1,000 Fingerplays & Action Rhymes (book and DVD)

Scott, B.A. (2010). 1,000 Fingerplays & Action Rhymes: A Sourcebook & DVD. New York: Neal-Schuman.

Incorporate creative, educational, and fun fingerplays into your storytime with this time-saving, uniquely extensive one-stop resource. Organized by theme from “apples” to “zoo”, experienced children’s librarian Barbara Scott’s one-thousand, ready-to-go fingerplays and action rhymes provide busy librarians and teachers with the up-to-date, cost-effective material needed to improve storytime without the extra planning time.

Scott explains numerous developmental benefits that children gain from fingerplays, and offers helpful guidance for selecting appropriate material and organizing and marketing storytimes. The book’s one-thousand fingerplays are grouped into over forty categories and span a wide range of themes, including different types of animals, foods, activities, games, colors, shapes, and more. Much more than just another storytime book, Scott brings her decades of successful experience to your screen through an accompanying DVD. Watch her perform all types of fingerplays and action rhymes so you can choose different styles to implement or adapt in your own storytime.

Learn to lead 1,000 fingerplays with confidence while your young listeners absorb listening and memorization skills, motor coordination, and a love of storytime fun. (book description)

What They Don't Teach You in Library School

Doucett, Elisabeth. What They Don't Teach You in Library School. Chicago: American Library Association, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-8389-3592-7

This slim, easy-to-read volume is broken into three parts based on what you need to know before you get a library job, while new on the job, and as you gain experience. -- Jen

Product Description from ALA:
MLS programs do a good job of teaching the basic skills of being a librarian – how to catalog books, how to clarify a reference request, how to run a story hour. But as any working librarian will tell you, that’s not the half of it. A long-time library administrator, Elisabeth Doucett gives new librarians a full dose of practical advice and wisdom that remains between the lines of most library curriculum, while also teaching seasoned professionals a thing or two. Gleaned from years of hard-fought experience, this book

• Covers a variety of library topics that are truly relevant to the day-to-day job, such as management, administration, and marketing
• Shows how librarians can use practical business and organizational skills to do a better job and further their careers
• Presents information in a grab-and-go format that’s ready to apply in the real world

For MLS graduates just entering the job market, as well as individuals interested in switching gears through promotion or advancement, Doucett offers the inside scoop on what a librarian really needs to know.

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No Shelf Required: E-Books in Libraries

No Shelf Required: E-Books in Libraries, edited by Sue Polanka, Chicago : American Library Association, 2011. 182 p.

From the publisher:
E-books have been around for more than 10 years but are still a relatively new phenomenon to many librarians and publishers. With the introduction of e-book readers, the e-book has become mainstream, with recent triple-digit annual increases in sales. But what place do they have in the library? In this volume, Sue Polanka brings together a variety of professionals to share their expertise about e-books with librarians and publishers. Providing forward-thinking ideas while remaining grounded in practical information that can be implemented in all kinds of libraries, the topics explored include:

• An introduction to e-books, the different types, and an overview of their history and development
• E-book technology: general features of interfaces and e-book readers, best practices for acquisition, data standards, and how to track usage
• Why e-books are good for learning, and how librarians can market them to a wide range of users, as illustrated by case studies and examples

This collection is a must-read for librarians who wish to understand how e-books fit into today’s library.

Opportunity for All: How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries

Opportunity for All: How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries (call # US NF 4.2 In8x)

The library’s role as a technology resource has increased dramatically, and now nearly every library in the country offers free access to computers and the Internet. Millions of people rely on library technology to find work, apply for college, secure government benefits, learn about critical medical treatments, and connect with their communities.

Unfortunately libraries are struggling to maintain the technology necessary to keep pace with demand. The University of Washington Information School, with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, conducted this first of its kind, large-scale study of who uses public computers and Internet access in public libraries, the ways library patrons use this free technology service, why they use it, and how it affects their lives.

About the Report:
Title: Opportunity for All: How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries (PDF, 2.57 MB, 212 pages)
Prepared by: University of Washington Information School and the Institute of Museum and Library Services
Date Published: March 2010

Young Adults Deserve the Best (book)

Flowers, S. (2011). Young Adults Deserve the Best: YALSA's Competencies in Action. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.

As high school enrollment continues to rise, the need for effective librarianship serving young adults is greater than ever before. "Young Adults Deserve the Best: Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth,” developed by Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), is a document outlining areas of focus for providing quality library service in collaboration with teenagers. In this book, Sarah Flowers identifies and expands on these competency areas. This useful work includes

• Anecdotes and success stories from the field
• Guidelines which can be used to create evaluation instruments, determine staffing needs, and develop job descriptions
• Additional professional resources following each chapter that will help librarians turn theory into practice

The first book to thoroughly expand on this important document, Young Adults Deserve the Best is a key foundational tool not only for librarians but also for young adult specialists, youth advocacy professionals, and school administrators.
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I Found it on the Internet (book)

Harris, F.J. (2011). I Found it on the Internet: Coming of Age Online (2nd ed.). Chicago, IL: American Library Association.

Today’s teens immerse themselves in the world of technology as never before. But texting, tweeting, chatting, blogging, and other social networking largely occur in a free-for-all environment of unbridled access; quality takes a backseat to quantity. To help librarians, educators, and parents step in to guide teens’ decision making, Frances Jacobson Harris offers a thoroughly updated edition of her classic book, including

• Advice on how to help young people make good decisions, especially in such thorny areas as music and media sharing
• Tools for formulating information and communication policies, with research and commentary on the latest technology
• Practical ways of dealing with the problematic issues of hacking, cheating, privacy, harassment, and access to inappropriate content

Packed with timely information, Harris’s book remains the best resource for being an effective technology mentor for students.
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Banned Books: Challenging Our Freedom to Read (book)

Doyle, R.P. (2010). Banned Books: Challenging Our Freedom to Read. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.

Celebrate your freedom to read!

Published every three years, this comprehensive book helps bookstores, libraries, and schools develop and organize their programs in support of the First Amendment. Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.

For more information about Banned Books Week, please visit www.ala.org/bbooks.

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Think for Yourself and Let Others Do the Same (supplement)

Doyle, R.P. (2010). Think for Yourself and Let Others Do the Same: Books Challenged or Banned in 2009-2010. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.

Celebrate your freedom to read!

The annual supplement to the Banned Books Resource Guide contains information on recent bans, challenges, and successes in libraries and schools nationwide. Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.

For more information about Banned Books Week, please visit www.ala.org/bbooks.

8.5" x 11"
8 pages

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