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Events Calendar
November 2 at Coral House, Baldwin NLS Lit-Fest.
November 8 at Hampton Bays
YASD meeting.
November 8 7:00 p.m. at Huntington William Low Lecture for tickets call 631-427-5166.
November 12 at Stony Brook Intergenerational Programs Conference.
November 13 - 16 online course Social Software in Libraries.
November 14 8:00 p.m. at Book Revue Lynn Staiano signing.
November 16 10:00 a.m. at Grasshopper's Comics Librarians' Tour.
November 16 at 11:00 a.m. online seminar Do The Math
November 18 in NYC Jewish Children's Book Writers' Conference
November 29 at SCLS Second Life Workshop.
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
February 7 at 9:30 a.m. at SCLS Young Adult Librarians Meeting
March 12 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Shea Theater, Suffolk Community College James DeVita theater/author event.
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Awards, Contests, & Grants
December 1 Sagebrush Corporation Award for Young Adult Literature Program
December 1 YALSA/Greenwood Service to Young Adults Award
December 3 Light the Way Grant
December 3 Polaris Innovation in Technology Award
December 15 3M/NMRT Grant
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Web Sightings
TA DA Create and share lists.
Hakia Search Engine I try to occasionally use other search engines so that I don't view the world only through the eyes of Google. Here is one I have tried. I like comparing Hakia results with Google.
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This month's calendar is filled with many interesting programs. As you decide which to attend, consider the Grasshopper's Comics tour on November 16. John will be opening the store just for us. This will be a great opportunity to ask all your questions about comics and decide which titles to add to your teen collection. Some librarians may visit Anime Castle after the tour. Please contact me FFI.
Also, please consider coming to the December 3rd Young Adult Librarians' Meeting. Come and help me celebrate my first anniversary at SCLS.
All the Best,
Barbara |
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This month I've been impressed by several librarians' solutions to organizational "challenges".
The teens at Smithtown Library Commack Branch create murals every summer for their reader's theater presentation. Rather than look for mural storage space, Will Salas hangs the original artwork behind the circulation desk for all patrons to enjoy. Will also has organized a three-ring binder of scholarship opportunities for teens. (Two sample murals appear here, but to get the full effect you'll have to go to the library to view the artwork.)
Because space is at a premium at Smithtown Library, Jennifer Chivvis has become very creative. She uses a bulletin board and the tops of low reference book shelves to display teen books and programs. Jennifer has also heavily weeded the young adult collection on the mezzanine, making sure that duplicates are stored, rather than shelved. Azuree Agnello of West Babylon has created a well-organized collection and display of school reading lists. Come to the December meeting, where she will demonstrate how she organizes both required and suggested reading. |
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Fresh Faces for Teen Spaces
Several libraries have updated their teen areas this fall. Here are a few snapshots of my October visits:
 Riverhead Free Library moved the teen area, aka "The Loft" to the second floor. Laura La Sita added a computer center and moved existing shelves to create an area just for teens.
Nanette Feder and the teens at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library moved the shelving, added contemporary comfortable seating in black and tomato red. The books are all paperback, with hardcovers just outside the teen room. Nice update!
Middle Country Public Library has a counter in the teen room that you have to see to believe. Sharon Breen and her team have  created a hip space with a clear lucite desk that lights up. The lights can be programmed to create a personalized light show. The counter is shown at the back of the photo to the right, with lights visible as green horizontal stripes.
I would love to visit your library. Please contact me to schedule a visit. |
Examination Collection
Most of my reading time this past month has been devoted to creating the 2008 Battle of the Books and Mock Printz Workshop title lists. However, here are a few retellings of familiar stories from this month's reveiw list:
Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer and Andrew  Donkin, is the comic adaptation. With dazzling color and images, the world's greatest criminal mastermind comes to life. I loved the foil goggles on the cover with the reflection of Holly Short. The case file pages were a help in keeping track of the characters, places and background information. I found them especially useful during the flashbacks and the introduction on new characters.
I wonder: Will this format create cross readers? Will those who enjoyed the original prose version try graphic and will comic book readers try the prose after enjoying the graphic format?
Young adult author  Alex Flinn will be a guest speaker at the April 11 Youth Services Conference. Her latest title is Beastly, a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Set in New York City, Kyle is a handsome, athletic ninth-grader with a celebrity father. Kyle has been brought up to believe that "the only one who really loves you is you." His arrogance and insensitivity eventually cause him to become a hideous beast. Literally a prisoner in his own home, he is forced to confront what it means to be a "beast". The the YSS conference theme is: Transformations: Embracing Change. Kyle's story of both physical and personal transformation is very relevant to this conference theme.
Please consult the October Review Books Memo for a complete listing of all titles available for examination. |
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Schools & Libraries
Come to the December 3 Young Adult Librarians' Meeting. A panel discussion featuring school media and public librarians will discuss building cooperative relationships.
In addition, Emily Clasper will preview the new Suffolk catalog web pages, and there will be lots of free books and give-aways.
In honor of my one year anniversary at SCLS, I will be bring tortilla chips with various southwest dips, including my "famous" mango salsa. Be sure to RSVP so that I bring enough chips and dips for you!
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