Books for Children

Looking for a good ‘bookstore blog’ to follow?   AccreditedOnlineColleges.com posted a good list of  ‘50 Really Cool Bookstore Blogs‘.   Blogs are listed in the following categories:

For Booksellers
For Readers and Book Clubs
Local News and Events
Industry (‘industry news about book selling, buying, trading and publishing’)
Miscellaneous

Check them out!

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I was reminded about the coming date of the S.C. Book Festival from ColumbiaBookSeller.com’s post.   If you live anywhere near Columbia and love books I encourage you to visit.  It is well run and provides a great literary experience.  In addition to seeing new (and old) books, meeting authors and attending seminars it is just [...]

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On Saturday morning I had the pleasure of seeing Jon Scieszka share his favorite children’s books on CBS’s Early Show .  A posting on ‘The Early Show’s’ Website, ‘Holiday Reads for Your Kids‘, described Scieszka’s expertise:
‘In 2008, Scieska was appointed by the Library of Congress to be the first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. [...]

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AASL (American Association of School Librarians) published a list of ‘Top 25 Web Sites for Teaching and Learning’.  This list contains an interesting variety of Websites with a brief introduction for each.  The sites were chosen because they ‘foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. They are free, Web-based sites that are [...]

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TheStar.com had a great article on the role of libraries today AND the future of libraries.  The article, ‘A tale of two countries’ libraries’, looked at public libraries in Canada and the U.S.A. to see what is working.  Here is an excerpt:
‘In a 2006 poll, 78 per cent of Americans said if their local library [...]

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I just spent a bunch of time dealing with what could be a scam involving Reader’s Choice (also known as Reader’s Source and Magazine Services of America). It seems they attempted to call my teenage son for a week disguising phone numbers and names. When they finally got him on the phone it seems they [...]

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Shelf-Awareness.com intruduced me to an article in the N.Y. Times, “Target Can Make Sleepy Titles Into Best Sellers“. The post on Shelf-Awareness.com said, “In the last few years, Target has become “a tastemaker for books” through its book club and the Bookmarked Breakout program, both started in 2005, the New York Times wrote. The programs [...]

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The best in books, videos and audiobooks for children and young adults were announced on Monday.  The awards include the Caldecott, the Coretta Scott King, the Newbery, Printz Awards.
Check out the winners…http://www.ala.org

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Ironically one of the best passages about the value of libraries I’ve ever read came from an article about library cutbacks and closings in Pennsylvania:
“In Franklin’s and Carnegie’s times, the library offered access to encyclopedias and books. It gave everyone a chance to educate himself during a time when access to education, especially higher education, [...]

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Fallon, NV’s Lahontan Valley News reports in “Libraries thrive in poor economies” that
“People’s wallets are getting lighter and are going out less unless it is to their local library.  As the economy continues to slide, local libraries are experiencing a sudden influx in clientele using their free services.”
Read on…http://www.lahontanvalleynews.com

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