From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Wed Apr 1 10:32:51 2009 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 10:32:51 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] Kids @ Your Library - National Library Week Message-ID: Hello! I just received the following email about possible resources for Kids @ Your Library during National Library Week that may be useful to you. 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: Farley, Michele [mailto:MFarley at library.IN.gov] Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 6:10 AM To: inchildprog at lists.in.gov;yscon at lists.ncmail.net Subject: [YSCON] Kids! @ Your Library - National Library Week Kids @ Your Library during National Library Week Are you looking for ideas to celebrate National Library Week at your library? National Library Week is celebrated April 12-18th this year. This year's theme, "Worlds connect @ Your Library" focuses on the many connections library users make at their local libraries. The Kids @ Your Library campaign has ideas and suggestions that you can use to enhance the "Worlds connect" theme, no matter how large or small your library! The "Publicity, Programming and Promotion" section of the Kids @ Your Library toolkit contains many options for getting started with your planning. You'll find it at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/initiatives/kidscampaign/kidstoolkit.cfm. Scroll down to the "Fun Activities Your Library Can Hold" section to find easy to use, engaging activities to connect kids at the library. The Library Dragon readers theatre script is especially fun for National Library Week! Stay tuned for more information regarding the launch of the Phase 2 of the Toolkit at the annual conference this summer in Chicago! 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I have attached these lists as .pdf files for your perusal. ? What I need from you - SOON - is your top 3 choices of 2011 Slogans?AND your top 3 choices of 2012 Themes. Please look over these lists and identify your top three of each and email?those choices back to me [ oregon.srp09 at yahoo.com ]. I will use this information at the CSLP annual meeting as I place Oregon's vote. I need your?top 3 choices of each?by Friday, April 17th at?5:00 pm. So, don't put it off - do it now! ? Thank you for your input! ? Krist Obrist 2009 CSD Summer Reading Chair Youth Services Librarian Monmouth Public Library kobrist at ci.monmouth.or.us 503.751.0182 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2011_Slogan_Summer Reading_Children's.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 32231 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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In order to encourage and reward local support of libraries, The Libri Foundation will match any amount of money raised by your local sponsors from $50 to $350 on a 2-to-1 ratio. Thus, a library can receive up to $1,050 worth of new children's books. After a library receives a grant, local sponsors (such as formal or informal Friends groups, civic or social organizations, local businesses, etc.) have four months, or longer if necessary, to raise their matching funds. The librarian of each participating library selects the books her library will receive from a booklist provided by the Foundation. The 700-plus fiction and nonfiction titles on the booklist reflect the very best of children's literature published primarily in the last three years. These titles, which are for children ages 12 and under, are award-winners or have received starred reviews in library, literary, or education journals. The booklist also includes a selection of classic children?s titles. 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. Town libraries with total operating budgets over $150,000 and county libraries with total operating budgets over $350,000 are rarely given grants. Applications are accepted from independent libraries as well as libraries which are part of a county, regional, or cooperative library system. A school library may apply only if it also serves as the public library (i.e. it is open to the everyone in the community, has some summer hours, and there is no public library in town). A branch library may apply if the community it is in meets the definition of rural. If the branch library receives its funding from its parent institution, then the parent institution?s total operating budget, not just the branch library?s total operating budget, must meet the budget guidelines. Previous BOOKS FOR CHILDREN grant recipients are eligible to apply for another grant three years after the receipt of their last grant. Libraries that do not fulfill all grant requirements, including the final report, may not apply for another grant. Application guidelines and forms may be downloaded from the Foundation's website at: www.librifoundation.org. For more information about The Libri Foundation or its Books for Children program, please contact Ms. Barbara J. McKillip, President, The Libri Foundation, PO Box 10246, Eugene, OR 97440. 541-747-9655 (phone); 541-747-4348 (fax); libri at librifoundation.org (email). Normal office hours are: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific Time. From janetw at tigard-or.gov Mon Apr 6 15:31:43 2009 From: janetw at tigard-or.gov (Janet Weber) Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 15:31:43 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] Juvenile Graphic Novel Core List Message-ID: Dear 2009 OLA Attendees, Many people in attendance at the Graphic Novels for Children presentation were curious about core lists for developing their own library collections. Due to the overwhelming interest in this, I compiled a list of what I believe should be on a core list. Titles from the most current issue of Children's Catalog are included, however, I do not note this on the list. The core list is a PDF and is now posted on NW Central with all the other presentation handouts. Janet Weber Youth Services Librarian Tigard Public Library 13500 SW Hall Blvd. Tigard, OR 97223 503-718-2653 www.tigard-or.gov/library -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Thu Apr 9 07:51:27 2009 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 07:51:27 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] Celebrate Children's Book Week with Kids! @ your library resources! Message-ID: Below is an email I received about resources for celebrating Children's Book Week. Enjoy, Katie 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: Farley, Michele [mailto:MFarley at library.IN.gov] Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 5:16 AM To: inchildprog at lists.in.gov;yscon at lists.ncmail.net Subject: [YSCON] Celebrate Children's Book Week with Kids! @ your libraryR resources! Greetings! Children's Book Week (May 11-17) will be here before we know it and the ALSC Public Awareness Committee is excited to bring you lots of free and creative ideas for celebrating using materials found in the Kids! @ your libraryR tool kit! In the toolkit, you'll find lots of games and activities that will make planning easier than ever! Check out the reader's theater scripts of The Library Dragon and The Chicken and the Librarian. You'll also find a great Mad Lib game that will thrill your patrons! The tool kit can be found here: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/initiatives/kidscampaign/kidstoolkit.cfm Don't forget that the tool kit features lots of free artwork that will make celebrating this year's Children's Book Week fit into any budget! Stay tuned for more information regarding the launch of the Phase 2 of the toolkit at the annual conference this summer in Chicago! 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There is also an early literacy and beginning reading group and one on literacy studies, research, and reports. This may be a great way to learn about new books or more about old books, to learn new ideas for connecting kids and teens to literature, to ask for advice, and to share advice. 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... URL: From janetw at tigard-or.gov Thu Apr 9 19:18:58 2009 From: janetw at tigard-or.gov (Janet Weber) Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 19:18:58 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] Juggling Performer Needed Message-ID: Does anyone know of or recommend a local juggler? I'm looking for on for August 22nd. Rhys Thomas is booked that day and Curtis Carlyle is booked as well. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you! 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A list of Applebee's in Oregon is attached, I've also pasted it below because attachments sometimes don't work via the list serve. 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: Windy Dehem [mailto:WDehem at applegrove.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:15 PM To: katie.anderson at state.or.us Subject: Applebee's Supports Vacation Reading At Applebee's, a commitment to our neighborhoods is at the core of everything we do. And we place education and development of our youth as a cornerstone in the foundation of our neighborhood support. We are proud to support the public library system's Vacation Reading Program by offering an incentive to children and young adults reading books this summer! ? Youth Programs: Applebee's will provide "Free Kid's Meal" certificates for children 12 and younger. ? Teen Programs: Applebee's is offering "Free Dessert Shooter" certificates for teens. *REQUIRED READING: Please note: We are offering to provide incentives for readers who complete your program requirements-either a total number of books or a total number of hours read this summer, flexible based on your program structure. These incentives are awards for hard work and should not be given out to any and everyone who only registers for the program or walks into the library. To order certificates for your program, please reply to this e-mail by Friday, April 17th with the following information: * Library Name & Contact Name * Shipping Address for Certificates * City(s) Served * Neighboring Applebee's (*must be within a 30-mile radius) * Number of Youth/Kid's Meal certificates needed * Number of Teen/Dessert certificates needed * (Yes/No) We are happy to display an Applebee's Kid's Night poster in the library. ("Every Wednesday is Kid's Night at Applebee's featuring $.99 kid's meals and tons of family fun!") The deadline for signing-up for this year's program is Friday, April 17th. For participating libraries, certificates will be printed the week of April 20th and shipped from Atlanta, GA for arrival at your library the week of May 4th. And, our logo is attached for your use in sponsor mentions. Thank you for this opportunity to partner with such a wonderful program. Here's to a successful 2009 Vacation Reading Program! Windy Windy Dehem Regional Marketing Manager AppleGrove Restaurants an Applebee's Franchise Company (p) 478.714.1934 (f) 404.921.1788 Oregon Locations Beaverton #154-001 Lake Oswego #154-002 Lloyd Center #154-005 1220 NW 185th Ave 6325 SW Meadows Rd. 1439 NE Halsey Beaverton, OR 97008 Lake Oswego, OR 97035 Portland, OR 97232 (503) 690-8040 (503) 968-8040 (503)284-8040 Fax: (503) 690-9088 Fax: (503) 624-1953 Fax: (503) 284-4594 Clackamas #154-007 Happy Valley #154-020 Gresham #154-017 10172 SE 82nd Ave 15640 SW Happy Valley Town Center Drive 489 NE Burnside Rd Portland, OR 97086 Happy Valley , OR 97086 Gresham, OR 97030 (503) 775-7770 (503) 666-2603 Fax: (503)775-8029 Fax: (503) 674-9652 Halsey Gateway #154-006 Tualatin #154-010 10004 NE Halsey 8559 Tualatin Sherwood Rd. 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Rebecca Cohen 2009-10 Oregon Representive PNLA's YRCA Committee From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Tue Apr 21 10:34:36 2009 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:34:36 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] SRP Certificate: vote by Sunday 4/26 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <1FF3167E-26DF-4B9B-8591-7FA8859623D9@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Hello! It is time to vote on the 2009 Oregon Summer Reading Certificate. The summer reading certificate is presented to children and teens who either complete your library's summer reading program or bring in a list of 10 titles that they read or listened to during the summer. You must vote by the end of the day Sunday, April 26th. To view the certificates properly, select "view" from the top toolbar, then "rotate view", and finally click on "clockwise". Attachments don't always work on listservs, if you can't open them please email katie.anderson at state.or.us and I will send them to you individually. 1. Which one of the 4 attached certificate templates (not images) would you like to use for the 2009 Oregon Summer Reading Certificate: A: blue vertical squiggle B: red gold half circle C: yellow orange corner D: blue frame circles 2. Which one of the 4 images would you like to be on the 2009 Oregon Summer Reading Certificate: A: boy painting on stilts B: dog playing bass, bird on bass C: girl painting on easel with dog D: dog playing drums, boy playing bugle On Monday, April 27th I will announce the winner, and then you will have an opportunity to pre-order hard copies in English and Spanish. Remember, these are FREE! The certificate will also be made available online to download and print. We are only printing certificates with the children's art this year, if we have the funding we hope to print both children's and teen certificates next year. 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The list is both attached and included below because attachments often don't work via listservs. 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 BE CREATIVE @ YOUR LIBRARY and EXPRESS YOURSELF @ YOUR LIBRARY WEBLIOGRAPHY A compilation of websites from Rhonda Puntney's CEO newsletter Websites are loosely categorized by Art and Artists, Creative Writing, Dance, Music, Theatre and Drama, and Miscellaneous ART AND ARTISTS Art Access Teachers, parents, and students who are interested in multicultural art will find a wealth of resources here. Art Access gives access to four of the institute's collections: Ancient Indian Art of the Americas, African American Art, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, and Modern and Contemporary Art. Resources in each area include lesson plans, family activities, a glossary, books and media, and maps as well as thumbnails of the art. The lesson plans are geared toward particular grade levels but can be adapted for any level, and the art projects in the family activities can be adapted for classroom use. (Education World Site Reviews) Universal Leonardo http://www.universalleonardo.org/ Universal Leonardo covers a massive amount of information about the man and his extraordinary skills. First time visitors may want to begin with the Explore section where they will find interactive exhibits that look at Leonardo da Vinci's work on the forces of nature, the human body, light and vision, and the natural world and learn how these things are all interconnected according to da Vinci. Alternatively, the interactive timeline at the top of the page provides a visual representation of the interconnectedness by linking related images. The Play section is delightful for all ages and includes online games and activities such as making a monster and making Mona Lisa smile as well as a few activities that can be downloaded and used in the classroom. The Discover section gives users the opportunity to learn about the scientific techniques used to analyze the "Madonna of the Yarnwinder". Additionally, users can also browse through collections of paintings, manuscripts, inventions, and drawings and learn about the life and times of this celebrated artist. ( Education World Site Reviews, 10/14/08) Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2008/vangoghnight/ Companion to a 2008/2009 exhibit exploring painter Vincent Van Gogh's "nocturnal interiors and landscapes, which often combine with other longstanding themes of his art -- peasant life, sowers, wheatfields, and the encroachment of modernity on the rural scene." View "paintings, drawings, and letters from all periods of his career, as well as examples of the rich literary sources that influenced his work." Also includes audio commentary. From the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). (Copyright 2008 by Librarians' Internet Index, LII this Week, 11/13/08) Joan Miro: Painting and Anti-Painting, 1927-1937 http://media.moma.org/subsites/2008/miro/ The Metropolitan Museum of Art's online exhibition: Joan Miro: Painting and Anti-Painting 1927-1937 is a great-looking website. Miro's work can be viewed in several different ways. Click on "Chronology" at the bottom of the page, and you'll see a timeline with paintings, collages, assemblages from the exhibit, as well as ones not in the exhibit. Roll over a work and you'll get the title, click on the work and you'll get a description of it, and be able to zoom in on the image of the work. With the high quality close-up you can see the brush strokes on the canvas. By clicking on "Series," at the bottom of the page, you can see his works divided up by series, and by rolling over the works you can see the series titles, such as "Paintings Based on Collages", "Constructions and Objects", and "Small Paintings on Masonite and Copper". Visitors shouldn't miss looking at the collages, and the paintings based on them, side-by-side in "Paintings Based on Collages". Another approach to categorizing Miro's works is by "Relative Size." Laid out much like a timeline, but neither in date order or ascending (or descending) size, the visitor can click on each work to read its description. Finally, at the bottom left of the page, you'll find "Filter", where you can choose within Methods, Supports, Mediums, and Materials, the filters you want for the content of the site. For instance, you can choose to see only "collages", done on "masonite" using "tempera" and "printed paper". After you choose the filters, click again on "Series", "Chronology", "Relative Size", or "Index", and see only those works that fit the criteria of the filters you selected. (From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2008, http://scout.wisc.edu/, 11/14/08) The Divine Art: Four Centuries of European Tapestries http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/exhibitions/divineart/ This exhibition from the Art Institute of Chicago showcases the Museum's impressive tapestry collection, primarily acquired by donation from Chicago's wealthy merchants and industrialists, who purchased European artifacts in volume during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The website is divided into several sections, including "Tapestries in Context", with information on the uses and major periods and styles of tapestry production, from the Golden Age (most of the 16th century) through the Industrial Revolution. There is a tapestry technology section, "Tapestry Design and Weaving", that explains the collaborative nature of tapestries, from artist's design, to cartoon, to actual weaving. The website also includes digital images of about 15 selected works, such as A Falconer with Two Ladies and a Foot Soldier, c. 1500, a Golden Age tapestry in the millefleur style. (From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2008, http://scout.wisc.edu/, 11/14/08) Exploring Leonardo http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html Focuses on the intersection between art and science, exploring how Leonardo daVinci applied the scientific method creatively in every aspect of life including art and music. The site was designed by the Boston Museum of Science for grades 4 -8, students and teachers. The Renaissance Connection http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/main.cfm >From the Allentown Art Museum, explores Renaissance visual arts and innovations and their role in the making of the modern world. Integrate art with social studies, science and language arts with these interactive activities for middle school students. Lots of Renoir (these sites are all from Surfing the Net with Kids) Art in the Picture: Pierre-Auguste Renoir http://www.artinthepicture.com/artists/Pierre-Auguste_Renoir/Biography/ The beautifully designed Art in the Picture offers a Renoir biography, a few quotes, and most importantly, a gallery. Sorted either by popularity or date, Art in the Picture displays twenty-five Renoir paintings, complete with title, date, and tags, but no annotation. Additional artists are searchable by name, movement, country, century or tag. The tags are fun to explore, and lead to some unique juxtapositions. For example, paintings tagged "bee" include one work by Salvador Dali and another by Albrecht Durer. Expo-Shop: Renoir http://www.expo-renoir.com/ This Expo-Shop site contains a gallery of over 200 Renoir works. Best reasons to visit are the versatility of the search function (works can be found by keyword, technique, theme or year), the Renoir biography (which includes links to important works), and the Permanent Exhibitions list. Because most of these ten museums have a good portion of their permanent collections cataloged online, the best way to learn more about Renoir is to visit these websites, and use the museum's on-site search functions to find more Renoir. National Gallery of Art Tour: Mary Cassatt and Auguste Renoir http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg83/gg83-main1.html "Toward the end of the nineteenth century, many French painters turned their attention to scenes of modern life. For the two artists featured here, Mary Cassatt and Auguste Renoir, images from the lives of women and children, especially, provided lifelong inspiration." This National Gallery of Art tour brings a true museum experience to the Web. Although this mini-exhibit features only seven paintings, it's the commentary that makes it so valuable. "Perhaps more than the work of any other artist, Renoir's sunlit scenes reflect the joie de vivre that is so appealing in impressionist painting." The National Gallery: Renoir http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/CollectionPublisher.woa/wa/artistBiography?artistID=598 This online museum exhibit from London's National Gallery begins with a short Renoir biography. Your next stop should be The Impressionists, a special feature listed as a "Who's Who" Guide. In addition to Renoir, the exhibit includes works by Monet, Degas, Manet, Pissarro and Cezanne. Returning to the original biography page, you'll find twelve more of Renoir's paintings listed in the right-hand column, each with an excellent description. Philadelphia Museum of Art: Renoir Landscapes http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/260.html "Celebrated for his portraits and nudes, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) is most often associated with figure painting. He was also a lover of nature, however, and an accomplished painter of landscapes." Be sure to read the articles exploring themes in Renoir's landscape paintings such as gardens and cityscapes, and listen to curator John Zarobell's two-part audio podcast. "The paintings on view in this exhibition reveal the subtlety of touch; vaporous effects; and lush, full-blown color that mark Renoir as one of the most audacious and original landscape artists of his age." Captured Emotions: Baroque Painting in Bologna, 1575-1725 http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/captured_emotions/ This web exhibition from the Getty Museum traces the influences of the Carracci family of Bologna, Italy, thought by some art historians to have revitalized painting in the late 16th century, after the passing of the great Renaissance artists. The Explore tool provided by the Museum allows visitors to see and read about all 43 paintings in the exhibition, including works by the Carracci themselves, brothers Annibale and Agostino, and their cousin Ludovico, as well as some of their followers and students, Guido Reni, Domenichino, and Francesco Albani. Works can be sorted by theme, artist, or lending museum using the tool. For example, sorting by portraiture creates a set of portraits: a young boy, possibly Antonio Carracci, who was Agostino Carracci's illegitimate son, shown with cherries and a lute; Giulio Mascheroni, a lute player; and two important religious leaders: Pope Gregory XV and Cardinal Roberto Ubaldino. (From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2009. http://scout.wisc.edu/, 2/13/09) CREATIVE WRITING Amherst College: Online Resources for Writers https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/support/writingcenter/resourcesforwriters As with many other colleges and universities, Amherst College is dedicated to helping their students become excellent writers. In order to accomplish this goal, they have created a fine set of online resources for use by their own students and members of the web-browsing public. This particular set includes a long list of resources created by staff members at Amherst and at other institutions. These resources are divided into thematic headings such as "Preparing to Write", "Thesis and Argument", "Clarity and Grace", and "Using Sources". On the left hand side of the page, users can view the same list and also learn more about the writing center at Amherst and their work. Overall, it's a fine set of resources, and one that college students in particular will find useful, especially as they approach a paper deadline. (From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2008, http://scout.wisc.edu/, 10/10/08) DANCE Ballroom Dancers http://www.ballroomdancers.com/ Learn to dance like a pro with step by step video and historical background for a variety of popular ballroom dances, including foxtrot, waltz, mamba, tango, cha cha, swing, and more. The dance directory lists places to dance by state and professional instructors. There's also a message board and a classifieds section selling costumes and DVDs. Sign up for a free basic membership to access more of the site. Bedecked, Bedazzled & Bejeweled: Costume Ornamentation at New York City Ballet http://www.nycballet.com/researchers/archive/bedecked.html Online exhibit and accompanying article about New York City Ballet costumes. "In photographs, the costumes bloom with a fierce poetry, products of wild imagination and painstaking industry. The tutus and tiaras, the grand gowns and flirty skirts, the formal men's jackets and dapper vests worn by generations of New York City Ballet dancers can now be viewed here." View images highlighting details of ballet costumes. From the New York City Ballet. (Copyright 2008 by Librarians' Internet Index, 10/30/08) Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre http://www.alvinailey.org/ Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is one the premier dance academies in the United States. Founded by Ailey in 1958, this company has been on the cutting edge of the dance world ever since. The center offers a dancer's dream-come-true summer intensive workshop for youth ages 12-25. Click on The Alvin Ailey American Dance Center link on the main page to find out more about the summer intensive, application and audition schedules. The company holds auditions all over the country and encourages a multi-cultural group to apply. The center also holds classes throughout the regular school year for young people lucky enough to live nearby. The summer intensive program only accepts serious dancers, so get to work if you want to participate in this awesome opportunity to dance with the best in New York City! (Education World Site Reviews) MUSIC Jazz in America http://www.jazzinamerica.org.asp1-1.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/ Students, teachers, or anyone interested in this style of music will enjoy the resources here. A complete resource library is available that includes a timeline, a glossary, photographs, audio clips, a list of important "firsts," information on selected artists, style sheets, and a history of jazz education. The program aims to help "students develop imaginative thinking, creativity, curiosity, a positive self-image, and a respect for their own and others' heritage." Lesson plans for grade 11 and 8 are currently available with plans for publishing grade five in the near future. Each of the sixteen lessons addresses standards for U.S. History and Arts Education and includes a teacher's guide, handouts, assessments, and links to the supporting media. The focus of the lessons is the music and the role it has played in American culture. Classroom teachers have permission to download, print, and photocopy as needed. (Education World Site Reviews) Great Conversations in Music http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2091 This site presents video interviews with distinguished musicians and composers. Hosted by Eugene Istomin (1925-2003), one of the world's most admired classical musicians, the series includes conversations with Mstislav Rostropovich, Yo-Yo Ma, Milton Babbitt, and others. Topics include piano performance technique, modern contemporary music, the essence of the string quartet, the influence of master teachers, and lessons from the great virtuosos of the past. (Free Ed posting, 12/2/08, http://www.free.ed.gov/) Musicals 101: The Cyber Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre, TV and Film http://www.musicals101.com/ This site's purpose is to be "a reliable educational resource celebrating the history of musical theater, film, and television." Offers detailed histories, bibliographies, chronologies, a show rights index, reviews, photo galleries, biographical sketches, script samples, and a calendar of memorable events. Specific musicals, people, and other topics are highlighted in special features. Searchable, with a site map. Maintained by John Kenrick, a musical theater history expert. (Copyright 2008 by Librarians' Internet Index) Music and the Brain http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/musicandthebrain/index.html What is the relationship between the brain and music? That very question animates the Library of Congress' Music and the Brain series, and their website allows interested parties to listen in on some of the conversations, lectures, and symposia. Noted psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison chairs the initiative, and the programs bring together physicians, theorists, composers, and performers. Visitors can listen to some of these recent conversations via this website, and they can also sign up to receive new podcasts via iTunes. Currently, there are five different podcasts available. They include talks with Dr. Charles J. Limb ("Your Brain on Jazz"), Jessica Krash ("Dangerous Music"), and Dr. Aniruddh D. Patel on "The Music of Language and the Language of Music". (From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2009. http://scout.wisc.edu/, 2/13/09) THEATRE AND DRAMA WWW Virtual Library Theatre and Drama http://vl-theatre.com/ Here you will find pointers to resources in more than 50 countries around the world, for professionals, amateurs, academics and students of all ages. The site is updated daily. Children's Creative Theatre Guide http://library.thinkquest.org/5291/ The Children's Creative Theater Web site is a product of the 1999 ThinkQuest Junior competition. Kids produce this top-flight site for kids, and it's a winner! Look at the short but surprisingly comprehensive History of Theater page. You'll find references to modern theater's roots in cultures around the world. Next explore the Glossary of Theater Terms page, and try your hand at some of the word games that encourage students to study the list of stage terms. Now you're ready for the games, skit, and resources sections that will show you how to start using creative dramatics in the classroom. Teachers will especially love the resources section, which is full of cross-curriculum based ideas and organized by grade level and subject area. Students will enjoy the active way that creative dramatics can bring the curriculum to life -- the young people who put this site together obviously do! (Education World Site Reviews) The Bunraku Collection http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/digital/collections/eastasian/bunraku/ Bunraku is a form of tremendously complex puppet theater that is the result of the extremely focused efforts of puppeteers, narrators, and musicians. The art form was first developed in the seventeenth century, and its popularity peaked in the eighteenth century as major playwrights began to develop elaborate plot lines. Drawing on the remarkable Bunraku collection of Barbara Curtis Adachi, the Columbia University Libraries has created this gallery which includes photographs of different productions, information about authors, and performers. Those persons new to Bunraku will want to start by clicking on "The World of Bunraku" area. Here they can read an essay about noted Bunraku author Chikamatsu Monzaemon and listen to music from a Bunraku production. After that, visitors can search the entire online archive, or browse through the collection by play title, author, performer, or production. (From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2009. http://scout.wisc.edu/, 3/27/09) MISCELLANEOUS PRINT http://www.printmag.com/ This website is Print magazine's online presence. Established in 1940, Print magazine features writing about visual culture and design, with special attention paid to work that looks at design in its social, political, and historical contexts. Print's tagline is "Design Culture Comment", and essentially it's a thinking person's guide to graphic design. Clicking on "Current Issue" on the left side of the page will allow visitors to peruse some of the main articles of the current issue. Visitors can, of course, also view selections from past issues. Importantly for readers of this type of magazine, Print has a section called "Competitions" that gives designers the potential opportunity to get their design ideas heard. Visitors should not miss the "News" link for a daily dose of design news and the "Daily Heller", which offers up witty, scathing, and informative commentary on current design ideas and issues. (From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2008, http://scout.wisc.edu/, 10/10/08) The Art of Teaching the Arts: A Workshop for High School Teachers http://www.learner.org/workshops/hsarts/ Teaching the arts is, as one might expect, an art in itself, and teachers young and old alike will find much to engage their attention on this delightful website. Created as part of the Annenberg Media's educational resource website, this site offers an eight-part professional development workshop for use by music, theater, dance, and visual art teachers. The site includes all eight of the one hour programs, and visitors just need to complete a free registration form to view them in their entirety. The programs all include demonstrations, sample activities, and other pedagogical elements. Visitors should note that the programs include titles like "Developing Students as Artists", "Creating Rich Learning Environments", and "Fostering Genuine Communication". The site also includes support materials and "Channel talk", which is the email discussion list for this set of workshops. (From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2008. http://scout.wisc.edu/, 10/17/08) Artopia http://www.knowitall.org/artopia/ A website for middle school students about the visual and performing arts. "Students can closely examine important works of art and take part in activities that teach about styles, principles and processes of each art form." Topics include dance, theater, media arts, music, painting, and sculpture. Provides lesson plans and classroom materials. From the South Carolina Educational Television Commission (ETV). (Copyright 2008 by Librarians' Internet Index) KerPoof http://www.kerpoof.com/ KerPoof is a free online multimedia software that allows children to explore their creativity by drawing, making animated movies, writing and illustrating stories, producing pictures and cards, and more. The software is intuitive and easy to use, giving children-even those who aren't proficient in art-an opportunity to produce and share successful artwork quickly and easily. KerPoof's library of stock images goes far beyond ordinary fare. The color palettes vary from bold to subtle, and the tools that invite children to consider and adjust an object's perspective are among the attributes that makes this Web site stand above others offering similar activities. (Big Deal Book Newsletter, 11/17/08) Art Safari http://www.moma.org/momalearning/artsafari/index.html Use art as a writing prompt for elementary aged kids with Art Safari from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). This site's simple design and questions make it appropriate for younger elementary students. MOMA's Destination Modern Art http://www.moma.org/destination/ MoMA's Destination Modern Art, designed for 5-8 year-olds, guides children to explore works of art using activities that include music, math, reading and more. SmARTKids http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/smartkids/ SmARTKids from the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago combines learning about art with reading and writing. Student must read a lot and write in an online journal to complete the games and activities at the site. Appropriate for upper elementary and middle school students. 101 Summer Reading Program Ideas http://in.webjunction.org/566/articles/content/3758033 Michele Farley, the youth services consultant in Indiana, shares this compilation of fun and fabulous ideas! Activities from Susan Dailey Author and librarian Susan Dailey has added a page to her website with some activities you could use in storytime to go along with the "Be Creative" theme. Go to: http://www.susanmdailey.com/index.html and click on the "Be Creative @ Your Library activities" button. Creativity Portal http://www.creativity-portal.com/ Creativity Portal is "an invigorating community alive with the voices of creativity coaches, artists, writers, and business professionals sharing their knowledge and expertise, inspiring creative exploration and expression in everyone." You'll find writing projects, blogs, book excerpts, free printables, a newsletter and more. Share this with your YAs. Cartoon Library and Museum http://cartoons.osu.edu/ This is the website for this library and museum that houses "more than 400,000 original works of cartoon art." Features a description of major collections (and browsable lists of clipping file subjects and topics), a cartoon image database with selected scanned images from the collection, digital albums (such as of Lyonel Feininger's 1906 comic strip and Nell Brinkley's "Brinkley Girls"), digital exhibits, and related material. From The Ohio State University Libraries. (sorry, didn't note citation) Cartoonster http://www.cartoonster.com/ Cartoonster features a collection of fun and interactive tutorials, which teach children and young people, step by step, how to create their own cartoons and animations. They'll even discover some shortcuts and animators' secrets along the way. (Big Deal Newsletter, 4/15/09) EDUCATION WORLD SITE REVIEWS FOR THE FINE ARTS http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/fine_arts.shtml The following is a listing of the arts-related sites from one of my favorite resources, Education World Site Reviews. They are organized by general; art history; dance; music; and puppetry, theatre and film. I've included the entire list here, however, all of these are available (and annotated) at the link above. General: African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection Art Access Art Explorer @rt room Art Teacher on the Net Artcyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine Art for Peace Arts Connect Ed Arts EdNet Arts Workshop: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis Artsonia Arty Factory Aunt Annie's Craft Page Avalon Arts Studio: Ideas for Teachers Best Practices of Technology Integration in Michigan Carmine's Landscape Adventure Casa de Joanna Ceramics Web Cezanne in Provence Children's Theater/Creative Drama Chopin Early Editions The Color Pencil Challenge Color Theory Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum: Educator Resource Center Draw and Color with Uncle Fred DSOKids Elementary Art Education Elementary Art Lesson Plans Eyes on Art FirstGov for Kids The Great Buildings Collection Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden The Imagination Factory The Incredible Art Department Interact: Smithsonian American Art Museum The Kennedy Center's ARTSEDGE The Kennedy Center's ARTSEDGE Kinder Art Kodak Picture Playground A Lifetime of Color Monster Exchange Mark Kistler's Imagination Station Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Collections National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts National Gallery of Art: Classroom Native American Geometry New Zealand Art Teacher Resource Online Classics The Open Vault Oriland Performing Medieval Narrative Today: A Video Showcase Pieces and Creases - A Fun Guide To Origami Rainbow Maker's World Scribbles The Skyscraper Page The Space Place The Star Teach Pottery.net Totally Tessellated: An Introduction to Tessellations Winslow Homer in the National Gallery of Art Art History: Africana.com All About Art American Centuries... Views from New England Ancient City of Athens Ancient Mexico Architecture Through the Ages Art Access Art Explorer ArtMagick The Art of Japan Art Safari Arts Connect Ed Arty Factory A Brush With Wildlife: Create a Composition With Carl Rungius Campfire Stories with George Catlin The Cave of Lascaux Cezanne in Provence Color Theory Exploring Leonardo >From Silk to Oil: Cross-Cultural Connections Along the Silk Roads Galeria Del Uffizi Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Impressionism Inside Art Interact: Smithsonian American Art Museum The Kennedy Center's ARTSEDGE Le WebLouvre Leonardo da Vinci: Master Draftsman Metropolitan Museum of Art Michelangelo Buonarroti Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Collections Museum of Web Art National Gallery of Art: Classroom National Gallery of Art Kids' Page The National Museum of Women in the Arts New Zealand Art Teacher Resource Online Classics Oriental Institute Museum Performing Medieval Narrative Today: A Video Showcase Print-art.com Rembrandt's Journey: Painter, Draftsman, Etcher The Renaissance Connection, from the Allentown Art Museum Scribbles SmARTkids Teach Pottery.net 1200 Years of Italian Sculpture Universal Leonardo Vatican Museums Online Vincent van Gogh Information Gallery Winslow Homer in the National Gallery of Art Dance: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Folk Dance Association The Kennedy Center's ARTSEDGE Online Classics Music: American Music Conference AMG All Music Guide ArtsAlive.ca: Music Bach Digital Carnegie Hall: Listening Adventures Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Chopin Early Editions Classical Archives Classical Net Creating Music DW3 Classical Music Resources DSOKids Echoes of Africa Energy In The Air: Sounds From The Orchestra Essentials of Music Online Garden State Pops Orchestra Handel History Happens Internet Resources for Music Teachers Jazz in America Judy and David.com The Kennedy Center's ARTSEDGE Kididdles Mozart's Magical Musical Life The Museum of Musical Instruments Music Education at DataDragon Music Education Online Music, The Universal Language! Musically Inclined MusicLand Theme Park Musipedia New York Philharmonic: Kidzone Notation Station Online Classics Piano on the Net Playmusic.org Ricci Adams' MusicTheory.net Rock & Roll Hall of Fame The Science of Music SFS Kids: Fun with Music Songs for Teaching Sound Junction The Virtual Museum of Music Inventions Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Symphony: An Interactive Guide Young Composers Puppetry, Theatre and Film: Arts Workshop: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis Children's Creative Theater Children's Theater/Creative Drama Cyber Film School A Dramatic Education Giggle Poetry Globenext High School Theatre on a Budget The Kennedy Center's ARTSEDGE Kid's Vid Online Classics Performing Medieval Narrative Today: A Video Showcase Playbill Online The Puppetry Homepage -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you, Katie 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: Peyton Stafford [mailto:peyton at peytonstafford.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 9:47 PM To: Katie Anderson Subject: Fwd: OYAN Digest, Vol 73, Issue 7 HI Katie, Please let people know that Abdo would be happy to donate their interactive I-book/hardbound graphic novel combination titles as summer reading prizes. These would be hugely popular with children and teens. If anyone wants these, I can arrange for the donation and let the teen or children's librarian pick the titles or genre, i.e., the graphic novels would be great for 'tweens and above, but the happy farm animals would be better for the little ones. Or, I can just provide a selection so the librarian doesn't have to get bogged down in the details. Any of my publishers would be happy to contribute books, posters, etc., to help with summer reading. It's a high point of every year for anyone involved in children's publishing. Just let me know who wants what, and I will have the publishers ship to them. Best, Peyton Stafford ____________________________ PEYTON STAFFORD ASSOCIATES, Publishers' Representatives Specializing in Nonfiction and Reference for Libraries Never miss a special offer again! Click here: http://www.orderdirectandsave.blogspot.com Toll-Free 866-428-5344 Office 971-645-4511 Cell 503-720-7149 Fax 503-210-0219 3 Monroe Parkway, Suite P-423, Lake Oswego, OR 97035 email: peyton at peytonstafford.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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With thanks, BJ Toewe OLA CSD Chair bjtoewe at cityofsalem.net 503-588-6039 From heatherm at dpls.lib.or.us Thu Apr 23 12:16:14 2009 From: heatherm at dpls.lib.or.us (heather mcneil) Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:16:14 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] VHS and audio cassette Message-ID: <396AD432920F5645B8F26ECC47D834430527925C@exchange2k.dpls.lib.or.us> I am inquiring about whether or not you still purchase or check out VHS movies, and books on cassette. We are considering significantly minimizing our collection, keeping only those that are hugely popular (such as Disney on VHS), or are available only in VHS format. If you have eliminated them, have patrons accepted that decision? Heather McNeil Youth Services Coordinator/Bend Library Co-Manager Deschutes Public Library 601 NW Wall St. Bend, OR 97701 541-617-7099; heatherm at dpls.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Mon Apr 27 10:29:24 2009 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:29:24 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] FREE Summer Reading Certificates: pre-order by May 4th Message-ID: *Please excuse the cross-posting The results are in (see below for details)! Attached is a mock-up of the 2009 Oregon Summer Reading Certificate. I will take this mock-up to the State printing office next week where a graphic designer will polish it up for us, and then print hard copies. We are now taking pre-orders to better estimate how many hard copies to print. Please complete this survey (http://library.state.or.us/services/surveys/survey.php?sid=475) to let us know how many hard copies you need and where to send them. Remember, these are FREE! Children and teens may get certificates at their public library by completing the library's summer reading program or providing the library with a list of the 10 books they read. Teachers, reading specialists, and school librarians may present Oregon Summer Reading certificates to students who read or listen to 10 books over the summer. The 2009 Summer Reading Program theme is fine arts. The children's slogan is "Be Creative @ your library" and the teens slogan is "Express Yourself @ your library". The summer reading art designed by David Catrow is used on this certificate with permission through Oregon public libraries' memberships to the Collaborative Summer Library Program. The Oregon Summer Reading Certificates are made available to libraries, schools, and teachers at no cost thanks to a collaboration between the Oregon State Library, Oregon Department of Education, and Oregon Library Association and is funded by a donation from the Oregon Education Association. 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: oyan-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:oyan-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Katie Anderson Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 10:35 AM To: (kids-lib at listsmart.osl.state.or.us); OYAN Subject: [OYAN] SRP Certificate: vote by Sunday 4/26 Hello! It is time to vote on the 2009 Oregon Summer Reading Certificate. The summer reading certificate is presented to children and teens who either complete your library's summer reading program or bring in a list of 10 titles that they read or listened to during the summer. You must vote by the end of the day Sunday, April 26th. To view the certificates properly, select "view" from the top toolbar, then "rotate view", and finally click on "clockwise". Attachments don't always work on listservs, if you can't open them please email katie.anderson at state.or.us and I will send them to you individually. 1. Which one of the 4 attached certificate templates (not images) would you like to use for the 2009 Oregon Summer Reading Certificate: A: blue vertical squiggle 11 votes B: red gold half circle 3 votes C: yellow orange corner 20: votes D: blue frame circles 9 votes 2. Which one of the 4 images would you like to be on the 2009 Oregon Summer Reading Certificate: A: boy painting on stilts 9 votes B: dog playing bass, bird on bass 8 votes C: girl painting on easel with dog: 12 votes D: dog playing drums, boy playing bugle 10 votes On Monday, April 27th I will announce the winner, and then you will have an opportunity to pre-order hard copies in English and Spanish. Remember, these are FREE! The certificate will also be made available online to download and print. We are only printing certificates with the children's art this year, if we have the funding we hope to print both children's and teen certificates next year. In 2007 the Oregon Department of Education, Oregon State Library, and Oregon Library Association coordinated their efforts to create a joint Oregon Summer Reading Certificate with funding from the Oregon Education Association. The joint certificate has the national Collaborative Summer Library Program artwork on it and is signed by the State Librarian and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. This effort signifies the commitment of schools and libraries to the education of Oregon's youth. 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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Saturday November 7, 2009 - CSD Fall Workshop (including the crazy-fun silent and oral auctions!) / Location: Beaverton City Library Saturday December 5, 2009 - Mock Caldecott Workshop (if you've never been, you've never really "looked" at a picture book) / Location: Springfield Public Library Saturday January 9, 2010 - Mock Newbery Workshop (presented by people who are on the real, honest-to-goodness Newbery Committee!) / Location: Multnomah County Library - Central I hope you're all as excited as I am. See you after Summer Reading! Rick Samuelson Youth Services Librarian Washington County Cooperative Library Services 111 NE Lincoln, MS 58A Hillsboro, OR 97124 (503) 648-9809 5# ricks at wccls.org From KOBRIST at ci.monmouth.or.us Mon Apr 27 14:41:01 2009 From: KOBRIST at ci.monmouth.or.us (KRIST OBRIST) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:41:01 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] Upcoming Summer Reading themes & slogan Message-ID: <49F5C417.ED3A.00C5.0@ci.monmouth.or.us> >> Please excuse cross-posting << I know you are all very busily creating your 2009 Summer Reading fun, but for those of you who really like to plan ahead... The announcement you've all been waiting for....2011 slogans and the 2012 theme ((drum roll)): The theme for 2011 is World Culture / World Travel * 2011 Children's Slogan = One World, Many Stories * 2011 Teen Slogan = You Are Here The overall theme for 2012 = Night (inclusive of - nighttime/into the night, astronomy, space; zombies/horror/paranormal/vampires - teen appropriate). These slogans and the 2012 theme were all decided last week at the CSLP Annual Meeting held in Omaha, NB. Your Oregon representatives included: Krist Obrist - 2009 CSD Summer Reading Chair Esther Moberg - Summer Reading Chair Elect Heidi Weisel - OYAN CSLP Liaison Back to 2009....Have a great, and very Creative, summer! Krist Krist Obrist 2009 CSD Summer Reading Chair Children's / Youth Services Librarian Monmouth Public Library kobrist at ci.monmouth.or.us 503.751.0182 From KOBRIST at ci.monmouth.or.us Mon Apr 27 14:46:40 2009 From: KOBRIST at ci.monmouth.or.us (KRIST OBRIST) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:46:40 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] More "Save the Date" information... Message-ID: <49F5C56A.ED3A.00C5.0@ci.monmouth.or.us> While you've got your 2010 calendars out.... Save this date: Friday, March 12, 2010 - Spring 2010 CSD meeting @ Albany Public Library (their new library!) More info later. Krist Obrist - on behalf of Esther Moberg, 2010 Summer Reading Chair Krist Obrist 2009 CSD Summer Reading Chair Children's / Youth Services Librarian Monmouth Public Library kobrist at ci.monmouth.or.us 503.751.0182 From ricks at wccls.org Tue Apr 28 09:57:32 2009 From: ricks at wccls.org (Rick Samuelson) Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:57:32 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] Oregonian Article that Scared Me In-Reply-To: <49F5C56A.ED3A.00C5.0@ci.monmouth.or.us> References: <49F5C56A.ED3A.00C5.0@ci.monmouth.or.us> Message-ID: <94DD37F0A1DC734096E7762868418AD50241F36F@WCCLSWEBSTER.wccls.lib.or.us> Just wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to read this article in today's Oregonian: http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/oregon_senate_bill_coul d_bring.html Here is a link to the bill: http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measures/sb0400.dir/sb0441.intro.html I don't like the bit (in the article) about eliminating kindergarten readiness reporting.. or the obvious hit school libraries would take. While we're on the subject, has anybody heard anything about HB 2586? Thanks! Rick Samuelson Youth Services Librarian Washington County Cooperative Library Services 111 NE Lincoln, MS 58A Hillsboro, OR 97124 (503) 648-9809 5# ricks at wccls.org From sandyi at dpls.lib.or.us Wed Apr 29 15:11:47 2009 From: sandyi at dpls.lib.or.us (sandy irwin) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:11:47 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] Job Opening - Branch Manager/Children's Librarian Message-ID: <396AD432920F5645B8F26ECC47D8344304CE7AC0@exchange2k.dpls.lib.or.us> The Deschutes Public Library is seeking a highly motivated Manager and Children's Librarian of the La Pine Public Library. If you enjoy collaboration, then this is the place for you. You work with district-wide teams and a network of award-winning professionals who provide services to children, teens, and adults. La Pine is located in Central Oregon. Central Oregon is a beautiful area with nearby mountains and lakes that offers year-round fun and a wide range of activities. Our diverse communities showcase celebrations and activities that include outdoor events, music, art, and theater. This area is a mecca for individual and group outdoor activities. Please check our website at http://www.dpls.us/Employment.asp for more details. The position closes on 5/21/09. Sandy Irwin Assistant Director & Bend Public Library Manager Deschutes Public Library 541-617-7070 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: