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Show your booktalk listeners a map of North America and point to Canada’s eastern coast, where disaster struck not once, but twice! More...

Seventeen-year-old Alex is hiking in the woods when an electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, destroying every electronic device and killing billions. Desperate to find out what happened, Alex meets up with Tom—a young Army More...

The Help Released by DreamWorks, this film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's bestselling novel (Putnam, 2009) premiered on August 10, and has been packing theaters ever since. Set in Jackson, MS, in the 1960s, The Help More...

Why did the first Europeans settle in the New World? What challenges did they face? How did the presence of the Native Americans shape their experience? What was their daily life like and what prompted the discontent that led to our War for Independence? The following titles, many of which were published in the past five years, answer these questions and more. More...

Columbus Library signs Potomac Digital SignageInfobase Publishing buys World AlmanacIndex Data re-engineering OhioLINK's discovery services platformLyngsoe Systems purchasing FKI Logistex Library SolutionsWhen the Columbus Library, GA, needed a better way to communicate with patrons, it More...

Rough Guides added to Gale Virtual Reference LibraryEBSCO providing tech support for accessing Voyager and AlephSirsiDynix debuts Strategic Partnership ProgramGale has cut a licensing agreement to include more than 100 titles from the Penguin Group's More...

Elsevier ups A&H titles in ScopusEBSCO made exclusive worldwide distributor of Footnote.comForeWord Magazine names the University of Nebraska Press its 2008 Independent Publisher of the YearWilson adds 21,000 images Cinema Image Gallery plus new search More...

Technology on a Shoestring: Big Tools for Small BudgetsDemand is huge for low cost solutions to patrons' technological challenges. Evidence? Over 300 attendees in the virtual classroom for Technology on a Shoestring: Big Tools for More...

Go back to the Academic Newswire for more storiesService will rely on indexed contentThree tiers of service based on the EBSCOhost 2.0 plaftormContent partnership includes access to OCLC WorldCat recordsAs many in the industry predicted, More...

SLJ talks to Rick Riordan about his latest bestseller 'The Red Pyramid,' book one of the Kane Chronicles. More...

What teen girl doesn't love a juicy historical romance? Here's a chance to round out your romance collection with Faithful by Janet Fox, new this month from Penguin/Speak. It's 1904 and 16-year-old Maggie Bennet's life More...

On demand, instant access, available now! For most school librarians, these words seldom reflect what is currently available to their students or teachers. Instead, videotapes, DVDs, and multiple pieces of equipment are still necessary for More...

Salem Press doesn't just like library blogs-they love 'em. In an effort 'to expose the little-known and excellent in an ongoing way,'; the publisher has created the Library Blog Awards. The first wave of awards More...

The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) is all about inclusion: 'an attitude and approach that seeks to ensure that every person, regardless of ability or background, can meaningfully participate in all aspects of life.'; Now More...

Lerner Publishing Group has announced the launch of Carolrhoda LAB, a new line of fiction for young adults. The new imprint's first four titles-Draw the Dark by Ilsa J. Bick, The Absolute Value of -1 More...

No, that's not the sound of a hair ball. It's Orca Book Publishing's newest attempt to save a tree (and promote a book). They send out a lot of review copies with every new release More...

Before you spend another $300 on a set of dictionaries for your high school English classes or replace your outdated cliché dictionary, isn't it time to consider moving your writing reference tools online? Rather than More...

Want your kids to become the next J. K. Rowling? Then tell them about HarperTeen's inkpop, the first interactive writing platform created by a major U.S. publisher. The site was created to connect 'rising stars More...

Finding new tools to meet the educational needs of early childhood educators and their students can be a difficult task. With hundreds of toys, games, and software programs available for instruction, it becomes a major More...

Deborah Heiligman and Phillip Hoose are competing head-to-head again-this time for the first Young Adult Library Services Association's (YALSA) Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults. Heiligman's Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of More...

Teens spend more time listening to music than any other type of entertainment. And they love knowing the scoop on the latest and greatest bands out there. Zest Books' Off the Bus and On the More...

Young adult services librarians can learn more about teens' reading and buying habits by checking out Carol Fitzgerald's article, 'What Do Teens Want?,'; in the October 26 issue of Publishers Weekly. First piece of good More...

I'm looking into my crystal ball (sometimes, the old technology is the best), and I see a great resource in your future. There will be shouts of joy from YA librarians in January 2010 when More...

Children, especially girls, are finding supporters across the globe-some their own age-who are engaging with virtual education programs, an online game, and books that promote social justice and a better world.'Education seems like a simple More...

Penguin's YA Central site has just added a terrific interview with teen fave T. A. Barron, who talks about the joys and challenges of writing stories about such as well-known character as Merlin. Your teens More...

Tis the season for things to go bump in the night! Beef up your Halloween collection with this fun opportunity from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Send an email with the subject line 'Haunt Me!'; to childrens.books@hmhpub.com More...

Following the launch of www.simonandschuster.com in January 2009, Simon & Schuster has now created www.simonandschuster.net, a site designed to help public and school librarians meet the needs of their students and patrons. The site offers More...

You've written many articles for afterllen.com, including academic pieces on pop culture from the X-files to Chinese cooking in America. How was writing your first novel different?Ash was actually not my first full-length novel. I More...

Penguin has recently launched 'The Publisher's Office,'; a brand new online resource featuring three unique channels. The Screening Room features a variety of shows produced by Penguin, from author interviews to musings by Jon Scieszka. More...

Also in this article:Bringing Up the Rear at BEAHot News on the COOL-ER?Geocaching Made EasyListening Library Hosts Teen Vid ContestTwitter Goes UndercoverSony's PSP Go Coming This Fall Bringing Up the Rear at BEABEA (BookExpo America) More...

Also in this article:Monopoly, Now CustomizedNo Starch Offers Technical Guides, Manga-styleDowngrade Your iPhoneA Gaming Case for the TouchCluetrain Manifesto at 10Greeting Cards That Move Monopoly, Now CustomizedMonopoly has spun off multiple editions dedicated to cities More...

Say what? Sid Fleischman's The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West (Greenwillow) bumped Neil Gaiman's Newbery-winning The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins) out of the running in SLJ's Battle More...

With the release of Amazon's Kindle 2 and the continued expansion of Google's scanning project, the traditional concept of the book is undergoing a radical redesign. Why then would we assume that the structure of More...

Amale nanny, a gay quarterback, and an 18-year-old girl who falls in love with an older woman are some of the characters found in the six finalists for the Lambda Literary Award in the area More...

Mabel R. McKissick, cofounder of the American Library Association's Coretta Scott King Book Awards, died March 20 at the Bridebrook Rehabilitation Center in Niantic, CT. She was 87.Mabel McKissick, cofounder of the Coretta Scott King More...

Neil Gaiman may have turned down his Hugo Award nomination for Anansi Boys (2005) in 2006, buthe's game this time with his recent recognition for The Graveyard Book (2008, both HarperCollins).The Hugos are awards for More...

The 2009 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award has been awarded to the Tamer Institute for Community Education,a nonprofit organization that promotes reading in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Founded in 1989, the Ramallah-based Tamer More...

The National Book Critics Circle Awards (NBCC) has recognized the often overlooked area of children's literature, giving its 2009 award in the field of criticism to Seth Lerer's Children's Literature: A Reader's History from Aesop More...

What do you wish everyone knew about librarians? Lisbeth Boutang, a children's librarian at Cloquet Public Library in Minnesota, says she wishes that people knew about their courage to imagine.Lisbeth Boutang won grand prize. 'Between More...

Nothing warms a librarian's heart more than another book award list, and on Valentine's Day kid lit bloggers announced the winners of the Cybils (Children's and YA Bloggers' Literary Awards), which started three years ago More...

Shadra Strickland was recently named the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator of 2009, just weeks after receiving the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award on January 26, 2008 for her illustrations in the picture More...

If you're in need of some well-written and wonderfully illustrated gay-themed books, you're in luck. The Rainbow Project has just released the 2009 Rainbow List, featuring books with authentic and significant gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered/questioning (GLBTQ) content for More...

For the last 87 years, the Newbery Medal has always created a stir among librarians, adults, and children. And it wasn't any different at this year's American Library Association (ALA) midwinter meeting in Denver. SLJ More...

James Patterson knows it's not easy getting kids excited about reading. So a few years ago when he noticed that his 10-year-old son Jack was lukewarm toward books, the best-selling author decided to do something More...

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The economy is tanking. Detroit's Big Three are quaking. And in the world of children's book awards, the sparks are flying. According to children's book expert Anita Silvey, the Newbery Medal, the top prize for More...

Caldecott-medal winner Kevin Henkes is this year's recipient of the Jeremiah Ludington Award, presented annually to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the paperback book business.Previous winners of the annual award, named More...

Children's author Jon Scieszka will be on hand January 10 for a private reception to honor the opening of Dominican University's new Butler Children's Literature Center, dedicated to fostering a life-long love of readingDean Susan More...

Thinking of buying a book for that child or teen on your holiday list? Or maybe parents and friends are turning to you for advice. Books, of course, make great gifts. It's just a matter More...

Judy Blundell, author of What I Saw and How I Lied (Scholastic), is the 2008 National Book Award winner in the category of children's literature.Judy Blundell is this year's National Book Award winner in the More...

John Ibbitson's The Landing, a coming-of-age story that takes place in Canada's Muskoka region in the 1930s, is this year's winner of the Governor General's Literacy Awards for children's literature in English, which honors the More...

Some 200 student reporters from the New York City area yesterday grilled five of this year's National Book Award finalists at the 11th annual Teen Press Conference .NBA finalists, from left, Lockhart, Anderson, Blundell, Appelt, More...

The Marine Toys for Tots Foundationis teaming up with the UPS Storeand Mail Boxes Etc.locations nationwide to provide books to needy children this holiday season.Launched in March of this year, the Toys for Tots Literacy More...

Every autumn since 1952, the New York Times Book Review has invited a panel of judges to survey the year's output of children's books and to select the top 10 best illustrated. This year's trio More...

Suzy Lee, whose simplistic illustrations in the wordless book Wave (Chronicle) tell the story of a little girl's day at the beach, is this year's Society of Illustrators' gold medal winner.Silver medals were awarded to More...

Nick (Michael Cera) and Nora (Kat Dennings). Photo: K.C. Bailey It takes endless patience to sit through the film adaptation of Rachel Cohn and David Levithan's awarding-winning Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist (Knopf, 2006). A More...

The paperback edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Scholastic, 2007), J. K. Rowling's seventh and final Harry Potter novel, will be released on July 7, 2009.This follows the record-breaking release of the hardcover More...

Some 600 muggles of all ages gathered in New York City yesterday for a cover to cover read-a-thon to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the U.S. release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Scholastic, More...

For the first time, school librarians are now eligible to apply for the Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award, created seven years ago to recognize the work of public More...

Francesca Lia Block, author of Weetzie Bat (HarperCollins), about an offbeat heroine who shares a Hollywood cottage with three equally quirky companions, is winner of the 1989/2009 Phoenix Award, given to the author of an More...

Do you remember being bored in class? You tried to entertain yourself by hunting for interesting pictures in your textbooks, only to find that they were too tiny to see. If you recall this feeling, More...

Two librarians, a second grade teacher, and a Spanish instructor grabbed first place honors in the first annual SIG Media Specialist (SIGMS) Technology Innovation Awards. Sponsored by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), More...

If you're an elementary or middle school educator with a great idea for going green with lessons about the environment or renewable energy, there's a $1,000 grant out there with your name on it.LIVE GREEN, More...

LeapFrog School has launched a new, online version of Link to Lessons, an educator resource featuring easy-to-use classroom tools and activities. Designed for use with LeapFrog School products geared for PreK-Grade 2-such as English Picture More...

Award-winning children's author Jacqueline Wilson is now a Dame Commander of the British Empire, the female equivalent of a knight.Wilson, 62, who enjoys rock-star status in the United Kingdom, has won many awards, including the More...

Greg Foley is winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award for Thank You, Bear (Viking, 2007), his debut picture book about the uncertainties of childhood.Thank You, Bear, intended for children ages three to seven, tells the More...

Anita Silvey, an expert on children's literature, has won the 29th annual Jeremiah Ludington Memorial Award, the Educational Paperback Association (EPA) announced this week.The Ludington Award, named after EPA's founder, is presented annually to an More...

Thinking of applying for a grant from the Big Read? You'd better hurry: February 12 is the rapidly approaching deadline. The Big Read, a program in which libraries collaborate with local community organizations, aims to More...

From left: Brian Selznick, Kathleen Duey, Sherman Alexie, Sara Zarr, and M. Sindy Felin It was the perfect pairing: 250 New York City students who love to read met five National Book Award finalists who More...

Walter Lorraine, the sometimes temperamental, always passionate children's books editor who chaperoned the creation of characters such as George and Martha, Martha the Talking Dog, and Lyle the Crocodile, is retiring after 55 years at More...

If you've got a great media center program, then apply for the Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming. You could end up winning $4,000 for your library.Applications from any public or More...

As the winner of this year's 'What Book Got You Hooked? contest by the literacy group First Book, Oklahoma will receive 50,000 new, age-appropriate books for kids who most need them.Thanks to a campaign led More...

Judith Dahill, a media specialist at the High School of Fashion Industries in New York City, just won an extreme makeover-and not just for her school library, but for herself, too, courtesy of Jones New More...

If anyone knows about underserved communities, it's Kate DiCamillo. That's why her publisher, Candlewick Press, has chosen to honor the award-winning author with its new grant, titled 'Light the Way: Outreach to the Underserved.'; The More...

The story of a Muslim girl on a class trip to an apple orchard has won the inaugural Arab American National Museum Book Award for children's/YA literature. One Green Apple (Clarion, 2007) by Eve Bunting, More...

Calling all teen artists. Grab your sketchpad or virtual paintbrush and take note: Penguin publishing and the San Francisco-based teen community site Piczo are asking young people to create the perfect cover for one of More...

A picture book about prairie dogs abuzz over an intruding fuzzy object, a YA novel about a 13-year-old's family dilemma, and a Carl Hiaasen selection about a teen's mission to clean up his community are More...

Come fall, those teens with a writing bug will have another spot to showcase their talent. HarperCollins is teaming with MySpace to expand its HarperTeencommunity to the online networking site, allowing students a chance to More...

School Library Journal has received three Distinguished Achievement Awards for best editorial, feature article, and e-Zine from the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP). The awards, which recognize this year's best educational materials in books, periodicals, More...

Toni Bissessar, branch manager of the Columbia Pike and Glencarlyn branches of the Arlington County Public Library, is this year's winner of the Arnulfo D. Trejo Librarian of the Year Award.Bissessar was given the honor More...

M. T. Anderson, Laura Vaccaro Seeger, and Nicolas Debon are top winners of this year’s Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards for excellence in children’s literature. The annual awards are given in three categories: fiction and poetry, More...

Do you and your patrons love libraries? Well, now’s your chance to show the world just how much—and possibly win $10,000.In honor of National Library Week, which began on April 15, Thomson Gale has launched More...

Will Harry Potter die in the seventh and final book of the series? Theanswer remains a mystery, but fans got a sneak peak at the front and back covers of Harry Potter and the Deathly More...

World Book Encyclopedia is asking students, teachers, and others to help design its 2008 edition—and enter to wina set of the new encyclopedia.Word Book began supplementing itsclassic leather binding in 1999 withits trademark Spinescape, a More...

Right before the announcement of this year's Newbery winner, I had two surprising encounters. First, a librarian at my local public library confessed that she had no interest in learning 'what unreadable Newbery the committee More...

The kids in Sharen Pula's fifth-grade class are getting ready to go on a journey. One boy kicks off his shoes to get comfy. Another lies on his side, head on hand. A girl loosens More...

If you were surprised by this year's Caldecott Medal winner, you weren't alone. Even Brian Selznick was stunned that his novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Scholastic), took the prize for the most distinguished American More...

If anyone knows about underserved communities, it's Kate DiCamillo. That's why her publisher, Candlewick Press, has chosen to honor the award-winning author with its new 'Light the Way'; grant for libraries with exemplary outreach programs.The More...

Susan Patron, winner of this year's Newbery Medal for The Higher Power of Lucky (S & S, 2006) is one of the few children's librarians who have received this honor. But after 35 years at More...

Move over, Susan Patron and David Wiesner. The competition for the Newbery and Caldecott medals could get a lot stiffer. A task force of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is reexamining the More...

Should members of the Newbery, Caldecott, and other children’s book award committees be allowed to blog? The answer is yes.The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has clarified its conflict of interest and confidentiality More...

Who knows if librarians would have reacted differently if Susan Patron had used the word “nuts,” “balls,” or even “cojones” in her Newbery Medal–winning novel. But the word “scrotum” on the opening page of The More...

One lousy starred review. That was all, initially, that Susan Patron had to show for the 10 years she spent writing The Higher Power of Lucky, her funny, tender story of a little girl struggling More...