Sentences with phrase «with library holds»

Demand is continuing to build for Emily Fridlund's debut novel History of Wolves (Atlantic Monthly Press; Recorded Books; OverDrive Sample), with library holds ratios topping 4:1 in a number of systems.

Not exact matches

My primary sources are Edith Hamilton's collection of Greek, Roman, and Norse myths, 6 plus one of the translations of Grimms's fairy tales, 7 and the Larousse encyclopedia of myths throughout the world.8 Once I find several likely candidates among the tales, I try to read everything written about them available in a library with large holdings in the humanities.

In Jesus time when he fled Herod with his parents, the largest group of Jews where he possibly fled to, were located in Alexandria, a place where 300 years earlier Alexander, who conquered as far as India and tried to have his subjects learn about and understand each other... had followers that built the great library of Alexandria, holding much of the knowledge of the ancient world.

They had bought brand new wooden blocks for the children's library and held a block party for the kids to play with them and hear stories read to them about shapes.

Hudson Companies, in partnership with Marvel Architects, plans to build a 36 - story tower, which will hold 139 condo units and a 21,500 - square - foot library operated by the Brooklyn Public Library system.

• The approval and signing of a contract with Vincent Heating and Fuel for the installation of a pellet boiler for heating the town library, meal site, health center and ambulance building was tabled and to be held for the March town board meeting giving time to acquire some more information to address issues that arose during this months review.

NASAScience4Girls and Their Families is a multi-faceted effort, reflecting the role of the SMD Forums in increasing: the efficiency and effectiveness of the SMD E / PO program, the partnerships between NASA science education programs and libraries, and the educational events held in conjunction with Women's History Month.

I could write about outdoor Pre-Grounded yoga that works, why you should teach professional development yoga for pre-school teachers, sweet family classes on Saturday afternoons with mamas and daughters holding hands in Savasana, weaving in story, how to overcome the naysayers and teach 0 - 3, how to rock a library story time — the few sweet successes I've experienced so far.

In the castle's library, a baby shower was held for Princess Fiona by Queen Lillian, attended by various Fairytale creatures, including Pinocchio (voice of Cody Cameron), Snow White (voice of Amy Poehler), Cinderella (voice of Amy Sedaris), Sleeping Beauty (voice of Cheri Oteri), Rapunzel (voice of Maya Rudolph), the Gingerbread Man (voice of Conrad Vernon), and Dragon, etc., and presented her with gifts, mostly for burping and cleaning up her future baby.

Making information available on sites that teachers and students are already familiar with and that have kid cred keeps libraries and their holdings more accessible and relevant.

2 As charter school grows by a grade each year, allow the original large school to become increasingly overcrowded with classes held in the library and auditorium and rooms for special activities like arts and music eliminated.

He holds a master's degree in education from East Carolina University, and a master's degree in library and information science with a concentration in instructional technology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

They give me their student supply list for the upcoming year, a list of anything in their room that might need repairing, a want list (in case we somehow come up with some extra funds), and a holds list for anyone who might have a lost / damaged textbook or library book.

The district held 40 - hour literacy institutes over the last three years to train K - 3 teachers, implemented a consistent literacy progress - monitoring benchmark and assessment and provided leveled libraries in every classroom with 120 - minute literacy blocks districtwide.

The library, along with other community resources, could be a great place to hold career readiness programs and career fairs for middle school and high school students.

* in each public school having an enrollment of less than 300 students on October 15 of the prior school year, the board of education is required to employ, at a minimum, one half - time staff member who holds an educational services certificate with a school library media specialist endorsement; * in each public school having an enrollment of between 300 and 1,499 students on October 15 of the prior school year, the board of education is required to employ, at a minimum, one full - time staff member who holds an educational services certificate with a school library media specialist endorsement; and * in each public school having an enrollment of 1,500 or more students on October 15 of the prior school year, the board of education is required to employ, at a minimum, two full - time staff members who hold an educational services certificate with a school library media specialist endorsement.

a. (1) In each public school having an enrollment of less than 300 students on October 15 of the prior school year, the board of education shall employ, at a minimum, one half - time staff member who holds an educational services certificate with a school library media specialist endorsement.

Possible topics will include: How to facilitate / hold tough conversations with young students; diverse book choices and diverse libraries; the early elementary social justice history curriculum; celebrations and holidays in the culturally diverse elementary classroom.

Big Library Read is an opportunity for those with a library card to read the same digital title at the same time without any wait lists or holds.

A workshop on libraries and ebooks was held with Skip Dye, VP, Library and Academic Sales, Random House; George Coe, President, Library & Education, Baker - Taylor; Barbara Genco, Manager, Special Projects, Library Journal; Stephanie Anderson, Head of Readers Advisory, Darien Library; and Heather McCormack,... [Read more...]

All libraries deal with both Overdrive and 3M and were told not to hold back on any punches.

A workshop on libraries and ebooks was held with Skip Dye, VP, Library and Academic Sales, Random House; George Coe, President, Library & Education, Baker - Taylor; Barbara Genco, Manager, Special Projects, Library Journal; Stephanie Anderson, Head of Readers Advisory, Darien Library; and Heather McCormack, Collection Development Manager, 3M Cloud Library.

With an ebook reader, you can fit your personal library on a thinner - than - paperback - size device — one that's easy to toss in a bag and hold one - handed — and recharge only every few weeks.

Children's Book Week will be held May 1 - 7, 2017 and booksellers, libraries and schools are getting ready with the help of the Children's Book Council.

Browse from your library's collection of popular titles with no holds, no checkout periods and no limits to the number of magazines you can download.

«The Biggest Classroom in the Building: Libraries Staffed with Certified Librarians in Many Schools Hold Unexploited Potential to Raise Achievement and Meet the More Rigorous Demands of the Common Core.»

People can access their entire library on the go, in an easy to hold, lightweight design with a comfortable quilted back.

With the thriving choke hold that censorship has over public education and libraries, protests of this kind will be too costly to keep up.

Place holds, check - out items, view availability, manage fines and receive communications within individual library catalogs or in the venue the library believes will serve them best, without having to visit separate websites (libraries, not distributers, should be enabled to manage all interactions with users).

Libraries such as Sutherland Shire Libraries and Somerset Libraries will be hosting drawing and cartooning classes (to name a few), while other locations may even be holding writing competitions — with councils like Randwick City Library having a contest with categories for kids as young as three!

This event is held across the nation in various libraries and offers authors the ability to speak on different panels, display their books, and interact with other authors and readers.

Still, we wish to hold any device connected with library eBooks — and Kindle Fires often are employed for this purpose — to the highest possible standards of user privacy.

Using Baker & Taylor's suite of API services, libraries using the TLC system can now provide their patrons with full search and discovery of Axis 360 titles, view real - time availability, and complete a checkout or place a hold with one - click right from the library's online catalog.

Libraries have finite budgets and are unable to purchase enough copies to provide immediate access to his week's best sellers (unlike bookstores) and the hottest titles will, inevitably, be checked out with lengthy holds lists.

«We're thrilled to offer Open Road's treasured titles to our partner libraries and their patrons anytime with a library card, without any holds or waits,» said Jeff Jankowski, founder and owner of hoopla digital.

You can sign in to multiple libraries, with one or more library cards and all your holds and loans are consolidated on a single shelf.

Most libraries adhere to a strict hold ratio (usually around 3:1) in order to present patrons with the best user experience possible.

It has done partnerships with a company called Bilbary, which, as Carrie said, is a company that makes it possible for patrons who see a book that there's a long hold period on, that they can buy the book and the library gets a small part of the profit.

Built in Wi - Fi lets you start building your library anywhere with a wireless connection, holding up to 1,100 books, with most downloadable in less than a minute.

Kobo claims the additional storage space can hold up to 700 manga titles or up to 28,000 ebooks, so for those with large digital libraries you might want to check out the new 32 GB Kobo Aura One when it comes out.

Held every two years, this four - day educational and networking conference will address the massive surge in library eBook borrowing with panels on industry trends, best practices, marketing and outreach, and upcoming enhancements to the OverDrive (www.overdrive.com) service.

LibraryThing for Libraries ™ enriches your online catalog with data and features that invite your patrons to browse, search, and interact with your library's holdings in completely new ways.

Library patrons hold a lot of sway with their local libraries.

This past week, a new author with a newly - released book asked how I approached libraries about holding book signings.

Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines Lightweight: At 10.2 ounces, lighter than a typical paperback Wireless: 3G wireless lets you download books right from your Kindle, anytime, anywhere; no monthly fees, service plans, or hunting for Wi - Fi hotspots Books in Under 60 Seconds: Get books delivered in less than 60 seconds; no PC required Improved Display: Reads like real paper; now boasts 16 shades of gray for clear text and even crisper images Longer Battery Life: 25 % longer battery life; read for days without recharging More Storage: Take your library with you; holds over 1,500 books Faster Page Turns: 20 % faster page turns Read - to - Me: With the new Text - to - Speech feature, Kindle can read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud to you Large Selection: Over 230,000 books plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs available Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases $ 9.99, unless marked otherwith you; holds over 1,500 books Faster Page Turns: 20 % faster page turns Read - to - Me: With the new Text - to - Speech feature, Kindle can read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud to you Large Selection: Over 230,000 books plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs available Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases $ 9.99, unless marked otherWith the new Text - to - Speech feature, Kindle can read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud to you Large Selection: Over 230,000 books plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs available Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases $ 9.99, unless marked otherwise

The event will be held in collaboration with Telefónica and will focus on the Integration of different sources of content in libraries and experiences in library management of digital content.

After a remarkable amount of prepub attention, including a feature on last week's CBS Sunday Morning, which included the book's eerie trailer, Marisha Pessl's novel broke in to the top 100 on Amazon sales rankings with growing holds in libraries.

(3) In each public school having an enrollment of 1,500 or more students on October 15 of the prior school year, the board of education shall employ, at a minimum, two full - time staff members who hold an educational services certificate with a school library media specialist endorsement.

Holds are growing in several libraries for Scott Anderson's Lawrence in Arabia, (RH / Doubleday; Blackstone Audio), which receives a mixed review in this week's NYT Sunday Book Review, with the dismissive comment that books keep being written about T.E. Lawrence because, «After all, somebody keeps buying the stuff.»

By holding seminars and classes, and by bringing local authors together face to face with readers and aspiring authors, libraries can help unleash the talent locked inside the minds and fingertips of their local community's writers.