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Events Calendar
December 3 1:00 p.m. at SCLS Young Adult Librarians Meeting
December 4 10:00 at SCLS CATS program: Web 2.0
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
February 8 at noon. People Watching with a Purpose: Meeting Needs Before They Need It teleconference
March 5 at SCLS Performers' Showcase
March 12 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Shea Theater, Suffolk Community College James DeVita theater/author event.
March 25-29 in Minneapolis PLA National Conference
March 27 at Harborfields Fran Romer Memorial Workshop
April 4 at Sachem Advanced Battle of the Books
April 11 at Melville YSS Conference |
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Fun & Games
The February Young Adult Librarians Meeting will be "Fun & Games in the Library". We will begin the morning with a demonstration of electronic games for teens.
Then comes more fun.
Eric Luper, author of Big Slick will come for an author visit. Learn how a reluctant reader came to be the author of a book Kirkus describes as "authentic first person narrative" with "powerful momentum, upping the ante and racing the reader's pulse like an amphetamine." Book signing to follow. Reserve your copy from Burton's Bookstore. This is one event you will not want to miss!
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Awards, Contests, & Grants
December 14 Holiday Basket of Cheer Contest
January 4 Create Your Own Avatar Contest
Janurary 11 The Big Read Grant
April 1 For Dummies Library Display Contest
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| Greetings!
How time flies when you're having fun! It's hard to believe that I've been at SCLS for a year. I've enjoyed meeting so many of you, visiting your libraries, and seeing the fantastic job you do for Suffolk teens, day in and day out.
Suffolk County is a better place to live and work and raise teens because of you. Thanks for all you do. You are THE BEST!
Thanks,
Barbara |
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Jumping Across the Canal I enjoyed visits to the east end in November. Not only were the libraries great, but the fall foliage was spectacular!
Denise DiPaolo runs a great Teen Department at Rogers Memorial  Library. Denise has creatively organized the teen collection in a small room, with cool double-sized displays, using the same shape on either side of the window. There are personal touches: custom spine labels for popular genre such as vampire books, and plenty of easily accessible board games. Denise has decided to try using the software from her online summer reading program for a teen winter reading program: All Booked Up@MyRML. Denise is one creative librarian.
Susann Farrell at John Jermain Memorial Library has worked to create a collection that is high in teen appeal. She heavily weeded her collection, but included non-fiction of special interest to teens, especially those books that deal with teen personal health. The shelves are filled with graphic novels, manga, music, and teen DVDs, including a shelf of anime. These changes have increased circulation by over 200%.
Way to go Susann!
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Plans for the annual 2008 Battle of the Books are underway. Regional battles will be at the Long Island Hilton on Saturday, August 16, with the finals on Monday August 18. The judges for this year's event are: Azure Agnello, Teri Germano, Kerrilynn Hurley, Joanne Kelleher, Elizabeth Malafi, Julie McKay, Charlene Muhr, and Beth Sullivan. Thanks to these brave souls for taking on the challenge of planning and organizing this fantastic summer event. At the coaches' request, the number of titles has been reduced to eight (seven new titles and one "encore" title). We hope that this change will make Battle of the Books a better experience for you and your teens. I can't release the title names - yet. But we'll have a contest soon to guess the returning title. The winner last year was Jennifer Blume from Shelter Island. This year it could be you!
Brian Schwartz and his team are planning for a Battle of the Books, Advanced Division to be held Friday evening, April 4 at Sachem Public Library. Titles for this winter event will be: Black and White, Elsewhere, and Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie.
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News Flash!
Are you going to the Anime Convention December 6th? If so, here is your opportunity to catch Suffolk County Teen Librarian Nola Thacker. Nola will be on the ICV2 panel discussing Technology and the Otaku. (No, that isn't a kind of sushi!) Hear Nola at 1 p.m. at the Javits Convention Center.
Way to go NOLA!
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Professional Titles
Here are a few of the professional resources published in 2007 that have caught my eye:
 Kristine Mahood's A Passion for Print: Promoting Reading and Books to Teens is packed with great information. Chapters include research on teen reading, a marketing comparison between the mall and the library, library displays, booktalks (including school visits) and book-centered activities. Suggestions for specific fonts that appeal to teens and examples of effective displays are also included.
Understanding Manga and Anime by Robin E. Brenner is an  excellent resource for those who are venturing into "mangaland" and would like to have a better understanding of this format. Chapters include background information on history, vocabulary, and culture. Subsequent chapters provide in-depth coverage of specific genres and collection development.
Please consult the SCLS Professional Collection for a complete listing of all titles available for examination. |
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