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December 2nd
Giving Tuesday
December 4th
YA Department Heads Meeting (AM)
Children's Department Heads Meeting (PM)
December 10th
Mock Caldecott
December 11th
YASD Author Luncheon
January 8th
Mock Printz
January 14th
Mock Newbery
Jan. 30th-Feb. 3rd
ALA Midwinter: Chicago
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December Reads
Here are some new YA titles that are coming out this month!
Diamond Boy
by Michael Williams
December 2nd
No Place to Fall
by Jaye Robin Brown
December 9th
We Should Hang Out Sometime
by Josh Sundquist
December 23rd
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On Thursday January 8, 2015 we will be pairing up with Nassau Library System to run our Mock Printz program! Join us at Brentwood Public Library at 10AM (9:30 for registration and coffee) to select our top choices for the 2015 Michael L. Printz Award. The day will begin with introductions of the nine titles followed by larger discussion groups. This year's titles for discussion are:
Anderson, Laurie Halse The Impossible Knife of Memory
King, A.S. Glory O'Brien's History of the Future
Lockhart, E. We Were Liars
Nelson, Jandy I'll Give You the Sun
Quintero, Isabel Gabi, A Girl in Pieces
Sheinkin, Steve Port Chicago 50
Smith, Andrew Grasshopper Jungle
Tamaki, Mariko This One Summer
Whaley, John Corey Noggin
To register or volunteer to introduce a title or be a discussion leader please call or email Kim Androlowicz at
631-286-1600
kim@suffolknet.org
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The Great Game Kit
On November 18, 2014 we held the Your Move! Training here at SCLS. We were lucky enough to have Brian Schwartz of Patchogue-Medford Library share his expertise on board game collecting and programming in the library. Besides learning lingo and the best games for a starter collection librarians in attendance were able to play some board games! Now this wasn't Monopoly and Scrabble! They played fantastic games of strategy, chance, and treasure hunting. Inspired by the training SCLS-YS will soon be circulating The Great Game Kit which will include the six games in the above photo. The kit will circulate to a library for two weeks for your programming pleasure. A sign up sheet will be going out soon. Happy gaming!
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YASD Author Luncheon
"Please join YASD for its Annual Author Luncheon on Thursday, December 11, 2014 at the Irish Coffee Pub from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Our guest speaker will be award winning Young Adult author, Matt de la Pe�a, whose works include The Living, Ball Don't Lie, Mexican Whiteboy and We Were Here. He will discuss the importance of diverse books in the lives of young readers and the impact diversity has had on his own literary journey. Matt will also talk about his involvement on the Advisory Board of the We Need Diverse Books campaign."
YASD AUTHOR LUNCHEON REGISTRATION
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Teen Video Challenge
2015
New York State, as part of Summer Reading at New York Libraries, is very pleased to participate in the Teen Video Challenge for the fifth year. We hope all libraries, library systems, and schools will encourage teens in their communities to create and submit an entry promoting summer reading and libraries. Attached is a promotional flyer that can be printed out for distribution and posted in libraries, schools, and community locations.
Teens are directed to submit entry forms to their local library by February 25, 2015.
All information and forms for the competition, including "Information and Timeline for Public Libraries' are available on the Summer Reading at New York Libraries website at, http://www.summerreadingnys.org/teens/teens-video-challenge/.
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Giving Tuesday
"On Tuesday, December 2nd, YALSA will join thousands of other nonprofit organizations in celebrating Giving Tuesday, which is a time when charities, families, businesses, community centers, students, retailers and more all come together to make the holiday season about coming together to support worthy causes.This year, YALSA's goal is to raise $4,000 to send four YALSA members to Washington DC for the 2015 National Library Legislative Day to advocate for teen services in libraries. Please join our Thunderclap to show your support and tell others to do the same. It's a fast and free way to participate and show your support."
For more information about Giving Tuesday visit their website: www.givingtuesday.org
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Upcoming Trainings
2014 Mock Caldecott Discussion and Vote
December 10th
9AM: coffee and tea, 9:30AM - 12PM
SCLS
The annual SCLS Mock Caldecott Discussion and Vote provides children's librarians with the opportunity to spend time evaluating some of the many picture books which have been published in 2014.
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call or email Kim Androlowicz - 631-286-1600 or kim@suffolknet.org
2015 Mock Printz Workshop
January 8th
9:30AM: coffee and tea, 10AM - 1PM
Brentwood Public Library
This program, being offered by the Youth Services Departments of the Nassau Library System and the Suffolk Cooperative Library System, is an opportunity to examine and evaluate some of the many titles that have been published for the young adult audience in 2014, and to select our top choices for the 2015 Michael L. Printz Award.
To register call or email Kim Androlowicz - 631-286-1600 or kim@suffolknet.org
2015 Mock Newbery Discussion and Vote
9:30AM: coffee and tea, 10AM - 12PM
SCLS
The annual SCLS Mock Newbery Discussion and Vote provides children's librarians with the opportunity to examine and evaluate some of the many titles published in 2014.
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