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SLJ’s Kid-Lit Guide to Manhattan | BEA 2013 | School Library Journal

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:01:20 -0400

SLJ’s Kid-Lit Guide to Manhattan | BEA 2013 | School Library Journal:

Heading to New York City for BEA next week?

From the Tenement Museum to cocktails at the Algonquin Hotel and where to go for awesome cupcakes, SLJ’s got you covered!

Seriously. Don’t leave home without it....

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:01:23 -0400

Seriously. Don’t leave home without it.

libraryjournal:

cloudunbound:

Giving Barbara Hoffert’s 2013 BEA Galley & Signing Guide a second plug because it’s really the librarian’s best friend at BookExpo America. Looking to glean the most promising gratis (and not) galleys at the show? This is it. Sign up here to receive it imminently.

Seriously. If you are going to BEA and like free books: LJ’s galley guide is your jam.

“Librii fills me with almost a giddy anticipation for the...

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:01:29 -0400

“Librii fills me with almost a giddy anticipation for the future,” she tells Metropolis. “I can’t wait to see the creativity that flows out of Accra when young people are able to share their art and ideas with the rest of the world. Because I’ve backed the Kickstarter project, I’m a subscriber to the first connected library. I’ll get a digital copy of whatever gets created first—a book of advice or a collection of children’s stories. The library will encourage and inspire all kinds of creation.” —TED speaker Jane McGonigal “A library revolution, started in part by Jane McGonigal’s TED Talk”

Cream cheese and Red Hots? Really? Read an interview with Wendy...

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:02:41 -0400

Cream cheese and Red Hots? Really?

Read an interview with Wendy Mass about her new novel, Pi in the Sky, and enter to win a free galley!

Who didn’t fall in love with the Beast a little when he...

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:01:28 -0400

Who didn’t fall in love with the Beast a little when he showed Belle the library?

Check out 19 other amazing movie libraries here: “The 20 Most Beautiful Libraries on Film and TV” (via Flavorwire)

Diversity in YA: We're still taking submissions on your favorite YA books with Asian American characters!

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:02:20 -0400

Diversity in YA: We're still taking submissions on your favorite YA books with Asian American characters!:

diversityinya:

A reminder: May isn’t over yet, and we’d still love to know which YA books about Asian American characters you’ve enjoyed. If you submitted something and you haven’t seen it posted yet, that’s probably because we’re saving up a bunch of the shorter ones to put in one bigger post. But if you…

The creation of Winnie-the-Pooh will be the subject of a new...

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:02:52 -0400

The creation of Winnie-the-Pooh will be the subject of a new film.
According to The Daily News’s Page Views blog, Goodbye Christopher Robin, “will explore A.A. Milne’s life between 1918 and 1930 and will disclose details of his relationship with his son, their bond over ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ and how fame affected their lives.”

Shooting is planned for the summer of 2014.

“Is a passionate tap enthusiast. Once danced with Mandy Patinkin.” and other fun facts...

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:04:20 -0400

“Is a passionate tap enthusiast. Once danced with Mandy Patinkin.” and other fun facts about Judy Blume compiled by Vulture.

wnyc: Why does your public library rock? The Brian Lehrer Show...

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:02:45 -0400

wnyc:

Why does your public library rock? The Brian Lehrer Show is helping the Revson Foundation gather stories about your local public library. Nominate it and it could win a $10,000 prize!

-Jody, BL Show-

For your Monday viewing pleasure: “Incredible Reading...

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:01:18 -0400

For your Monday viewing pleasure: “Incredible Reading Rooms Around the World” by Alison Nastasi at Flavorwire.

This is the breath-taking Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève in Paris.

rachel453: Some of the examples of submitted designs for...

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:03:04 -0400

rachel453:

Some of the examples of submitted designs for Maureen Johnson’s coverflip experiment. It really shows that perception is everything here. These were part of the curated collection in collaboration between Maureen and the Huffington Post to select some of the best but lead others to investigate further (young adult books and curation colliding!!! Exciting for my research).

There is also a video on the HuffPost article page with presenters talking about the experiment, and the female presenter actually mentions her shame at reading young adult books in public, so she ends up hiding what she is reading.

Photo

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:47:57 -0400

John Green's tumblr: The Commencement Address

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:01:13 -0400

John Green's tumblr: The Commencement Address:

fishingboatproceeds:

Some people have asked to read the commencement address I delivered this morning to the 2013 graduates of Butler University. So here it is.

My own commencement speaker, who shall remain nameless, began with a lame joke about how these speeches only come in two varieties: Short and bad. This…

19 Wonderful Vintage School Library Posters

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:01:32 -0400

19 Wonderful Vintage School Library Posters:

fggtlibrarian:

These imaginative posters from the 1960s encouraged kids to (gasp!) explore the library.

Love ‘em, I just love ‘em all.

Pssst

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:23:52 -0400

libraryjournal:

I’ve been working hard to get a Tumblr / LJ party together for ALA. Still figuring out the final details, but pencil in Saturday, June 29 at 7pm. This will be our moment of glory.

Happy May birthdays to LJ and SLJ staffers Annalisa, Beth,...

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:01:01 -0400

Happy May birthdays to LJ and SLJ staffers Annalisa, Beth, Karyn, Kent, Margaret, and Shelley!

J.K. Rowling’s spreadsheet for Harry Potter and the Order of the...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:02:38 -0400

J.K. Rowling’s spreadsheet for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and other “Famous Authors’ Handwritten Outlines for Great Works of Literature” from Flavorwire.

From picture books to YA, The Horn Book has summer reading...

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:01:26 -0400

From picture books to YA, The Horn Book has summer reading covered!

Want the list in PDF form? Go here.

"I owe everything I am and everything I will ever be to books."

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:17:01 -0400

“I owe everything I am and everything I will ever be to books.”

- Gary Paulsen (via chelseyphilpot)

Laini Taylor’s third “Daughter of Smoke &...

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:01:31 -0400

Laini Taylor’s third “Daughter of Smoke & Bone” novel title announced and a special trailer via Entertainment Weekly.