Susan over at Color Online is asking folks to fill out this brief questionnaire to determine how widely you read… 1. Name the last book by a female author that you’ve read: Fly Girl Sherri L. Smith 2. Name the last book by an African or African-American author that you’ve read: Kinky Gazpacho by Lori… Read More Reading without Borders
A few good things I picked up on Twitter: Paula Chase Hyman’s first live Real Teen Talk chat at Paula’s JORT Monday, May 18th. If you don’t already know, Paula is the author of the Del Rio Bay series. It’s not enough that he has to rescue the free world from capitalistic greed and global… Read More Tweets
Did you know ‘wiki’ is Hawaiian for “quick”? AND did you know that May is Asian Pacific Heritage Month? Scholastic has a rather comprehensive site for all things Asian, African and Latino American on Dream in Color. Honestly, I haven’t taken the tour yet, but Scholastic always does wonderful stuff! OK The WIKI… Remember, the… Read More Wiki Wiki Summer Quicki
The Tavis Smiley Foundation’s 2009 Leadership Institute is now taking applications. Middle and High school students between the ages of 13-18 will have a chance to meet more than 200 of the nation’s best young leaders for five days of training on leadership, youth advocacy, volunteerism and civic engagement. Speakers include Tavis Smiley and Dr.… Read More Leadership Summit for Middle and High School Students
One of the benefits of rolling the media clerk’s position into mine is that I get to work with the new books when they come in. Typically, when processing them, I’m able to fight the urge to sit and read for a 5, 10 or 20 minutes. (No, librarians don’t sit and read all day!)… Read More UnderCoverMonday
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