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National Craft Month Who in your community or school creates the most unusual craft projects? Invite guest speakers and community displays. You might be amazed at the talent in your community or school! Have left-over supplies from earlier programs? Set up a drop-in craft activity this month and use up those odds and ends. Find craft ideas for elementary age students at Teacher Place. National Craft Month is sponsored by Hobby Industry Association (HIA) , a non-profit trade organization consisting of over 4,000 member companies engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of craft and hobby products.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
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WE LOVE BOOK LISTS!
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JUST FOR FUN Let your recycled children’s books keep you on time! Idea #5 in this post on wikiHow suggests creating a clock from a children’s book. Thanks to Jo McLain for this timely link!
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APRIL IS SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH Start planning now for Communities Thrive @ Your Library. American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has plenty of resources on their web page, including 30 Days of Activities for School Library Month.
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WHO ARE YOU?
School Librarian, Media Director, Teacher Librarian: There have been a multitude of names for the person in charge of the school library. American Association of School Librarians (AASL) voted in January to officially use the title “school librarian”. Read the press release and the reasoning behind the decision here.
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CITING SOCIAL MEDIA American Psychological Association (APA) gives official guidelines for citing many types of sources and now is recognizing the growth of social media. Chelsea Lee discusses in the blog APA Style how to cite Twitter and Facebook posts.
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SUNWISE The SunWise Program is an environmental and health education program that aims to teach children and their caregivers how to protect themselves from overexposure to the sun. Classroom activities, a SunWise activity kit, and information about their poster contest are available online.
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GETTING
TEENS TO LIBRARY PROGRAMMING Wednesday, April 7, 2010 Attend this state-wide video conference from the comfort of your library system and take away ideas from a panel of Teen librarians on how they successfully get teens involved at their libraries.
Register here.
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BRADLEY INSTITUTE The 16th annual Institute for School and Public Librarians: Linking, Learning & Libraries is scheduled for Sunday, June 13 - Friday, June 18, 2010. This week of immersion into library programming and educational activities will be held on the campus of Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. Programs focus on the diverse skills and knowledge needed by school and public librarians to serve patrons and students. The agenda for the institute is diverse. Topics include readers advisory; issues in selecting and evaluating multicultural materials; getting kids excited about reading; collection management; dealing with diverse personalities; copyright; developing effective programming for all ages; using technology to promote reading; grant writing; security and safety in the library and much more. Applications must be submitted by March 19th. A maximum of fifty school and public librarians will be selected, with the intent of maintaining a balance between the two types of libraries and geographic representation. Attendees will be notified of their selection by mid-April. The announcement and application are located here. Additional information may be obtained from Ron Winner and Karen Egan at the Illinois State Library at 1-800-665-5576, ext. 1.
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ISLMA/LBSS ENDOWMENT FUND GRANT The Illinois School Library Media Association/Library Book Selection Service Fund will issue its third annual book grants this year. Public and private school libraries as well as public libraries registered in any of the Illinois Readers’ Choice awards programs—the Monarch Award, the Bluestem Award, the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, and the Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award—are eligible to apply. Grant recipients will be awarded one set of the 2011 reading campaign books for the award program indicated on their application. The titles in each book award set are determined by the individual committees in charge of the reading award programs. Sets include one copy each of the 20 or 22 books depending on the award program selected. Information about the grant is available at the ISLMA/LBSS Endowment Fund website. The online application form will be available at the website beginning March 15, 2010. All grant applications must be submitted by May 15, 2010. Applicants must also be registered for the appropriate 2011 Readers' Choice program by May 15, 2010 (a separate process). Questions may be sent to info@lbssfund.org, by fax to 309/649-0916 or by phone to 309/649-0911. Funds for the endowment fund were received by the Illinois School Library Media Association when the nonprofit Library Book Selection Service was dissolved in June of 2005. A stipulation of the agreement between LBSS and ISLMA was that the assets be invested in order to fund grants to encourage student reading of quality literature in Illinois. Book vendors interested in bidding for the contract to provide books for this grant will find information at the same website. This is a competitive bid. The ISLMA/LBSS Endowment Fund’s mission is to “Promote reading in Illinois.” Both in 2008 and 2009, the fund awarded 160 sets of books to school and public libraries.
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PENNY SEVERNS' SUMMER LITERACY GRANT The Penny Severns’ Summer Family Literacy Grant is an opportunity for public libraries in Illinois to receive funding for programs providing “integrated instruction and educational activities to improve the basic reading, math, writing skills or English language proficiency of parents and children together during the summer months. Services include reading enrichment and for both adults and children, literacy-based, interactive, parent-child activities and library activities for the families’ participation.” Read more about the Penny Severns’ grant online. The deadline for application is March 26, 2010.
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PICTURING AMERICA GRANT The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), in cooperation with the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, is now accepting applications for the Picturing America grant. Online applications will be accepted through March 31, 2010. Here is more information about the grant. Here is more information about Picturing America Program. Grantor: NEH and ALA Deadline: 3/31/2010
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EZRA JACK KEATS MINIGRANT PROGRAM
Ezra Jack Keats Minigrant Program For Public Schools
and Public Libraries The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation offers funding to public schools and libraries that are located in the United States for programs encouraging literacy and creativity in children. The minigrants are for $500 and the deadline to apply is Sept. 15, 2010. For more information visit here. Click here to download the Minigrant Application Form Grantor: Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Deadline: 9/15/2010
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LIBRI FOUNDATION GRANTS FOR RURAL LIBRARIES The Libri Foundation is a nationwide non-profit organization which donates new, quality, hardcover children's books to small, rural public libraries in the United States through its BOOKS FOR CHILDREN program. Here is more information. Libraries are qualified on an individual basis. In general, county libraries should serve a population under 16,000 and town libraries should serve a population under 10,000 (usually under 5,000). Libraries should be in a rural area, have a limited operating budget, and an active children's department. Please note: Rural is usually considered to be at least 30 miles from a city with a population over 40,000. Grants are awarded three times a year. Application deadlines remaining in 2010 are: (postmarked by) April 15th and August 15th. Grants are awarded April 30th and August 31st.
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Let’s Get It All Together is a
September - June monthly Youth Services Newsletter produced by |
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