From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Tue Nov 4 16:02:32 2008 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 16:02:32 -0800 Subject: [kids-lib] Resource for Children's Librarians Message-ID: Below is an email I received about a possible resource for program planning, particularly for the summer reading program. The current episodes cover: Using Music With Young Children (in the library): Music specialist Carole Peterson speaks on why and how to use music with young children, plus an exclusive song from Stuart Stotts, and an interview with Betsy Zahniser about The Music Box, an early childhood music programming tool. How does music help children develop early literacy skills, and early brain development. Booking a Performer: Librarian Sue Busch speaks on booking entertainment, plus a panel discussion on what to keep in mind when calling a performer to book a program, and two Halloween songs from Mr. Billy. Making a Music Video: Teaching artist Steve McLinn speaks on creating music videos with children, plus Librarian Rhonda Turley and teen brother-and-sister team Kathryn and Andrew speak about their own video-making experiences, and samples from many "video-safe" songs. Be Creative @ Your Library: Sally Snyder and Julie Tomlianovich of the Collaborative Summer Library Program speak about the 2009 theme and manual, plus two songs form your host, Monty Harper. Katie Anderson Youth Services Consultant Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator Library Development Oregon State Library 503-378-2528 katie.anderson at state.or.us -----Original Message----- From: Monty Harper [mailto:monty at montyharper.com] Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 8:31 PM To: ANDERSON Katie Subject: Resource for Children's Librarians: The Program Room Podcast Dear Katie, I don't know if you've heard about The Program Room, or had a chance yet to listen. The Program Room is a free audio magazine designed to support and encourage children's librarians as they plan their summer reading (or other children's) programs. Each episode this season focuses on one aspect of the "Be Creative @ Your Library" theme for Summer 2009. Current episodes cover making a music video, booking a performer, and singing with young children. New episodes are available every second Thursday. Two live Program Room conference calls are coming up this week. Today (Monday 11/3) at 1:00 PM Central is a conversation with Rozz Grigsby, Educational Director for the Oklahoma Children's Theater, on how to lead theater games with children. Friday (11/7) at 1:00 PM Central is a conversation with Dianne de Las Casas on how to tell stories with children. All the current Program Room episodes, past live conversations, downloadable resources, and links are now available in one place, at: http://www.ReadingSongs.com/TPR.html Please check it out and let me know what you think. I would love the chance to improve this resource based on your feedback. I am striving to include valuable information in each episode that will help librarians no matter the size of their community, staff, or budget. If you think The Program Room is helpful, please feel free to pass this information along to the librarians in your state. Thank you for checking it out! --- Monty Harper Award-Winning Children's Songwriter Stillwater, OK monty at montyharper.com (405) 624-3805 Listen to my Library Podcast: http://www.TheProgramRoom.com/ Sign Up For MontyNews: http://www.MontyHarper.com/ Read My Daily Blog: http://montyharper.blogspot.com Read My Science Blog: http://www.borntodoscience.com/ Purchase My Recordings: http://www.cdbaby.com/all/montyharper Children's Music Network: http://www.cmnonline.org From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Wed Nov 5 08:25:19 2008 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:25:19 -0800 Subject: [kids-lib] Billy Gorilly Message-ID: <20081105162519.7be794b2@OSLMAC.OSL.STATE.OR.US> I am passing on the following email I just received announcing Billy Gorilly's new releases which may be useful in your programming. This is not an endorsement, please review all material to determine if it is appropriate for your library and community. Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 _____ From: John Maellaro [mailto:john at billygorilly.com] To: Sent: Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:06:13 -0800 Subject: Kids Get Energized, Geniusized, and Socialized with Billy Gorilly I know this is a busy time for everyone, so I'll keep it short. ** Billy Gorilly Show Podcast for Kids Episode #14 released. Segments include; "Rhyming Words", "Pig Latin Name Game", & "Science Lesson" in a song. Free Activity pages for each learning segment. ** ?Dinosaurs? song ranked #1 on kids? music charts for 16 weeks at SongVault.fm ** ?Billy Gorilly ? Happy Birthday Gertie? music CD on the ballot for this years? Grammy Awards in the category of Best Children?s Music Album. To listen to "The Billy Gorilly Show" Podcast for kids, or to find out more about our educational Music & Fun for kids, go to www.billygorilly.com If you have any questions or need more information, please don't hesitate to contact me. Take Care, John Maellaro Flying Kitten Music (626) 966-7760 _________________________________ Swing into Creative Learning Billy Gorilly Music & Fun for Kids www.billygorilly.com If you would rather not receive information about Billy Gorilly in the future, please let me know by responding with a blank email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Fri Nov 7 10:57:59 2008 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 10:57:59 -0800 Subject: [kids-lib] New Books Available: cataloging and YALSA Awards Message-ID: <4E1B41C5-95C8-427D-87AD-A83D677D99DB@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> The following new titles are available to interlibrary loan from the Oregon State Library. If you would like to request this or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process or fax your request to the State Library document delivery department at 503-588-7119 with your full name, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number. Karpuk, D.J. (2008). KidzCat: A how-to-do-it manual for cataloging children's materials and instructional resources. New York: Neal-Schuman. At last--practical cataloging guidance specifically for youth materials! This user-friendly introduction to the basics of cataloging children 's materials will help you and your staff keep your collections organized, accessible, and manageable. In 13 information-packed chapters, Karpuk covers everything you need to know about cataloging -description, authority control, automation systems and retrieval, MARC, subject headings,classification, and more. Each chapter includes illustrative exercises (with answers) to help librarians learn to catalog their most important and popular resources, like: * Board and picture books * Sound recordings, including children's music and audio books * DVDs, including animations * Computer programs, including games and rewriting software * Multimedia kits * Series books * Children 's Web sites, Internet portals, and online resources Additional coverage includes outsourcing, local policy issues, future directions, and more. This is an essential resource for both new and seasoned librarians charged with cataloging children 's materials. (Book Description) Frolund, T. (2008). The official YALSA awards guidebook. New York: Neal-Schuman. This information-packed volume compiles bibliographic information about the books and authors honored by the Alexander, Edwards, and Printz awards given by YALSA-the division of the American Library Association (ALA) that serves the librarians who work with young adults. Essays written by experts in young adult content are included, and there are separate chapters about each award and its criteria. In addition, you'll find complete lists of award-winning books to date, speeches by and interviews with the winning authors, along with brief annotations, publisher information, subject/thematic descriptions and display and programming ideas. (Book Description) Be sure to check out our Library and Information Science (LIS) blog (http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/) to discover the most recent additions to our LIS collection and search our catalog (http://oregon.gov/OSL/index.shtml) for our complete holdings. Katie Anderson Youth Services Consultant Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator Library Development Oregon State Library 503-378-2528 katie.anderson at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Fri Nov 7 14:09:40 2008 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 14:09:40 -0800 Subject: [kids-lib] New Book Available: multimedia booktalks Message-ID: The following new title is available to interlibrary loan from the Oregon State Library. If you would like to request this or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process or fax your request to the State Library document delivery department at 503-588-7119 with your full name, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number. Diamant-Cohen, B. & Levi, S.K. (2009). Booktalking bonanza: Ten Ready-to-use multimedia sessions for the busy librarian. Chicago, IL: American Library Association . NOTE: When I browsed through this book I didn't like how it was organized, and some of the booktalk scripts weren't my style or I didn't like the book it was about. But, there are some excellent ideas and resources on how to integrate multimedia into your booktalks. And, you can take the media ideas from book and integrate them into booktalks you already do on the books you love. Another thing I like is the sections on "expanding your options" to adapt for different ages and the "resources cited" at the end of each chapter/session. If you like the books and booktalks in the book, you've got ten booktalking sessions ready to go! Katie Transform your booktalks to engage your audience! With multimedia infusing nearly every activity, today's audiences from toddlers to elders expect lively, interactive presentations. Now two award-winning experts outline their kid-tested, proven models for enlivening traditional booktalks. Get up to speed with exciting media technologies like YouTube videos, online music, PowerPoint presentations, Internet resources, and audio and video from the library collection, along with food, games, puppets, and magic or science experiments. Using these ten themed step-by-step presentations, it's easy! Quickly add whole new dimensions to the staid booktalk and *Actively engage your young audiences *Access ready-to-go 30-minute programs *Present dynamic, interactive talks *Enthrall listeners with spellbinding multimedia Each chapter offers a complete script, along with "stage directions"-which song or film clip or web link to insert when. End-of-chapter resource lists encourage librarians to tailor the subject matter to grades 4-6 or to YA audiences. Enticing, kid-friendly themes include lightning, wishes, mummies, immigration, dreams, body parts, lies, art, names, and cats and dogs. Children's librarians, school library media specialists, and teachers will welcome these time-saving programs. Adult and YA librarians and subject specialists will be inspired to jazz things up in their own presentations. Here's the know-how to make booktalks crackle with multimedia excitement. (Book Description) Be sure to check out our Library and Information Science (LIS) blog (http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/) to discover the most recent additions to our LIS collection and search our catalog (http://oregon.gov/OSL/index.shtml) for our complete holdings. Katie Anderson Youth Services Consultant Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator Library Development Oregon State Library 503-378-2528 katie.anderson at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Fri Nov 7 15:30:48 2008 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 15:30:48 -0800 Subject: [kids-lib] Possible Summer Reading program with Greta Pedersen Message-ID: <73BCF163-D31D-4484-A6AD-0A0FE07AB76D@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Below is an email I received about a possible summer reading program. This is not an endorsement, please check references to make sure this is an appropriate program for your library and your community. Katie Anderson Youth Services Consultant Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator Library Development Oregon State Library 503-378-2528 katie.anderson at state.or.us From: greta.pedersen at gmail.com [mailto:greta.pedersen at gmail.com] On Behalf Of Greta Pedersen Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 3:12 PM To: greta at greta.net Subject: Summer Reading 2009 with Greta Pedersen It's not too early to book your Summer Reading for 2009! For more information, contact Greta at greta at greta.net or 503.699.1814. Website: www.greta.net NEW: Making Up Songs with Greta A lively and interactive sing-along in which we create and adapt existing songs and stories through music and sign language. We'll also explore ways to make musical instruments out of household objects! The program is adaptable to each audience: preschool, school age, or a mixture of all ages. Customized Programs Greta will create a music program to complement your individual Summer Reading Program and other special event! Past themes include "Don't Bug Me ... I'm Reading," "Musical Clues," "Blast Off With Books," and "Teddy Bear Picnic." Don't be shy - ask what she can do for you! Crazy Camp Songs - If you want a traditional summer theme, this lively sing-along for you! It includes traditional and original songs that are perfect for singing around the camp fire, in the family car ... and at the library... with accompaniment on guitar and lap dulcimer. Also recommended: La Musica Es Magica/Music Is Magic (bilingual) This spirited, bilingual sing-along program celebrates the magic of music with songs in Spanish, English, and sign language; commentary is in Spanish and English. Actual songs vary according to the make-up of the audience (mostly Spanish speaking; mostly English, or a combination). Greta plays guitar, and brings her wonderful collection percussion instruments for selected members of the audience to play. ----------- A recipient of Young Audiences' 2008 Sunburst Award, Greta has appeared internationally in concerts, arts festivals, schools, and on television and radio. Her music is licensed to numerous video soundtracks and publishing projects, including Scholastic's Circle Time series. Her "Music Is Magic" video has been broadcast on the Learning Channel. -- Greta Pedersen Accent On Music, LLC www.greta.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From KOBRIST at ci.monmouth.or.us Wed Nov 12 09:25:17 2008 From: KOBRIST at ci.monmouth.or.us (KRIST OBRIST) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:25:17 -0800 Subject: [kids-lib] Artists for 2010 Summer Reading Program announced... References: <20081112170906.5a0c8660@OSLMAC.OSL.STATE.OR.US> Message-ID: <491AA115.ED3A.00C5.0@ci.monmouth.or.us> ~ Please excuse cross posting ~ BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! It is now official. Drum roll please.... The artist for the children's 2010 program will be Henry Cole. Check out Henry at: http://www.henrycole.net/main.php?link=home The artist for the teen 2010 program will be Ursula Vernon. Check out Ursula at: http://www.ursulavernon.com/ 2010 Children?s Slogan ? ?Make a Splash ? READ! @ Your Library? (water theme) 2010 Teen Slogan ? ?Makes Waves @ Your Library? Krist Obrist 2009 Oregon Summer Reading Chair Children's / Youth Services Librarian Monmouth Public Library kobrist at ci.monmouth.or.us 503.751.0182 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The library science collection is meant to support the whole Oregon library community. The Library Development division welcomes your suggestions for acquisitions; see the blog for an input form or email us. Schwedt, Rachel E., and Janice A. DeLong. Core Collection for Children and Young Adults. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2008. ISBN 978-0-8108-6115-2 011.62 Schwe Product Description With thousands of new volumes lining the shelves of bookstores, abundant advertisements, and innumerable online reviews, it is becoming increasingly difficulty for the concerned adult to recommend literature that is of quality, yet speaks to young audiences. Core Collection for Children and Young Adults presents the best in contemporary and classic literature for children and young adults. Every book listed in this reference has a concisely worded annotation, which is followed by headings designating awards the book has won, related subjects, and character themes. With more than 350 titles reviewed, this resource will prove invaluable for teachers, librarians, parents, collectors of children's books, and college students with an interest in juvenile literature, education, or child growth and development. Note: As per the book's introduction, none of the reviews found in the authors' Core Collection for Small Libraries are repeated in this compilation. Thanks, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Library Development Oregon State Library 503-378-5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Thu Nov 13 08:18:20 2008 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:18:20 -0800 Subject: [kids-lib] OregonASK: Promote Military Kids FREE Event Message-ID: <42494CF2-55A2-49B3-AADB-DED9FB442366@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Many of you are aware of OregonASK (http://www.oregonask.org/), the statewide network for afterschool providers. OregonASK is off the ground and running, implementing projects through partnerships with afterschool organizations. For example, about a dozen public librarians participated as presenters in OregonASK's positive youth development training. And, OregonASK has also partnered with State Library staff to adapt the Afterwords curriculum and conduct a training of trainers. Trainers will be be presenting Afterwards to 21st Century Community Learning Center staff throughout Oregon. In addition to participating in projects like those I just mentioned, you can support OregonASK and your local afterschool providers by promoting other OregonASK projects. For example, last Spring many of you promoted Operation Purple, a free camp for children of military personnel. Attached is a flyer for another opportunity, FREE Military Family Admission Day at JJ Jump in Clackamas and Vancouver on Dec 29th 2008. I was unable to copy and paste the flyer into the body of this email, and most of you know that attachments often don't work when sent via a listserv so please email me if you would like me to send it to you. Below are the details. If you have questions or want more information about this project contact Alexis DeLeon (alexis.deleon at us.army.mil). If you have questions or want more information about OregonASK you can contact me (katie.anderson at state.or.us). Thank you, Katie Anderson Youth Services Consultant Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator Library Development Oregon State Library 503-378-2528 katie.anderson at state.or.us All, Please help Operation: Military Kids and JJ JUMP promote our FREE Military Family Admission Day at JJ Jump in Clackamas and Vancouver on Dec 29th 2008. JJ Jump will open their doors exclusively to military families. We will have door prizes, free spa treatments on site for parents and food. JJ Jump is an indoor inflatable arena. Please check out their website www.jjjump.com We will offer three sessions at each facility. All information is on the attached flyer. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED Call or email me with questions. ******** If families give the registration form to you, please mail it to the address on the flyer or email me with all of the information. Please put this flyer in the hands of your families. Thanks! 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I wanted to develop a FAQ (answers to frequently asked questions) and post it to the website prior to sending out the URL. Here is the RFHF homepage: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/rfhf.home.page.shtml Here is the link to the page with the FAQ: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/rfhf.applications.shtml Here is the link to the schedule to find out when RFHF will take place in your county: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/rfhf.train.schedule.shtml#Training_Schedule If you are wondering how you can participate in RFHF think about using your Ready to Read Grant to pay for conducting the parent trainings for 15 families or even to hire a sub so that you can attend the RFHF trainings. Ideally, plan ahead when you apply for your next Ready to Read Grant. I know that is too late for many of you so remember you can always call me to discuss changing your Ready to Read Grant. If you have any more questions please contact me, I'm happy to answer your questions and talk to you more about this. Katie Anderson Youth Services Consultant Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator Library Development Oregon State Library 503-378-2528 katie.anderson at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Fri Nov 21 08:28:39 2008 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:28:39 -0800 Subject: [kids-lib] 2009 Letters About Literature deadline December 6th Message-ID: Please excuse the cross posting: You have two more weeks to write letters and submit entries in the 2009 Letters About Literature reading and writing contest. Letters must be postmarked December 6, and mailed to: Letters About Literature P.O. Box 609 Competition Level (indicate level 1,2, or 3) Dallas, PA 18612 Katie Anderson Youth Services Consultant Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator Library Development Oregon State Library 503-378-2528 katie.anderson at state.or.us From: Katie Anderson [mailto:anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us] Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 4:01 PM To: Kids-Lib; OYAN Subject: 2009 Letters About Literature reading and writing contest has begun! The 2009 Letters About Literature reading and writing contest has begun! Download the guidelines/entry coupon at: http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/pdf/lal-2008-entry-guidelines.pdf The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, in partnership with Target Stores and in cooperation with affiliate state centers for the book, invites readers in grades 4 through 12 to participate in Letters About Literature, a national reading-writing contest. To enter, readers write a personal letter to an author (living or dead) explaining how that author's work changed the student's way of thinking about the world or themselves. I'm attaching the guidelines and entry form for you to download and print for the students you work with. The deadline is December 6, 2008. Contest details, teachers' resources, and past winning letters are available at: http://oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/aboutlit.shtml. Remember, one of the six 2008 national winning letters was written by a 6th grader from Oregon. Be sure that you share it with your students to give them an idea of what a national winning letter is like. OREGON PRIZES Semi-finalists: $10 bookstore gift card (last year there were 91 semi-finalists). Honorable Mentions: $250 Oregon College Savings Plan scholarships and $25 bookstore gift cards (last year there were 11 honorable mentions). Runners-up: $250 Oregon College Savings Plan scholarships and $50 cash (there are always 3 runners-up). Winners: $500 Oregon College Savings Plan scholarships, $100 cash, $50 Target GiftCard, and their letters move on to the national competition (there are always 3 winners). _______________________________________________________________________________________________ The State Treasurer has joined the Oregon Reading Association, Oregon Center for the Book, OASL, CSD, and OYAN as a cosponsor. Local cosponsors help spread the word and encourage participation in Letters About Literature, and provide the prizes for Oregon's winners, runners-up, honorable mentions, and semi-finalists. Target Stores, along with its parent company Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), gives back more than $2 million a week to its local communities through grants and special programs. Since opening its first store in 1962, Target has partnered with nonprofit organizations, guests and team members to help meet community needs The Center for the Book was established in 1977 as a public-private partnership to use the resources of the Library of Congress to stimulate public interest in books and reading. For information about its activities and national reading promotion networks, visit www.loc.gov/cfbook. Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Krist Obrist 2009 Summer Reading Chair Children's / Youth Services Librarian Monmouth Public Library kobrist at ci.monmouth.or.us 503.751.0182 From joanncontini at comcast.net Tue Nov 25 11:31:18 2008 From: joanncontini at comcast.net (Joann Contini) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:31:18 -0800 Subject: [kids-lib] FREE Early Literacy Opportunity Message-ID: <007101c94f34$63d99f70$6401a8c0@PSU.DS.PDX.EDU> Attention: Grant, Harney, Morrow, and Umatilla Counties The Oregon Commission on Children and Families and the Oregon State Library are excited to announce Reading for Healthy Families (RFHF) Oregon: Building Communities of Learning, an early literacy and community engagement effort. You have the opportunity to be one of the children's library staff selected in Grant, Harney, Morrow, and Umatilla Counties to receive training and resources. Children's library staff will attend two separate two-day RFHF training sessions and receive training in the evidence-based Every Child Ready to Read @ your libraryR, outreach to high-risk families, and special topics such as working with English language learners, conducting early literacy story times, and working with people with special needs. You will receive Early Literacy Resource kits full of wonderful materials. The first two- day training will be scheduled, in one of the four counties, during the week of January 5-9, 2009. After the training, each participating children's library staff will have the knowledge, skills, and materials to provide early literacy education, support, and resources to at least 15 families over the course of a year. Your library will be able to report this on their Public Library Statistics as "early literacy training", one of the three library youth services best practices identified by the Statewide Early Literacy Initiative. RFHF will foster partnerships between your library and Healthy Start programs in your county which will help children's library staff develop or expand library outreach services to high-risk families in your community. To download a copy of the Participant Application, and to learn more about the many benefits RFHF can bring to you and to the families in your community, GO TO the RFHF website http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/rfhf.applications.shtml "RFHF Application" and "RFHF Description" You must submit an application before Monday, December 8, 2008 to be considered as there may be limited training spaces available. If you cannot meet the deadline, please let me know. If you have any questions please contact: Joann Contini, RFHF Project Coordinator at 503-761-2506 or joanncontini at comcast.net. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Tue Nov 25 16:25:46 2008 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:25:46 -0800 Subject: [kids-lib] New Books available to ILL Message-ID: <718EAC99-EDED-42C5-AA2B-9CCD2E291F44@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> The following new titles are available to interlibrary loan from the Oregon State Library. If you would like to request these or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process or send your full name, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at docrequest at webhost.osl.state.or.us or (fax) 503-588-7119. Reid, R. (2009). More family storytimes: Twenty-four creative programs for all ages. Chicago, IL: American Library Association. This title from best-selling author Rob Reid features stories, fingerplays, songs, and movement activities to enhance the time families spend at the library. Brimming with all new material, More Family Storytimes offers practical, creative, and active storytimes programs that will captivate audiences of all ages with program plans at a glance, engaging activities, and relevant themes. More Family Storytimes highlights books and resources that will not only entertain young children but also keep older children and adults interested an involved. (Book Description) Bomhold, C, & Elder, T.E. (2008). Twice upon a time: A guide to fractured, altered, and retold folk and fairy tales. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited. Create dynamic story or theme units, booktalks, and other activities with this lively, comprehensive guide to more than 300 fractured, altered, and otherwise retold classic folk and fairy tales presented in picture books for K-5 students. Annotations describe each book, explaining how it diverges from the original. Settings and themes are highlighted and extras such as author's notes and glossaries are noted. Organized by original story ("Beauty and the Beast," "Cinderella," and so forth) and then by author, all entries also provide full bibliographic information. Indexes offer access by author, title, illustrator, location, and motif. This thorough and authoritative reference is also useful for collection development and reader's advisory, and researchers and students who are mapping story variations will find it invaluable. Grades K-5. (Book Description) Anderson, D. (2009). Reading is funny! Motivating kids to read with riddles. Chicago, IL: American Library Association. Because they're quick and fun to read, riddles can "hook" even reluctant readers and keep them coming back for more. Riddles also improve vocabulary, comprehension, and oral reading; enhance deductive and inductive thinking skills; and promote libraries as places for fun. Drawing on her work with children in schools and public libraries, Dee Anderson offers easy-to-implement ideas on motivating kids to read with riddles plus a folk tale, scripts for puppet skits, sample PR handouts, reproducible games and patterns, and hundreds of carefully selected riddles, some exclusive to this book. Besides riddles on popular topics like animals, holidays, and sports (arranged alphabetically by subject for easy reference), Reading Is Funny! shares two chapters of riddles about books, libraries, and reading. You'll learn how to encourage children to read more through interactive bulletin boards, puppetry, bookmaking, games, and activity sheets incorporate riddles into lesson plans, story times, and book-related celebrations use riddles to promote your library's services and teach library skills foster an environment of fun by encouraging children to share riddles with each other create your own riddles This one-of-a-kind resource is for school librarians, children's librarians, teachers, parents, and anyone who wants to show children that reading is funny! (Book Description) Diamant-Cohen, B. (2006). Mother goose on the loose: A handbook and CD-ROM kits with scripts, rhymes, songs, flannel-board patterns, and activities for promoting early childhood development. New York: Neal-Schuman. In the award-winning Mother Goose on the Loose (MGOL) library program, inspired by Barbara Cass-Beggss work, Diamant-Cohen uses books, songs, instruments, rhymes, and props to promote early literacy, school-readiness, and other skills in children up to age two. This binder-and-CD kit provides overviews of early development and MGOLs benefits, program instructions and scripts in print and audio formats, evaluation tools, songs, rhymes, tips to share with parents, flannel-board patterns, templates, and promotional resources. Clear instructions for the structured program are given, making this an essential resource for MGOL implementation. The well-produced CD, with clear recitations of rhymes and songs by Diamant-Cohen and musician Rahel, will be particularly appreciated by childrens specialists new to programming for young children, whether they use this model or not. While others looking for content to incorporate into their established lapsits will not find this kit as flexible as Jane Marinos Babies in the Library! (Scarecrow, 2003), or as comprehensive as Linda Ernsts lapsit guides (Neal-Schuman), Diamant-Cohens developmentally appropriate ideas for incorporating musical instruments and music concepts, and promoting social and motor skills, can be useful additions to any program for the preschool-and-under set. -- School Library Journal Be sure to check out our Library and Information Science (LIS) blog (http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/) to discover the most recent additions to our LIS collection and search our catalog (http://oregon.gov/OSL/index.shtml) for our complete holdings. Katie Anderson Youth Services Consultant Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator Library Development Oregon State Library 503-378-2528 katie.anderson at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: