From katie.anderson at state.or.us Tue Oct 1 11:31:13 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 18:31:13 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] =?windows-1252?q?Resources_for_Teen_Read_Week=99_=28Octobe?= =?windows-1252?q?r_13-19=2C_2013=29?= Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA244235CEB2@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> It?s Almost Teen Read Week? (October 13-19, 2013) Teen Read Week? is a national adolescent literacy initiative created by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). It began in 1998 and is held annually during the third week of October. Its purpose is to encourage teens to be regular readers and library users. Teen Read Week's sub-theme for this year is Seek the Unknown @ your library, which encourages teens to explore and learn about the unknown through mystery, adventure, sci-fi, and fantasy books. (text from the TRW ning) ? Access free resources online at: 1. http://teenreadweek.ning.com/page/planning 2. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/08/join-teen-read-week-website-new-resources-and-perks 3. http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/Teen_Read_Week ? Sign up here http://teenreadweek.ning.com/main/authorization/signUp? for access to more freebies, such as books from publishers and a webinar featuring recommended titles for the ?Seek the Unknown? theme. ? Purchase posters, bookmarks and other items via www.alastore.ala.org/trw 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 [http://www.ala.org/bbooks/sites/ala.org.bbooks/files/content/BBW13_CoverArt.jpg] September 22-28, 2013 Celebrate the Freedom to Read in Oregon! Plan Banned Books Week Activities. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: Graphic_Rave_2013.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 783289 bytes Desc: Graphic_Rave_2013.pdf URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Tue Oct 8 08:32:29 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 15:32:29 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] Teen Read Week: Take a minute to help raise awareness about teen literacy & libraries! Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA24427FC1CD@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> ALA's Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is asking us to take a minute to raise awareness about the important role libraries play in teen literacy. (I am not familiar with Thunder Clap and, even with one little oops on my part, it still literally took me about one minute!) Here is the message from YASLA, I've highlighted the instructions if you want to help raise awareness too. In conjunction with Teen Read Week, YALSA has created an online campaign to raise awareness of the important role libraries play in helping teens develop and master critical literacy skills. We need your help in getting the word out about it! We are using a platform called Thunderclap to flood Twitter and Facebook with our 'take action to support teen literacy & libraries' message. The Thunderclap allows people to pledge a Twitter, Tumblr or Facebook message that is unleashed at the same time. It's completely safe and will automatically post exactly one message on your behalf at 1pm, eastern, on Oct. 19. The message has been pre-created by YALSA and says: "Teen Read Week is ur chance 2 support teen #literacy & #libraries! Check out these 10 easy ways 2 take action! http://ow.ly/pBXXy" It takes 10 seconds to join the Thunderclap so you can send out the message-here's how: * Click on this link http://thndr.it/GJ9MSd * Choose Twitter, Facebook and/or Tumblr * From the new screen, log into your Twitter, Facebook and/or Tumblr account * That's it! You can opt to share the Thunderclap with others (please do!), or just close the box Please sign up for the Thunderclap by no later than noon, eastern, on Oct. 19th. To learn more about Teen Read Week, visit www.ala.org/teenread. Thanks for all that you do to help raise awareness about the important role libraries play in preparing teens for life after school! P.S. To learn about other ways you can support library services for teens, visit www.ala.org/yalsa/advocacy Beth Yoke, CAE Executive Director Young Adult Library Services Association 50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611 1.800.545.2433 x4391 fax: 312.280.5276 byoke at ala.org @yalsa_director 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 [cid:image006.png at 01CEC400.26A402D0] Pick up your 2014 summer reading manual and get science programming training at OLA's Children's Services Division's fall workshop Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Tigard Public Library -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image006.png Type: image/png Size: 13833 bytes Desc: image006.png URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Tue Oct 8 14:43:22 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 21:43:22 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] Get more families participating in SRP together! Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA24427FC66E@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hi! Many 2013-2014 Ready to Read Grants projects are striving to get more families participating in summer reading together as a family. As luck would have it, there was a presentation on family SRP at the recent Association of Rural and Small Libraries and the presenter shared the PowerPoint which may be useful to you and your library no matter how small or big it is! Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8UF9E1ZBUyyTjFJQ2tYc0QwbDg/edit?usp=sharing&pli=1 Please note slide 11 which shows a great example of a family summer reading record which includes things like: * Check out a cookbook and try a new recipe * Play a board game or a game of cards together * Listen to an audio book on a family car trip * Take a photo of your family visiting a library Slide 15 describes a reading log on which families can track their literacy activities in a number of ways: * Time spent reading quietly and independently, but in the same place together as a family (something my family loved to do when my sister and I were teens!) * Time spent reading out loud together * Time spent participating in library activities together Heidi Schutt from Muir Library and Dianne Pinney from Le Sueur Public Library (both in MN) created and presented this PowerPoint presentation-thanks! 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 [cid:image001.png at 01CEC433.7B968000] Pick up your 2014 summer reading manual and get science programming training at OLA's Children's Services Division's fall workshop Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Tigard Public Library -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 13833 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Tue Oct 8 14:46:33 2013 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 21:46:33 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] Looking for a certain book... Message-ID: Please pardon the cross-posting. I?m forwarding this on behalf of Eila Overcash. See the email below. Let the sleuthing begin! :-) Thanks, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us OSLIS || www.oslis.org Learn to research. Research to learn.? From: oasl-all at memberclicks.net [mailto:oasl-all at memberclicks.net] On Behalf Of Eila Overcash Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2013 8:42 AM To: Jennifer Maurer Subject: [oasl-all] Looking for a certain book... and I have very little to go on. The barista at Starbucks this morning was telling me about a book that her librarian read to her class when she was in elementary of middle school. It is about a kid who doesn't want to go to the circus because he is afraid the clowns will make him die laughing. She thought the title had something to do with dying laughing. Any ideas? Eila Overcash Teacher-Librarian Summit High School 2855 NW Clearwater Dr. Bend, OR 97701 541-355-4034 [http://ola.memberclicks.net/message/image/57d63511-9204-4bf8-ae3e-6189ce8207d1] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Wed Oct 9 11:18:26 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 18:18:26 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] New book available to ILL from State Library: Strengthening Teen Services through Technology Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA24427FCC53@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> The following new title is available for 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 send your full name, the name of your library, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at library.request at state.or.us or (fax) 503-588-7119. Items will be checked out to your library, not to you personally, for 4 weeks (print materials) or 2 weeks (videos). Materials will be delivered via mail or Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier, and you may return them the same way. Normally a single copy is purchases and it is loaned on a first-come-first-serve basis. You may be put on a hold list for several weeks. Thank you for your patience. [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VzveLMBaKEw/UlWW6OiJEVI/AAAAAAAAAQM/XiN9Oxi_XI4/s1600/YADeserve_technology_200x300.jpg] Young Adult Library Services Association. (2013). Young Adults Deserve the Best: Strengthening Teen Services through Technology. Chicago, IL: American Library Association. Keeping up with the latest tech trends can be challenging for even the most determined library worker. This kit provides libraries with 1) resources to help library workers gain confidence in using tech resources with teens and 2) with specific tech tools that can easily be incorporated into library services for teens. Teens are an integral part of the community the library serves and key future supporters of the library. It is critical for libraries to stay relevant in teens' lives, especially in technology. From gaming to apps to e-readers to smartphones, teens are constantly plugged into technology. Training modules include: technology and reading, technology and programming, technology in marketing, advocacy and outreach, emerging technological trends, online safety and digital literacy. Contributing authors include: Linda Braun, Shauntee Burns, Laura Pearle, Brenna Shanks and Chris Shoemaker. This kit addresses the following areas in Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth: Leadership and Professionalism; Knowledge of Client Group; Communication, Marketing, & Outreach; Knowledge of Materials; Access to Information and Services. 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. 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! This collection is funded with LSTA funds administered by the Oregon State Library. 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Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 13833 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Wed Oct 9 14:05:41 2013 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 21:05:41 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] New Books Available from OSL => Multiethnic Books for Middle Schoolers + Newbery & Caldecott Awards Message-ID: Please pardon the cross-posting. These two new books are waiting for you to borrow them via interlibrary loan from the Oregon State Library. (There's no anthropomorphism here! Well...) [cid:5ca046a4-33f4-4482-a8e6-a034228e708d] Jones, Cherri, and J. B. Petty. Multiethnic Books for the Middle-School Curriculum. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2013. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1163-1 Focusing on titles dealing with ethnic and religious groups both in the U.S. and around the world, this useful resource makes it easy for teachers and librarians working with middle-school children to infuse their curricular area with multicultural literature. Carefully vetted and annotated, it encompasses fiction and non-fiction published in the last decade, making it an ideal reference and collection development tool for schools and public libraries as well as for classroom teachers. Sharing their extensive knowledge of... Read more at http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/2013/10/multiethnic-books-for-middle-school.html. -----***----- [cid:ad222eae-7bb1-4697-a794-53c88b139c46] Association for Library Service to Children. The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books. 2013 ed. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2013. ISBN: 978-0-8389-3602-3 Updated to include the 2013 award and honor books, The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books, 2013 Edition gathers together the books deemed most distinguished in American children's literature and illustration since the inception of the renowned prizes. Librarians and teachers everywhere rely on this guidebook for quick reference and collection development and also as a resource for curriculum links and readers' advisory. With an easy-to-use streamlined look and format, the 2013 guide features... Read more at http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/2013/10/newbery-and-caldecott-awards.html. 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, the name of your library, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at library.request at state.or.us or (fax) 503-588-7119. Items will be checked out to your library, not to you personally, for 4 weeks (print materials) or 2 weeks (videos). Materials will be delivered via mail or Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier, and you may return them the same way. Normally a single copy is purchased and is loaned on a first-come-first-serve basis. Should the item prove popular, you may be put on a hold list for several weeks. Thank you for your patience. 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. 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! This collection is supported in whole by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library. Thanks, Jen P.S. I'm using web mail which can be finicky with formatting. Please excuse any wonkiness. :-) Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter St NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us [http://ola.memberclicks.net/message/image/15b79f0d-8230-421b-b2c1-1159756d95cf] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: mutliethnic.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 97087 bytes Desc: mutliethnic.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Newbery.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 104852 bytes Desc: Newbery.jpg URL: From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Thu Oct 10 15:49:09 2013 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 22:49:09 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] Free Access to Online K-12 Books on myON Extended to Dec. 20th In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Please pardon the cross-posting. The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) partnership with myON (www.myon.com), a digital book platform vendor, to offer all Oregonians free access to K-12 books has been extended (again) and now goes through December 20th. For details, see the earlier announcement below. Note that some folks have had problems with the login. For the "school name," Oregonians should begin typing "Oregon Readers" (no quotes) and select "Oregon Readers, Oregon Department of Education" (no quotes) from the dropdown box. Then fill in the other two boxes with "read" (lower case, no quotes). Permission has been granted to share the login widely within Oregon, and that includes posting the login instruction sheet online. * ODE announcement about myON: http://www.ode.state.or.us/news/announcements/announcement.aspx?ID=9173&TypeID=4 (Note it has not been updated to reflect Dec. end date.) * Login instructions: http://www.ode.state.or.us/superintendent/priorities/myon-user-login-details.pdf * myON logo to download for use on webpage, in advertising, etc.: http://oslis.org/resources/myon-logo or http://oslis.org/resources/myon-logo/view FYI, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us OSLIS || www.oslis.org Learn to research. Research to learn.(c) From: oyan-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:oyan-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Jennifer Maurer Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 5:12 PM To: oyan at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [OYAN] Free Access to Online Books for Summer Reading on myON =>Oregon Summer Reading Opportunity Hi, The State Library is helping to promote a last-minute opportunity that ODE had to partner with myON (www.myon.com), a digital book platform vendor. Together they are offering all Oregonians free access to myON books through September November 15th December 20th with the goal of encouraging reading in the summer. Content includes nearly 4,000 books, materials are for PK-12th grade, 70% are nonfiction, some are in Spanish, all can be read independently or listened to, and users can access them from the website or download a free Apple or Android app. There is one universal login that anyone in Oregon can use. For details, see the announcement below and the attachment. Please help spread the word. Permission has been granted to share the login widely within Oregon, and that includes posting the attached information sheet online. I also included two versions of the myON logo for those who choose to post an access point on their library websites. If you advertise library activities via social media, please consider promoting this opportunity there, too. By the end of next week, we'll add an access point on OSLIS that will stay through September 15th November December 20th. Questions? Please ask. Thanks, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us OSLIS || www.oslis.org Learn to research. Research to learn.(c) From: superupdate-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:superupdate-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of ODE Communications Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 1:39 PM To: superupdate at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [SuperUpdate] Oregon Summer Reading Opportunity: Free Online Books for Summer Reading on myON! To: Oregon Educators Re: Oregon Summer Reading Opportunity: Free Online Books for Summer Reading on myON! There is little that impacts student success as much as strong literacy skills, and we are pleased to invite you, your children, and your community to join our statewide efforts to develop a culture of reading in Oregon. ODE is partnering with organizations including schools, libraries, Boys & Girls Clubs, scout troops, schools, faith-based organizations, United Way and other non-profits statewide to promote reading over the summer months. Join us by including reading within your summer programs this year. Thanks to a new partnership with myON BOOKS, students and their families across the state will have unlimited access to thousands of digital books on myON, giving families an opportunity to share rich, grade-appropriate, literacy experiences together regardless of socioeconomic status, access to a local library, or whether or not there is a proficient reader in the home. Through this summer partnership, Oregon students and families can access: * More than 3,000 digital books from Capstone and additional publishing partners, ranging from illustrated and picture books to chapter books, graphic novels, literary non-fiction, photo and informational texts spanning multiple eras and cultures. * Capstone imprints include Capstone Press, Heinemann-Raintree, Picture Window Books, Compass Point Books and Stone Arch Books. * Digital books from the following publishing partners will also be available: August House Little Folk/ Story Cove, Bellwether, Hothouse, Mikaya Press, Orca, Reference Point, Saddleback and Sylvan-Dell. * The collection includes 70% nonfiction, 10% Spanish or dual language, 20% high interest books for struggling readers, and is continually growing. * A wide range of titles and topics provides varying levels of text complexity and supports close reading in a range of genres and content areas, including history/social studies, science and technical works. * Users can read the books independently or listen to them, and they can choose whether or not to have sentences highlighted while in narration mode. * Through a secure environment, students have unlimited access to the entire digital library, within the parameters set by the Oregon Department of Education. We are encouraging all of our readers to read anything that interests them -including graphic novels, non-fiction books, magazines and newspapers- whether online or in print. We suggest that they: * Read with someone * Read to someone * Share with someone what he/she has read * Listen to someone read * Help others read * Read independently The Oregon summer reading partnership with myON will be available at NO COST until September 15, 2013. For more on gaining access to myON BOOKS at http://myOn.com, please see the attached document for login directions. If you have questions or need additional assistance, please contact Carla Wade at Carla.Wade at ode.state.or.us or Drew Hinds at Drew.Hinds at ode.state.or.us. Please share this resource and opportunity with your communities and help build a strong reading culture in Oregon this summer! For even more reading opportunities, take advantage of the magazine, newspaper, and reference book content in the Gale databases available on OSLIS (www.oslis.org). For example, students can read articles from Cobblestone, Faces, and The New York Times or learn about their favorite creatures in Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. OSLIS is an information literacy website from the Oregon Association of School Libraries in partnership with the Oregon State Library and is supported with an IMLS grant. For database login questions, please contact Jennifer Maurer, Jennifer.Maurer at state.or.us, the School Library Consultant at the State Library. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This 4 min sort-of dark interpretative dance of the Little Mermaid might be great to add to a program where teens are watching their favorite old Disney movies and get them talking about different interpretations of stories or include in a book club or book talk about Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama. * Rome's Colosseum: A 30 sec video of the Colosseum in modern day with cars whizzing by and joggers, no dialog, but how cool would it be to show this video when doing a book talk, book club, or program related to Italy, Rome, ancient times, or other related topics to expand world knowledge and motivate teens? * Teaching Vocabulary in Primary: At 1 min 55 secs, we learn that research shows kids need to see a word seven times before they can retain it and that at-risk children need to see it at least 21 times. While the teacher doesn't explicitly say this, the whole 5 min video implies that kids not only need to see the word, but also talk about it and hear it used in a variety of contexts with their peers and adults. This might be a good mention to parents coming to the library looking for books and resources to help their child develop their vocabulary or reading comprehension PBS Learning Media http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/ The PBS LearningMedia site is a fun resource for educators with materials covering everything from women's literature to current events. Visitors can click on the Browse PBS Learning Media area to look around for resources by grade levels, subjects, standards, and collections. Returning visitors should peruse the New Features area where they can find helpful fact sheets, activities, and instructional resources that deal with cyberlearning in STEM disciplines, the art and science of growing food, or middle school literacy. As a side note, visitors will need to create a free account after viewing three resources. One great highlight here is the Daily News Story section. This timely news collection offers daily resources from PBS's NewsHour program designed specifically for students. >From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2013. https://www.scout.wisc.edu/ 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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Here are links to the past briefs so you can see how your success story might be published: http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/oregon.srp.certificate.aspx#Oregon_Summer_Reading_Briefs Here examples of past success stories published in annual summer reading briefs so you know what I'm looking for: [The] number of hours read was still on an upward trajectory from the past two years for all ages... We had huge increases of [participation] numbers in both the ages 0-5 read to me group and the teen [group]. Children were enthusiastic about programs and I had lots of feedback from parents and children about their satisfaction with our summer programs. We followed last year's success of partnering with Heifer International by selecting this year's partner: Creslane School Garden. The garden is local, for kids and by kids, and teaches children about gardening, geography, and water conservation. For every hour the children read during our summer reading program, sponsors in the community pledged monetary amounts to help out the garden... we were able to raise $708. The money was presented to teachers from Creslane School during our final Summer Reading program. -Esther Moberg, Lane Library District (Creswell Public Library) [This summer] 1,549 kids and 532 teens signed up for the summer reading program at our library this summer. That represented a 9% increase over the number of sign-ups in 2010, and a 30% increase in sign-ups from 2009. We had an even bigger increase in the number of finishers. This year, 730 kids and 226 teens finished our summer reading program, creating a 19% increase in finishers over last year. Attendance at our summer programs increased, as well. 1,631 people attended summer reading programs at our library this summer, not including the additional 1,414 people who attended summer story times. As such, the summer program attendance increased 16% over 2010. All of these increases are no doubt attributable to the increased publicity funded by the grant. The Oregon Battle of the Books titles have also proved beneficial, as more schools seem to be participating this year. We've seen a significant increase in requests for these titles in the first few months of this school year, so we are thankful [for the Ready to Read Grant to be able to] have multiple copies available for check out. -Jana Hoffman, Milwaukie Ledding Library "After looking at [summer reading] participation and completion numbers from the previous year, I knew that we needed to improve both numbers. This was my first summer reading program (SRP) here at Stayton so I wasn't sure what to expect. Our modest goal was to have a 3% increase in finishers... To reach our goal 20% of the kids should finish. We had 315 kids ages 0-14 sign up and 215 finish, 68% [completion rate]! How exciting to reach our goal times three! I attribute much of the success to promotion at the schools, but to make this work everyone here at the library had to be on board. The staff wore SRP shirts, talked to friends, brought their grandkids, and were very positive and excited about the changes to the program... We look forward to even bigger numbers next year." --Casle Portner, Stayton Public Library Thanks for your help, 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 [cid:image001.png at 01CEC98E.DC287120] Pick up your 2014 summer reading manual and get science programming training at OLA's Children's Services Division's fall workshop Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Tigard Public Library -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Keep in mind that they need the books to be in paperback in order to make it an affordable program. If it is a series book, the first in the series is the one they usually use. You may nominate up to three books in each division. Attached is the archive list for titles used since 2008. Titles in bold on that list can be re-nominated as we used them over four years ago. We try for a balance of genres. Each book needs to be detailed or long enough to support the writing of 80 quality questions and should have high appeal to kids all over Oregon. If you have a good non-fiction title for each division, feel free to add a 4th title to each division. We try to have non-fiction, but struggle with the right kind of books to support the competition. Students and other readers of children's and YA lit are welcome to nominate titles, in addition to teachers and librarians, so spread the word and invite your readers to participate in the process. To nominate titles, fill out the form located here: http://tinyurl.com/2015OBOBtitles Questions? Email oboblsta at gmail.com 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 [cid:image001.png at 01CECA4A.BF63EA30] Pick up your 2014 summer reading manual and get science programming training at OLA's Children's Services Division's fall workshop Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Tigard Public Library From: Elke Bruton Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 8:23 AM To: Katie Anderson; Jennifer Maurer Subject: FW: Hi Katie and Jen, Do you mind posting this to any of the other relevant lists...OASL...etc? Thank you! ------------- Elke H. Bruton, MLIS Talking Book and Braille Services 503-378-5455 From: Elke Bruton Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 8:22 AM To: libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: Teachers and Librarians - have your say!! Nominate books you want to see on the OBOB 2015 book list in all 3 divisions: Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 We are currently gathering Oregon Battle of the Book title nominations for the 2014-15 school year list. Nominations are due by November 15, but sooner is better as our committee reads the books before our title selection meetings in November, January and February. Keep in mind that we need the books to be in paperback in order to make it an affordable program. If it is a series book, the first in the series is the one we usually use. You may nominate up to three books in each division. I have attached the archive list for titles used since 2008. Titles in bold on that list can be re-nominated as we used them over four years ago. We try for a balance of genres. Each book needs to be detailed or long enough to support the writing of 80 quality questions and should have high appeal to kids all over Oregon. If you have a good non-fiction title for each division, feel free to add a 4th title to each division. We try to have non-fiction, but struggle with the right kind of books to support the competition. Students and other readers of children's and YA lit are welcome to nominate titles, in addition to teachers and librarians, so spread the word and invite your readers to participate in the process. To nominate titles, fill out the form located here: http://tinyurl.com/2015OBOBtitles --------------------- Elke H. Bruton, MLIS Public Services Librarian Talking Book and Braille Services Oregon State Library 250 Winter St NE Salem, OR 97301 503-378-5455 elke.bruton at state.or.us tbabs.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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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 [cid:image001.png at 01CECA71.F73A4770] Pick up your 2014 summer reading manual and get science programming training at OLA's Children's Services Division's fall workshop Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Tigard Public Library -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 13833 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu Oct 17 11:54:59 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 18:54:59 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] Professional development opportunities for the rest of October Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA244280EC62@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hi! My colleague Darci sends out a bi-monthly email about FREE online professional development opportunities. These are specific to youth services (details below in Darci's email): ? October 21 (9-10 am) / Holy Bagumba! An exclusive webcast with beloved children's book authors Kate DiCamillo and Jon Scieszka ? October 23 (11-12 pm) / Possibilities of Mobile (Series): Mobile Games, Gamefulness, and Place-based Learning ? October 23 (12-1 pm) / Teen Volunteer Programs: There's More than Simply Shelving! ? October 24 (11a -12 pm) / National Geographic Presents...Fun with Nonfiction and the Common Core ? October 24 (11:30am-1 pm) / Early STEM Learning in Library Programs for Young Children ? October 30 (12p - 1pm) / Ready for Reading: New Early Literacy Resources These are not specific to youth services, but are distinctly related to trends in youth services (details below in Darci's email): ? October 21 (11-12 pm) / Nuts & Bolts of Social Media ? October 23 (9-10 am) / Stay safe and browse dangerously [online] ? October 28 (11-12 pm) / Conversation Sparks: STEM in Libraries 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 [cid:image007.png at 01CECB2E.DF48FE00] Pick up your 2014 summer reading manual and get science programming training at OLA's Children's Services Division's fall workshop Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Tigard Public Library From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Darci Hanning Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 2:31 PM To: libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [Libs-Or] CE Opportunities for the rest of October Greetings everyone! Here is your semimonthly listing of various free online training opportunities for the second half of October. As a quick reminder: Northwest Central has a calendar of online events and here's what's currently posted for the month of October. NOTE: Oregon library staff can take advantage of the member rate for online Lyrasis trainings! In order to do so, each library staff person who wants to sign up for any training MUST register at the Lyrasis website --make sure to include your library name ("institution name") and "Oregon" as the state so that you will be eligible for this level of FREE membership. Please complete this member registration well in advance of the desired training date since there will be some turnaround time in approving your member registration. Missed a webinar? Looking for the convenience of viewing online training or participating in self-paced learning on your schedule? Be sure to check out the State Library's web page on Continuing Education Resources where we list archive sites, self-paced learning modules, and additional online courses (for a fee). FoFor the second half of October, the following webcasts will be presented for free by The Accessible Technology Coalition, American Libraries Live, American Management Association, Booklist, Colorado State Library, Educause, Georgia Library Association, Grantspace, Infopeople, Insync Training, Library Journal, NASA, National Library of Medicine, Nebraska Library Commission, Nonprofit Webinars, O'Reilly, San Jose State University's SLIS Program, TechSoup for Libraries, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, TL Virtual Cafe, VolunteerMatch, Washington State Library, WebJunction, and the Wyoming State Library (and more!) Keep in mind it may be useful to periodically check the calendars mentioned for updated/new offerings in addition to the items below. ? Please make sure to check the link for each item to confirm the time and convert to local (Pacific) time as needed: Pacific time is one hour behind Mountain time, two hours behind Central time, and three hours behind Eastern time. October 21 (9-10 am) / Holy Bagumba! An exclusive webcast with beloved children's book authors Kate DiCamillo and Jon Scieszka (School Library Journal) Join Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature emeritus Jon Scieszka as they discuss Kate's latest book FLORA & ULYSSES: THE ILLUMINATED ADVENTURES and the importance of humor in children's literature. Kate DiCamillo is the author of many beloved books for young readers, including The Tale of Despereaux and Because of Winn-Dixie. In her new genre-bending novel Flora & Ulysses, Kate delivers a laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters. It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.slj.com/category/webcasts/ October 21 (11-12 pm) / Nuts & Bolts of Social Media (InSync Training) This session will cover basics of creating and sustaining community via social media tools. Rather than theory, participants will walk away with an understanding of how to implement and utilize these applications. For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://us.insynctraining.com/bozarth-programs/ October 21 (5-6 pm) / Teacher Librarian News Night (Teacher Librarian Virtual Cafe) This is a LIVE show presented in news show format featuring a Wrap up of "This Month in School Libraries" and deeper discussion of topical school library issues with special guest experts. Did we mention it was LIVE? For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://tlvirtualcafe.wikispaces.com/#Webinars%20/%20Events October 23 (8-9 am) / Accessing Census Bureau Stats - American Fact Finder 2 (Wyoming State Library) Join Karen Kitchens for this session on American FactFinder, the Census Bureau's online tool for accessing a wide variety of population, economic, geographic, and housing information about the United States. American FactFinder provides quick access to data from the Decennial Census, American Community Survey, Puerto Rico Community Survey, Population Estimates Program, Economic Census, and Annual Economic Surveys. In this session, you will learn how to conduct basic searches using: Topics and Keywords, Geographies, Population Group, and Industry Code. You will also learn how to create and view a thematic map and modify a table. For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/163384246 October 23 (8-9 am) / Little Library with a Big Heart: Southern Area Public Library, WV: Best Small Library in America 2013 (Nebraska Library Commission) With the enthusiasm and leadership of director Mary Beth Stenger, Southern Area Public Library, in Lost Creek, WV, has been transformed from a good, traditional public library into a modern, bustling center of community activity, information, and learning. This transformation convinced the judges to name it the Best Small Library in America 2013, cosponsored by Library Journal and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Mary will share how the library has developed creative programming and innovative services to serve their community of 498, with the help of just one other library staff member, a team of volunteers and a small Board of Trustees. For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventlist.asp?Mode=ALL October 23 (9-10 am) / Stay safe and browse dangerously (Washington State Library) Ahniwa Ferrari, Web Content Manager for WebJunction, shares his strategies for staying safe in a dangerous online world. He will cover tips and tricks to secure your browser, privatize your social networks, and get rid of viruses, malware, and that annoying Ask toolbar that installed itself in your web browser. Content covered will be useful for library staff and knowledge gained can be shared with library patrons of all types. For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.sos.wa.gov/library/libraries/training/trainingDesc.aspx?session=3460 October 23 (10-11 am) / Mission and Leadership: Work Motivation That Strikes a Chord (Nonprofit Webinars) In this extremely practical presentation, that Dr. Eyal Ronen has never shared in the past, he will describe the practical steps to creating a clear mission, vision, and values for the organization. He will also describe the 4 things every leader must do in order to be effective in accomplishing his or her, and the organization's mission. For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://nonprofitwebinars.com/webinars/ October 23 (11-12 pm) / Libraries Go "Outside the Box" with Redbox (WebJunction) Outside the Box is an innovative program that is focused on enriching communities by bringing people together for free, fun, public entertainment experiences. In this pilot program, five public libraries teamed up with Redbox, America's Destination for Entertainment. Led by the local communities, with support from OCLC, and guidance by consultants from the Project for Public Spaces, the initiative explores "placemaking," an approach that breathes life and community connection into public spaces. This webinar will showcase placemaking activities at the pilot libraries, as well as share best practices and perspectives on community engagement from program partners. For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction.html October 23 (11-12 pm) / Possibilities of Mobile (Series): Mobile Games, Gamefulness, and Place-based Learning (Educator Innovator) >From Connected Learning TV and MobileEd.org, this month of discussions explores how mobile opens up both formal and informal learning opportunities-classrooms, libraries, museums, parks, cities, towns-through games, STEM inquiry, and citizen science and civics initiatives. The series will balance visionary thinking and pragmatic experience to understand how mobile devices might reacquaint us with inquiry and learning in a connected world. This show will focus on the question "How can you leverage mobile gaming, location-based mobile features, and gamification to produce powerful learning opportunities?" For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://blog.nwp.org/educatorinnovator/webinars/ October 23 (12-1 pm) / Teen Volunteer Programs: There's More than Simply Shelving! (Infopeople) Are you noticing an influx of teens asking for volunteer hours at your library and you can't seem to find tasks for them? Have your experiences with teen volunteers been less than positive? Are you the only person in charge of teen volunteers at your library? Managing teen volunteers can often be a challenge that takes time and dedication. Learn how to effectively engage teen volunteers to benefit your library as well as create positive leadership experiences for them and for you. At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will be able to: Find at least three ways to engage their teen volunteers, Identify the types of volunteers (short term/long term) and properly assign tasks, and Find ways to problem-solve common issues with teen volunteers. For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://infopeople.org/training/view/webinar October 24 (11a -12 pm) / National Geographic Presents...Fun with Nonfiction and the Common Core (School Library Journal) Everybody's talking Common Core. And there's lots of buzz about the increased focus on nonfiction. But wait, don't let your eyes glaze over! At National Geographic, we think nonfiction is fun. So get ready for an entertaining discussion about how kids can have fun learning as we cover such informative topics as...What is reading anyway? What makes nonfiction authentic? How can nonfiction engage kids, inspire critical thinking, and spark their curiosity about the world? This webinar collects multiple perspectives to provide teachers, librarians, and parents with a tool-kit to understanding and promoting the goals of the Common Core State Standards. At their heart, the Common Core State Standards are about building knowledge, gaining insights, exploring possibilities, and broadening students' perspectives. National Geographic has played a part in raising curious kids for 125 years. We're here to help. Please join us for this livestream presentation! For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.slj.com/category/webcasts/ October 24 (11:30am-1 pm) / Early STEM Learning in Library Programs for Young Children (Texas State Library & Archives Commission) The second Webinar in our Early Literacy In Your Library series, this session will introduce literature-based math and science activities for librarians to include in storytime programs for preschool children. Children have a natural curiosity and librarians need only give them a chance to ask questions, explore, look for answers, and talk about their experience. The engaging activities are aligned with educational standards and will assist libraries in implementing the 10 Key Ways that libraries can improve early learning outcomes, in particular, "Supporting development of executive function and 'deeper learning' skills through literacy and STEM-based experiences." For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/workshops/webinars/index.html October 28 (10-11 am) / Win Friends and Influence People (InSync Training) Global organizations are constantly looking for new methods and technologies to engage employees and help managers motivate and influence people across hierarchies, cultures, and geographies. Live Online Training can be your most valuable tool for engaging and motivating a global workforce. Join Kassy LaBorie from Dale Carnegie Training as she discusses what their new division, Dale Carnegie Digital, is doing to influence their global audience using Live Online Training. This case study will help you to discover the most important strategies and considerations that are necessary to make a virtual training solution successful. For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://us.insynctraining.com/insync-byte-series October 28 (11-12 pm) / Conversation Sparks: STEM in Libraries (Southern Maryland Regional Library Association) Conversation Sparks is a way to facilitate a large-scale conversation with librarians around the country. In this virtual environment, participants will meet with the purpose of exchanging ideas, exploring best practices, and learning from others in the profession. It is a way to break paradigms and learn from the examples of others in an environment of respect and understanding. Our October session focuses on STEM Programs in Libraries with examples from libraries across the country. If you have an example of a STEM library project or program, share it with us during our Open Sharing portion of the session. For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://host2.evanced.info/maryland/evanced/eventcalendar.asp October 29 (11-12 pm) / Listening to Your Community (West Virginia Library Commission) Strategic planning doesn't have to be a dreaded task! This hour-long program, based on the current national public library planning model (The New Planning for Results), will walk you through the community assessment portion of the planning process. Tips on how to gather data, as well as how to utilize the American Library Association's The Promise of Libraries Transforming Communities initiative, will be discussed. *Presented at the 2013 West Virginia Library Association (WVLC) Fall Conference. Presenter: Susan Hoskins For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://wvlc.libcal.com/event.php?id=455350 October 30 (8-9 am) / Tech Talk with Michael Sauers (Nebraska Library Commission) In this monthly feature of NCompass Live, the NLC's Technology Innovation Librarian, Michael Sauers, will discuss the tech news of the month and share new and exciting tech for your library. There will also be plenty of time in each episode for you to ask your tech questions. So, bring your questions with you, or send them in ahead of time, and Michael will have your answers. For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventlist.asp?Mode=ALL October 30 (9-10 am) / Accountability from Top to Bottom (American Management Association) This webcast explores a re-framed approach to accountability - inviting everyone to understand that to be effective as an individual contributor or leader, you must be personally accountable. Join us to discover a new approach that will change the way you work, communicate with others and think about the choices you make. You'll come away with a fresh understanding of what it means to be personally responsible, empowered and accountable. For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.amanet.org/news/events-calendar.aspx October 30 (12p - 1pm) / Ready for Reading: New Early Literacy Resources (School Library Journal) Join Rachel Payne, Coordinator, Early Childhood Services at Brooklyn Public Library for a free webcast with Upstart and Free Spirit Publishing, and discover new resources for early literacy programs and materials for collections serving young children. For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.slj.com/category/webcasts/ October 31 (11-12 pm) / Staff Technology Skills: Creating a Learning Environment (TechSoup) How can you foster an environment in which staff have the technology expertise necessary to help patrons achieve their goals? Join us on October 31st at 11 AM Pacific/Noon Mountain/1 PM Central/2 PM Eastern time, as we talk with Mick Jacobsen and Toby Greenwalt about technology skills and the culture of learning at Skokie Public Library (IL). What have they done? What did they learn? What are they planning to do next? For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/events Upcoming online training opportunities with Gale/CENGAGE [http://www.gale.cengage.com/images/database_icons/opposingViewpoints_in_context.gif]Opposing Viewpoints in Context More than just pro/con source, this dynamic online library includes topic overviews, statistics, legislative data and more. Learning this interface will also help you navigate other "In Context" databases offered by Gale, including Student Resources in Context, U.S. History in Context. ? October 21, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. (PT) [http://www.gale.cengage.com/images/database_icons/powersearch_lg.gif]Gale Power Search Many Gale databases use this search interface, so this webinar would be a great introduction to those new to using the Gale products. Also, learn how to use the cross-database search capacity of Power Search to increase the reach of your searching. ? October 28, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (PT) [Business Insights: Essentials]Business Insights: Essentials This ever-growing collection of resource combines authoritative information and statistical data with analytical tools to expand academic theories into real-world applications. ? October 30, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. (PT) [GVRL]Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) Learn more this award winning Reference tool named Best Overall Database for 2012 by Library Journal. ? October 23, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (PT) [cid:image005.gif at 01CECA7B.28FCFE20] [cid:image006.jpg at 01CECA7B.28FCFE20] Gale Usage and Administrative Tools Learn how to exploit these tools to give your library users the best research experience. Gale Admin Tool ? October 10, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (PT) Gale Usage Website ? October 23, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. (PT) It may be possible to arrange in person training for your library staff, particularly for if you can host a session for other library staff in your geographic area. 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Name: ATT00001.txt URL: From aanderson at cclsd.org Sun Oct 20 23:25:32 2013 From: aanderson at cclsd.org (Abbie Anderson) Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:25:32 -0700 Subject: [OYAN] Surveys: 2013 CSLP Materials, and 2016-17 Slogans and Artist Ideas Message-ID: <06c2e74c8f8810df606167fe4e21bb41@cclsd.org> Dear Library Folk Dedicated to the Wondrous Creatures we call Young Adults: The power lies in your hands! Great power at your fingertips! You--yes, you!--can shape Summer Reading to come, and vent praise and scorn for past Summer Reading resources, with just a few minutes of your time! And how can I achieve all this, you ask? By following the two links below (one at a time, of course), and giving your answers to a total of 16 questions. A mere nothing to you, but on your words depends the future of Summer Reading! POWER!!! Bwahahahahaaaaaaa!!! But I digress. The first survey covers the 2013 Summer Reading materials you just put away a few weeks ago. The second survey lets you suggest slogans and artists for 2016's theme of FITNESS, plus a theme for 2017. Make Summer Reading sparkle as gloriously as you and your teens do! Without further ado, here are the links: 2013 Summer Reading Feedback: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MBMM565 2016-17 Summer Reading Suggestions: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MHP8PX9 Survey responses are due by January 20. I'll send out a reminder as the deadline looms. POWER, I say, POWER!!! Your own in the Cause, Abbie Anderson OYAN CSLP Liaison -- *************** Abbie Anderson Assistant Director North Bend Public Library 541.756.1073 From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Fri Oct 25 08:21:12 2013 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:21:12 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] World Book Night 2014: Applications to be Host Site or Giver are Due Jan. 5th (YA Titles Included) Message-ID: You may have seen this posting on Libs-Or. Just an FYI that there are a handful of YA titles in the 2014 list of books: http://www.us.worldbooknight.org/books/2014. Jen ________________________________ From: Libs-Or [libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] on behalf of Jennifer Maurer [jennifer.maurer at state.or.us] Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 8:14 AM To: libs-or List Subject: [Libs-Or] World Book Night 2014: Applications to be Host Site or Giver are Due Jan. 5th World Book Night (WBN) "is dedicated to spreading the love of reading, person to person." The 2014 culminating event -- givers each distributing free books to 20 people in their communities -- will be April 23rd. Applications to be a host library or giver are due January 5, 2014. What is WBN? http://www.us.worldbooknight.org/about-us/what-we-do/how-it-works "Each year, 30- 35 books are chosen by an independent panel of librarians and booksellers. The authors of the books waive their royalties and the publishers agree to pay the costs of producing the specially-printed World Book Night U.S. editions. Bookstores and libraries sign up to be community host locations for the volunteer book givers. After the book titles are announced, members of the public apply to personally hand out 20 copies of a particular title in their community. World Book Night U.S. vets the applications, and the givers are chosen based on their ability to reach light and non-readers. The selected givers choose a local participating bookstore or library from which to pick up the 20 copies of their book, and World Book Night U.S. delivers the books to these host locations. Givers pick up their books in the week before World Book Night. On April 23rd, they give their books to those who don?t regularly read and/or people who don?t normally have access to printed books, for reasons of means or geography." Info about Being a Host Library http://www.us.worldbooknight.org/resources/resources-for/librarians or http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/wbn "World Book Night U.S. library organizational participants make a commitment to (1) be a site for individual book giver volunteers to pick up their shipment of books and (2) be an active advocate in their community for World Book Night U.S. and spreading the love of reading, person to person." Click on both links above for specific details, a timeline, the application, and contacts to whom to direct questions. ALA is hosting the short, online application this year, and apps must be submitted by January 5, 2014. Info about Being a Giver http://www.us.worldbooknight.org/resources/resources-for/givers and http://www.us.worldbooknight.org/how-do-i-get-involved/be-book-giver-us/application-guidelines "Volunteer book givers are vital to World Book Night U.S. On April 23, 2013, U.S. book givers personally handed out half a million printed books in 6,200 towns and cities across the country. You can see some of their experiences here. Applications to become a WBN 2014 Book Giver will be [online soon]. Come back through Jan. 5, 2014 to read up on the guidelines and then apply. Also read up on the book picks beforehand." Basically, givers select a tile from the 2014 list of books, pick up their box of 20 books from the library or bookstore they choose from the list, and then on April 23, 2014, they distribute the books to 20 people in their community who likely are light or non-readers. Librarians may offer their library as a host site and be a giver, but those are separate applications and responsibilities. Click on both links above for specific details, a timeline, the soon-to-be-posted application, and contacts to whom to direct questions. FYI, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter St NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: