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Events Calendar
workshop
August 28-30 in New Jersey Salute to Twilight Convention
September 1at SCLS YA librarians meeting
September 10 at Huntington YASD meeting
September 10 at Islandia Marriott Photoshop training
October 1 at Bay Shore Brightwaters Camp YA
October 1 YALSA Symposium proposals
October 8 YASD author luncheon
October 14-17 NYLA conference
November 6 Nassau Lit Fest |
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Awards, Contests, & Grants
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Get Twitterpated
Have you signed up for one of the Twitter Workshops scheduled for
August 25 and 26 ?
Come and learn how to use Twitter to maximize your impact with teens and the library community. |
Simon & Schuster has launched Pulse It,
a book social networking site where 14- to 18-year-olds can read and
review new S&S titles online, create profiles, communicate with
authors and other members, and earn points redeemable for prizes. |
Want to win cool stuff?Enter to win a stunning Dark Horse folder filled with posters, as well as a catalog, decal, and key chain. |
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View at interview with Laurie Halse Anderson, watch the Wintergirls trailer, hear Anderson read the poem shared at our December meeting, and listen to girls discuss her books at Penguin's Screening Room. |
Looking for information from a previous issue of Teen Direct? Visit our Archive. | |
Greetings!
Many publishers have been marketing to libraries in unique ways. This month's issue of Teen Direct introduces a few of those marketing techniques. Take a look at a few of the marketing samples featured in this newsletter and let me know what you think.
Happy Exploring,
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Camp YA
Youth Services of Suffolk Cooperative Library System invites you to CampYA. Join your colleagues for a day of stimulating discussion on topics of interest to teen librarians. Be part of the innovative creative force in Suffolk County! - Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Where: Bay Shore Brightwaters Public Library
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Welcome to Elwood
Elwood Public Library has moved to a new space! After years in a cramped storefront location, Eileen Murphy has created a welcoming space where teens may sit and relax, enjoy a book or a play a game. This spacious new area is fresh and brimming with possibilities. When she brought out the box with Battle of the Books titles, her teens were all over them, enjoying the space they had to spread out and read.
Nearby, Eileen has filled shelves with popular books for teens, including a nice collection of manga and graphic novels. She has been carefully monitoring circulation. When she finds a title is not circulating well with teens, she considers moving the title to another department. She finds that often a book that does not appeal to teens might be interesting to children.
I visited Elwood when teens were studying for finals. Eileen decided to reserve a study room just for teens during specific times. Great idea Eileen!
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A Shout-Out to Librarians
Here are two new titles which feature some great librarians and great quotes about books and libraries.
 Beth Kephart is one of my favorite authors and her latest book continues the great tradition of excellent YA fiction which began with Undercover. Nothing But Ghosts introduces readers to Katie, living alone in the big house with her father. The house now seems bigger and emptier since the death of her mother. Katie has pulled away from her friends and decides to spend the summer working on the grounds of an estate. Katie discovers a mystery associated with the estate and seeks to find answers to her questions. Her search takes her to the public library where she meets the glamorous librarian Ms. McDermott. This role model is everything I want to be: fashion savvy, helpful without being intrusive, the perfect friend for Katie. "Books don't make a bit of difference, unless somebody reads them searching for
something." Great book! Great librarian!
The wait is over. Frank Portman's latest novel Andromeda Klein is here and it is worth the wait. Andromeda is a tarot aficionado and library page. Filled with references to the occult, lots of clever plays on words and hilarious scenes, this book was unfamiliar territory for me and required some thought and research. However, I thoroughly enjoyed this book: loved the characters, the language, the setting. Join Andromeda in The House of Bookcakes for great quotes such as:"Books could get her excited, not just reading them but touching them...Living with them or around them could influence and transform your world."
Please consult the SCLS Professional Collection for a complete listing of all titles available for examination. Online reviews by Suffolk librarians also available at Paperback Preview.
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Teens Top TenYALSA now offers downloadable bookmarks ( PDF file) featuring the 2009 Teens' Top Ten nominees for librarians to
distribute to teens at their libraries. The bookmarks feature the 25 titles
nominated for this year's list of favorite books. Teen readers are encouraged to
read the nominees throughout the summer, then vote
for their favorite titles starting August 24. The online poll closes on
September 18, and winners will be announced in a webcast during Teen Read Week,
October 18-24. |
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