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Discusses the ins and outs of preparing printed promotional materials for library programs in the United States. Design and typography; Production costs; Printing processes.

The article provides advice to problems and concerns related to library censorship. Topics include how economically challenged students can afford to buy books, how to help faculty and students to have access to library services should there be a delay in opening school, and how to deal with concerned neighbors who have complained that little libraries in their neighborhood are mixing children's books with adult and young adult (YA) titles.

Reports on the online summer reading program for teenagers launched by the Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County in North Carolina. Details of the summer reading program; Number of young people who signed up for the program in 2002; Importance of the program.

Discusses the cost of providing library goods and services. Commentary on an advertising campaign by the American Library Association on free information from online library; Discussion on an editorial which estimated the cost of a high school term paper; Criticism against the notion that library service is free.

The article discusses the renewed popularity of project-based learning and makerspaces in educational settings. Some projects can be integrated into content areas and curriculum, while others allow children and teenagers to create and collaborate in an innovative and fun way. The video-based Sew-It! Workshop created by New Jersey-based Ellen Lumpkin Brown are designed to suit all types of libraries with makerspaces.

The author describes herself as a cornfield girl who wrote the book "Dig," launched in March 2019. She talks about the influence of the Exeter Community Library in Reading, Pennsylvania and librarian Dawn Mohn in her life, how she was relieved by reading, and the making of her own stories for 30 years.

Presents news briefs that may be of interest to libraries, librarians and readers in the United States. Availability of eight-hour blank tapes from Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.; Nominations for the 1982 Immroth Memorial Award for Intellectual Freedom; High school yearbooks on microfilm at Arlington Heights Memorial Library in Illinois; New York librarians tape television series; Calls for papers related to services and materials for children.

Presents some tips for librarians to transforming their children's section into an inviting place to draw readers throughout the summer. Games; Scenery; Ideas for getting children to read over the summer.

Provides a list of posters, pamphlets, and bibliographies that are related to libraries and literature. Release of the book 'The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: An Adaptation for Children' written by Ruth Rocha for the United Nations; Consideration of model stories and techniques for teen journalists developed by groups such as the American Youth Work Center; Guides for students about writing term papers; Others.

The article offers the author's insights on having the very first Sphero robot at Booker T. Washington High School in Pensacola, Florida and having diversified activities with the robot.

The article offers tips for libraries on how to get books into readers' hands. Topics discussed include creative ways to use book orders, how to make integrated library systems work efficiently, how libraries should shelve books, approaches to readers' advisory (RA) and supporting staff with existing RA tools.

Reports on a collection of the papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright, posted by the Library of Congress on its American Memory collection. Web site for the project; Comment from Leona Bruno, a specialist in science and technology, on the importance of the Web site to students and other children interested in the works of the Wright brothers.

Presents the results of a survey by professors Ross Todd and Carol Kuhlthau of Rutgers University's Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries in New Jersey on how school libraries help students learn. Percentage of students in grades 3 to 12 who believe school libraries and their services help them become better learners; Percentage of students who said that the school library helps them get better grades on projects and assignments; Percentage of students who said that it helps them with homework. INSET: Profile of a Successful School Library.

Presents technology issues which are of relevance to libraries. Potential of thin-client networks in libraries; Evaluation on some Web sites; Features of the QuickPAD wireless portable notepad from H45 Technologies. INSETS: Site of the Month;The Librarian's Internet, by Gail Junion-Metz;Paper Pages, Not Web Wages;Test Drive

States that one of the many challenges to school library media specialists in the 1990s is to provide adequate technology and to manage it effectively. The contradictions of CD-ROM; Needs assessment planning; Funding truths; Ten important questions to be asked before purchasing a CD-ROM resource; Selected bibliography of CD-ROM 1990-1992; What works; Educational outcomes.

Discusses the need to preserve library materials, for one day they may be unable to be acquired because they have gone out of print. Need to see materials as artifacts which are in themselves valuable; Two groups of librarians, the `pitch-its' and the `preservationists'; Stamping of books to prove ownership; Pamphlet `Books Worth Reading Are Books Worth Saving'; Predictions for the next few years. INSET: Book Worth Reading Are Books Worth Saving..

Presents a list of products and services for libraries in the United States compiled in 1978. Abstracting services; Adhesives; Audio tape suppliers; Binders; Bibliographic service systems.

Relates the experience of an American librarian who was assigned to run a library in a poor town in the Philippines. Description of the town's library; How the children anticipate the arrival of books from the United States; Activities that she conducted with the children; Why she was not able to apply what she learned in library school.

Presents a number of news briefs which detail developments in libraries across the United States. Withdrawal of a new utility tax that would have provided operating funds for the Multnomah County (Oreg.) Library; Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to help Miami-Dade Public Library System replace materials destroyed by Hurricane Andrew; ALA's announcement of the establishment of the Mary Virginia Gaver Endowment Fund; More.

Focuses on the impact of a decreased 1977-78 school year enrollment on the operations of school libraries in the United States. Effect on increasing public education costs; Calculation of per-pupil expenditures of various schools in the country.

The article focuses on libraries in the U.S. that started tween-only boards to inform programming and attract more kids in this age group into their space. Topics include the initiative of librarian Grace Moore to start a tween advisory board at Winter Park Library in Florida, the influence of pop culture and social media to tweens, and a Books and Activities Club as one of the most successful tween programs of Kelly Allen, youth services librarian at Oregon Public Library in Wisconsin.

Presents an article by Robert Cormier in response to his winning the 1991 Margaret A. Edwards Award. His background; What attracted him to libraries; Consideration of the 1992 fiscal year and the uncertain future for libraries; Role of library trustees.

Reports on developments concerning libraries in the United States as of September 1983. Search for nominees to the Kerlan Award; ALCOA Foundation's funding for the television science series called 'SPACE'; Grant received by the American Library Association from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop a book protection device.

The article offers information on offerings by several libraries in the U.S. for families in summer 2019. These include the summer programming at the Grayslake Area (Illinois) Public Library (GAPL) with a family-friendly launch party, the third annual family tie-dye event to be hosted by Michigan's Clinton-Macomb Public Library (CMPL), and a family-style Maker Camp to be offered by the Library Station.

The article discusses the move by librarians to strategize amid uncertainty and adapt makerspace environments to ensure hands-on learning remains available to all students. Topics covered include increase in the number of curate online resources that libraries offered and the diversity of media according to a survey, benefits of makerspaces to students, key to boosting online participation, and the use of makerspaces by library manager Sarah Steiger to try to address real-world problems.

Reports that the L.A. Times has been helping libraries obtain needed publications. Literacy which is a problem in Los Angeles, California; Lorne Street School which received donations.

The article reports on the partnership between the Public Library Association (PLA) and Short Edition to bring Short Story Dispensers to four libraries in the U.S. The partnership was announced during the PLA Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in March 2018. Benefits from the dispensers are offered. Also mentioned are contests to encourage local writers to upload their stories.

The article announces that school librarian Alisha Wilson has received the Maker Hero School Librarian of the Year award. Various topics discussed include her experience of teaching language arts, robotics activities she initiated during the Computer Science Week and student volunteers helping her in library activities.

Features the Nueva School Library Home Page, managed by School Librarian Debbie Abilock in Hillsborough, California. Overview on the research and search engine pages of the site.

Reports on developments concerning libraries in North America as of October 1986. Details of the Great Paper Fly-Off activity of the Winnipeg Library in Manitoba; Support of the San Diego Padres baseball team to the Serra Cooperative Library System; Theme of the summer reading program of the Broad Valleys Federation of Libraries on Montana.

Reports on Library Research Round Table's sponsorship of a 1979 research competition.

The article focuses on the 2019 space-themed summer programming at various libraries in the U.S. These include the Camden County, New Jersey Public Library, which is being planned by senior youth services librarian Lisa Brandenburg, the Southwick, Massachussetts Public Library SPL, and the Chicago Public Library.

Evaluates the Gale Virtual Reference Library created by Thomson Gale.

The article profiles book illustrator Pauline Baynes, who is known for her work in C. S. Lewis' book series "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." Particular focus is given to the nature of Baynes' relationship with Lewis. Also mentioned are her professional library, major book projects and the 1968 Kate Greenaway Medal for her work on Grant Uden's "Dictionary of Chivalry."

The article discusses the library recovery efforts of some librarians in the U.S. after being damaged by natural disasters, as of November 2021. Topics include the Dixie Fire in California that engulfed the entire town of Greenville, the damage caused by Hurricane Ida on the East Coast, and the damage caused by a tropical storm on the Caldwell Public Library in New Jersey.

Outlines the trends that have affected the homeschooling movement in the United States. Organization of the homeschool movement; Influence of the Internet; Things that homeschoolers want; Suggested reading materials.

Presents items of interest for those those in library services. General Counsel of the Florida Department of State has issued a ruling that permits library staff members to use information from library patron records to report suspected child abuse or neglect; Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Ind. has put $2,000 worth of new young adult paperbacks, magazines, and newspapers into the hands of teens in juvenile correctional facilities; Beginning with Books' Project BEACON; More.

Describes library programs designed for children in the United States. Story quilt designed for a summer reading program at South Portland (Maine) Public Library; Highlight on history at the Speedway (Indiana) Public Library; Book fair at the Santa Ana (California) Unified School District.

Reports on developments related to libraries and education in the United States, compiled as of October 1981. Establishment of the Learning/Electronic Technology Task Force by the U.S. Department of Education; Publication of the international journal of children's literature research, 'Phaedrus' by Columbia University School of Library Service.

Focuses on the completion of a study on school-housed libraries in Canada. Documents indicating support for establishing and maintaining a public library in a school; Assessments of their feasibility; Contact information for the full copy.

Reports on news and developments of interest to libraries and librarians. Publication of the 1977-78 edition of 'The Audio-Visual Equipment Directory,' by the National Audio-Visual Association; Children's Book Council's issuance of the fifth edition of the 'Children's Book Showcase Catalog'; American Library Association's publication of an updated edition of the 'Reference and Subscription Books Reviews 1974-1975'.

Reports on news and developments of interest to libraries and librarians. The Children's Book Center's sponsorship of the Canadian Children's Book Festival, a national celebration of Canadian children's books; The Arizona Commission on the Arts' financial support for a series of creative writing workshops for children, young adults, and adults at branches of the Tuscon Public Library.

The article focuses on bilingual programs at the Cypress Hills Library in Brooklyn, New York. Topics discussed include finding ways to support those who were English language learners (ELL), benefits children's overall learning due to speaking two languages, and professor Jamie Campbell Naidoo on engaging learning opportunities for children whose first language is not English.

The article reports on the need for libraries and other environments to adopt Universal Design, an idea of designing spaces, products, services and more to make them as functional as possible for people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. The idea was originally conceived by architect Ronald L. Mace. A ramp allows everyone to use the same design feature is the one of the most common examples of Universal Design.

Presents information on various information technology introduced in January 2004 at the American Library Association's midwinter meeting in California. Purpose of the Public Access Management System from 3M; Features of the portable wireless self-checkout system from Checkpoint; Design of the Web Reporter computer software from Dynix for its Horizon automation system.

Provides information on the English as a Second Language program offered at the library of San Jose Elementary School in Jacksonville, Florida. Creation of the San Jose Publishing Co. which accepts submission of compositions from pre-K-5th grade students; Corporate sponsor of the program; Expansion plans for the program.

A cartoon that discusses the function of libraries is presented.

The article reviews various science databases for libraries including "Access Science," from McGraw-Hill, "New Book of Popular Science," from Scholastic Library Publishing, "Science Research Resource Center," from Thomson Gale, "Today's Science," from Facts On File News Service, and "Science Reference Center," from EBSCO Publishing.

Focuses on issues concerning the circulation of electronic books in the United States. Obstacles to the circulation of electronic books; Concern of most electronic book publishers; Information on the libraries' options for circulating electronic books.

Recounts that author's experience while participating in the second Illustrator's Forum on the works of Hans Christian Andersen which was held by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany in June 2005. Personal and career background of Andersen; Historical background of the International Youth Library; Topics discussed by the lecturers who attended the forum.