarian until they reach the school's Media Center.

EveryLibrary, the Urban Librarians Unite (ULU) organization, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), and the School of Information Studies at Dominican University are proud to support this event and ISLMA's efforts to restore licensed school librarians in schools across Librarians Unite (ULU) organization, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), and the School of Information Studies at Dominican University are proud to support this event and ISLMA's efforts to restore licensed school librarians in schools across librarians in schools across the state.

Furthermore, she is involved with the Libraries of Middlesex (LMx) Teen Group, which provides an opportunity for Young Adult / Teen Services Librarians in Middlesex County to meet up, collaborate on projects, and share experiences and ideas.

The award is named in honor of the late Michael L. Printz, longtime YALSA member and Topeka, Kansas, school librarian, known for discovering and promoting quality books for young adults.

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), awarded Lauri Vaughan, upper school campus librarian at The Harker School, Upper School Campus in San Jose, CA, the 2017 Margaret A. Edwards (MAE) Award for Best Literature Program for Teens.

The members of the Best Fiction for Young Adults Committee are: Chair Elizabeth Bast, Starbuck Middle School, Racine, WI; Dawn Abron, Zion - Benton Public Library, Zion, IL; Catherine M. Andronik, Brien McMahon High School, Norwalk, CT; Kathleen Conger, Saint Paul Public Library, St. Paul, MN; Kim Dare, Herndon High School, Herndon, VA; Shelley M. Diaz, School Library Journal; Rachel Fryd, Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Susan Hawk, Dunwoody High School, Dunwoody, GA; Matthew Layne, Emmet O'Neal Library, Mountain Brook, AL; Kali Newstrom Olson, The Blake School, Minneapolis, MN; Jessica Hilbun Schwartz, Louisville Public Library, Louisville, CO; Emily Townsend, Cooperative Children's Book Center, Madison, WI; Marney Welmers, retired middle school librarian, Marana USD, AZ; C. Ellen Wickham, Raytown South High School, Raytown, MO; Meredith E. Wickham, Kemper - Newton Regional Library System, Union, MS; with the help of administrative assistant Molly Moore, Oconee County Library, Watkinsville, GA; and Daniel Kraus, Booklist Consultant, Chicago, IL.

He expressed the view that a «school can't properly call itself a school without a library» and noted the range of outcomes which a school librarian can support including literacy, information and digital skills and support for the wider wellbeing and development of children and young people.

It is precisely this responsiveness that has altered the landscape of the kinds of services and resources made available within the school library and stewarded by the school librarian, as so deftly articulated in a recent report published by ALA's Young Adult Library Services Association titled The Future of Library Services for and with Teens: A Call to Action.

A selection committee including librarians from OITP and ALA's three youth divisions — the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)-- are going to review the applications and select the grant rlibrarians from OITP and ALA's three youth divisions — the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)-- are going to review the applications and select the grant rLibrarians (AASL), the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)-- are going to review the applications and select the grant recipients.