Here are the winners of the 2013 Middle East Book Awards. Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies 1. Picture Book Category: The winner is: Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt’s Treasured Books, by Karen Leggett Abouraya (author) and Susan L. Roth (illustrator) (Dial) Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt’s Treasured Books, by Karen Leggett Abouraya, illustrated by Susan […]
Read moreThe Manitoba Government Proclaims October 28, 2013 as Manitoba School Library Day: “School libraries in Manitoba function as information-rich centres supporting inquiry and research in schools. They are active learning centres that provide instruction and access to a wide range of resources locally and globally. School libraries also foster student achievement and collaboration as well […]
Read moreThe dates are set for the Library 2.013 Worldwide Virtual Conference. The third annual global conversation about the future of libraries is scheduled for October 18-19, 2013. The conference will once again be held entirely online around the clock in multiple languages and time zones. Everyone is invited to participate in this FREE forum designed to […]
Read moreThe revision of the 2002 IFLA/UNESCO School Library Guidelines began with a workshop at the Singapore WLIC, held on August 20, 2013 at the National Library of Singapore. Dianne Oberg (Canada) and Randi Lundvall (Norway) began the workshop with a brief history of the development of the 1999 IFLA/UNESCO School Library Manifesto and of the […]
Read moreThe children’s librarians at The New York Public Library have made a list of 100 Great Children’s Books – Great stories never grow old. These 100 inspiring tales have thrilled generations of children and their parents—and are still flying off the library’s our shelves. So use this list and your library card to discover new […]
Read moreTeen Read Week 2013 is less than two weeks away, beginning October 13th and going through October 19th. With the theme, “Seek the Unknown” be sure to register on the TRW Ning, order browse the YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association of ALA) Pinterest page for programming and display ideas. With TRW-themed articles in YALS […]
Read moreIn October 2009, President Obama issued a proclamation recognizing the critical importance of information literacy and declared October as Information Literacy Awareness Month. One of the ways to celebrate this event is to improve your own information skills. This academic year all first-year students are reading the book Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? […]
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