Rainy days and Mondays get us down, and rainy Mondays?? Nothing to it, but to do it! Especially with the rainy Monday is Midwinter Monday and the Youth Media Awards are announced. I have to begin with an earlier award that was announced at ALA Midwinter. The following middle grade and young adult books are… Read More Its *THAT* Monday in January
The Diversity Research Grant consists of a one-time $2000 annual award for original research and a $500 travel grant to attend and present at ALA Annual Conference. A jury of ALA members will evaluate proposals and is encouraged to award a total of three awards. Grant recipients will be expected to compile the results of… Read More ALA Diversity Research Grant
I hope you enjoyed my post about my weekend with IBLN. I am still thinking about all that I got out of attending that conference and spinning the information into new ideas. I have to renew my BCALA membership. Anyone can join BCLALA, you don’t have to be a member. Did I say anyone can… Read More From Others, To Others
One of the professional organizations I currently belong to is the Indiana Black Librarian Network. One may wonder why there is a need for such an organization in the 21st century but to members, the need is obvious. Many members still work in an environment where there are few if any people of color in… Read More SundayMorningReads
book review: Urban Teens in the Library edited by Denies E. Agosto and Sandra Hughes-Hassell American Library Association, 2010 I really wanted to like this book. I expected it to refresh, renew and maybe even validate my work with urban teens. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. Let’s start with the $60 price tag for a 186… Read More book review: Urban Teens in the Library
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