October 24 9:000 a.m.
Breakfast, presentation & database training
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Calendar
October 4 9:30 a.m. at SCLS Battle Coaches. Note location change.
October 13 at NYPL Bookfest.
October 14-20 YALSA Teen Read Week.
October 24 9:00 at SCLS
November 2 at Coral House, Baldwin NLS Lit-Fest.
December 3 1:00 p.m. at SCLS Young Adult Librarians Meeting.
New York Anime Festival
January 3 10:00 a.m. at West Babylon Mock Printz Workshop |
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Save the Date
Get ready for an exciting event coming March 12. James DeVita, young adult author, playwright, and actor will be coming to Long Island for a very special theater/author event.
His book, The Silenced, was reviewed in the March issue of TeenDirect and has since received favorable reviews from Booklist, Kirkus, and VOYA.
This is a book you will want to read and discuss!
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Awards, Contests, & Grants
October 14 - January 31 Hallowmere Virtual Fan Contest
October 31 Pimp My Bookcart Contest
December 3 Light the Way Grant
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| Greetings!
I'm back on the road and visiting libraries! Next month I will report on some of the great libraries and programs that I have seen. However, I must mention West Babylon Public Library with the fish-tank-in-the-wall and the player grand piano in the lobby!
Come and see (and hear) for yourself at the Mock Printz Workshop on January 3.
Barbara
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The Graphic Novel Symposium held on September 6 at Harborfields Public Library was a wonderful opportunity for all of us to learn more about this exciting format. The authors, publishers, distributors, book store owners, and librarians who contributed to this event were outstanding. I have heard so many positive comments from individual libraries about not only the event, but more importantly, changes that they are making in library collections and services as a result of the symposium.
Actions at SCLS as a result of the symposium include:
- A commitment to increase the number of graphic novels in the examination collection. Because having a copy of the book "in hand" makes it easier to make selections, we will try and increase the number of graphic novels available for review. This summer we also added a separate category for graphic format on the monthly review memo.
- At the request of symposium attendees, a librarians' tour of Grasshopper's Comics has been planned.
- An introduction to graphic novels for library directors has been suggested as a possible topic for a future directors' meeting
- Preliminary plans for a follow-up symposium in September 2008 have begun. This will not be a repackaging on this year's format, but will explore graphic formats in new and exciting ways.
Special thanks are due to all the Suffolk librarians who helped to make SCLS's first Graphic Novel Symposium a success: Carol Albano, Sara Schnepp, Brian Cooper and the staff of Harborfields Public Library; chauffeurs Joanne Albano, Catherine LaStella, and Stefanie Gangone; Tom Casper for the fantastic graphic novel display; Stephanie Kyle and Kerrilynn Hurley for the ARC Angels and assistance with the door prize drawings; Bonnie Mazzaferro's "cookie run"; and all the libraries who contributed canvas bags. We couldn't have done it without you! |
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We are planning a librarians' tour of Grasshoppers Comics, voted "Long Island's Favorite Comic Shop" . Come and join us on Friday November 16 at 10 a.m. Owner John Riley will give us a personal tour, and answer questions. John, who was a panelist at the Graphic Novel Symposium, has received an Eisner nomination, was featured in Newsday as "Young Entrepreneur of the Year", and writes a column for ICv2. (Symposium attendees received a complementary copy of ICv2 in their "goodie bags".)
John would like an approximate count of attendees and a list of our needs, questions and concerns prior to our visit. RSVP bmoon@suffolk.lib.ny.us if you would like to attend. Please include any questions you would like him to address. |
October Review Titles
Here are a few great titles from this month's bookshelf:
Slam by Nick Hornby is a phenomenal piece of literature. The  story of Sam, a sixteen year old skater who learns that he is about to be a father, is filled with humor and pathos. Hornby uses an amazing device: Tony Hawk "speaks" to Sam, offering advice in the form of quotes from his book, which Sam has memorized. Tony Hawk also occasionally projects Sam into the future, to help him see the consequences of his choices. I couldn't put this one down!
 Front Street has published some sophisticated picture books for young adults. Woolvs in the Sitee by Margaret Wild and Anne Spudvilas explores new ways this format can be thought-provoking as well as challenging to read. Ben is trapped in his apartment, hiding from "woolvs" that no one believes exist. Ben finally realizes that he must go into the streets and face the "woolvs." Run Far, Run Fast by Timothy Decker is another picture book for young adults, set during the plague in fourteenth-century Europe. If you're looking for something new and different you might like to consider these titles.
A special treat for all you symposium attendees is the brand new Manga: The Complete Guide by Jason  Thompson. Here is a fantastic resource to help you build your collection. It includes reviews of more than 900 manga series, ratings from 0 to 4 stars, guidelines for age-appropriateness, number of series volumes and background information on series and artists. I especially liked all the "extras" which included sidebar groupings by subject matter, for example: cooking, horror, mystery, ninja, pets, sports, etc. There is a brief history and chronology at the beginning and a nifty little Japanese Language (including a simple Kanji primer) and Glossary at the back. At 556 pages, you would think this has it all covered. But wait - at the end of the volume there is a URL you can visit for updates as new titles are published. This is a great resource for any library with a manga collection.
Please consult the September Review Books Memo for a complete listing of all titles available for examination.
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