ALSC, YALSA launch new youth literacy program with grant from Dollar General Literacy Foundation

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded $210,000 to two divisions of the American Library Association. The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Young Adult Services Association (YALSA) will receive funding to support Everyone Reads @ the Library, a new youth literacy program. “The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is committed to helping improve… Read More ALSC, YALSA launch new youth literacy program with grant from Dollar General Literacy Foundation

14 October 2010 Thursday Edith1 Comment

They Finally Said “GO”

I had eight boxes of books arrive in my media center yesterday!! I began the work to finish processing them today and grabbed one book to read: We had sneakers, they had guns: the kids who fought for Civil Rights in Mississippi. In a fashion completely atypical in my reading process, I decided to do… Read More They Finally Said “GO”

12 October 2010 Tuesday12 October 2010 Tuesday Edith

3rd and Inches

Or…so close, but yet so far away! I’m waiting for the Colts to make this touchdown and tie up the game. At the same time, I’m wondering why so few of theblogs I”ve caught up with today have mentioned anything about the public libraries in Santa Clarita, CA that have been taken over by a… Read More 3rd and Inches

3 October 2010 Sunday3 October 2010 Sunday Edith3 Comments

Diversity, Literature & Teens

13 July 2010 Tuesday Edith4 Comments

A Diverse Entry

Good morning! It’s quite cloudy and overcast this morning, but I’m feeling so energetic! Perhaps its the bright green nail polish I got during my pedi last night? Maybe it’s the thought of going to exercise later today. I can’t believe it’s been so long! This past week I got my exercise re-organizing shelves in… Read More A Diverse Entry

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