36 Workshops to Get Kids Writing

Hurtado, Annmarie. 36 Workshops to Get Kids Writing from Aliens to Zebras. ALA Editions, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1648-3

Description: 

    Creative writing encourages imaginations to take flight, and when adults use the  right approach, building literacy skills becomes a form of play that gets kids excited to create their own stories. Packed with ready-to-use lesson plans designed for kindergarten- and early elementary-aged children, this book will help librarians add creative writing activities to more traditional storytime initiatives and school librarians enrich English Language Arts lessons. Hurtado’s resource provides an entire year’s worth of weekly lesson plans, adaptable as needed, that include instructions, handouts, and everything needed to plan and prepare: recommended read-alouds for each lesson plan; ideas and activities scaffolded for different ability levels; tips for using humor and silliness to grab kids’ attention and keep them engaged; information on how creative writing dovetails with Common Core standards, emphasizing skills and critical thinking over rote learning; and additional quality read-aloud picture books that can be used as inspiration to create new lessons.

    This book will serve as a handy lesson/program planning tool for any children’s or school librarian interested in exploring new ideas to teach creative writing and higher literacy.

Table of Contents: 

Chapter One    Writing in the Library: A Radical Idea

Chapter Two    All You Need Is a Good TERRIBLE Idea

Lesson 1    A Panda Parade Is a Terrible Idea

Lesson 2    If You Ever Want to Bring a Shark to the Park, DON’T

Lesson 3    Revising and Illustrating: Smartphones Are Definitely Not for Animals

Lesson 4    Don’t Let the Alien Play in the Toilet!

Lesson 5    Teach Your Zebra to Ride a Bike

Chapter Three    Fractured Fairy Tales

Lesson 6    The Very Old Bad Wolf

Lesson 7    Fairy-Tale Characters on Vacation

Lesson 8    Double Trouble

Lesson 9    Trickster Tales

Lesson 10    Small Actors Folktale Theater

Chapter Four: Animal Muses

Lesson 11    If I Had a Dinosaur

Lesson 12    How to Throw a Unicorn Party

Lesson 13    My Puppy Brother

Lesson 14    Take Your Poem for a Walk

Lesson 15    Don’t Sweat the Snow Stuff: Self-Help for Stressed Penguins

Lesson 16    Public Service Announcement: Beware the Giant Humans

Lesson 17    Diary of a T. Rex

Chapter Five    The Plot Thickens

Lesson 18    Chickens Can’t Sing

Lesson 19    Pirate Puppy

Lesson 20    Maybe It’ll Work This Time

Lesson 21    Every Hero Needs a Villain

Lesson 22    Meanwhile

Chapter Six    Playing with Words

Lesson 23    Go on a Word Hunt

Lesson 24    Insect Linguistics

Lesson 25    How to Make a Bear Burrito

Lesson 26    Riddle Me This

Lesson 27    Silly Split-Panels

Lesson 28    Scrambled Animals

Lesson 29    Bring a New Animal to Dr. Seuss’s Zoo

Chapter Seven    Advertising and Other Forms

Lesson 30    Grand Opening for a Literary Diner

Lesson 31    Write a Circus Poster for the Most Horrible Monster on Earth

Lesson 32    Make a Menu for an Ice Cream Truck Shop

Lesson 33    Make a Campaign Video for President Squid

Lesson 34    Propaganda: The Truth about Flowers

Lesson 35    What Will You Do with Your Idea?

Lesson 36    Make Your Own Jar of Happiness

Chapter Eight    Books to Feed the Young Author’s Spirit

Appendix A

Appendix B

Bibliography

Index

Sustainable Thinking: Ensuring Your Library’s Future in an Uncertain World

Aldrich, Rebekkah Smith. Sustainable Thinking: Ensuring Your Library’s Future in an Uncertain World. ALA Editions, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1688-9

Description
Thinking about how to make your library strong and relevant in the future? Aldrich shows that the first step towards a sustainable library is sustainable thinking: a determined yet realistic attitude that will help your library spot opportunities for institutional advancement, advocate for and safeguard operating funds, and generate intense loyalty from the communities you serve.

Table of Contents
Part I    Situation Report

• 1    Disruption: Inside, Outside, and All Around
• 2    Beyond Our Walls
• 3    Back to Basics
• 4    Survive the Earth
• 5    The Most Important Thing

Part II    The Strategy

• 6    Being Strategic
• 7    The Why Behind the What
• 8    WHY: Core Values of Librarianship
• 9    HOW: The Three Es of Sustainable Libraries
• 10    WHAT: Local Supports Local
• 11    Sustainable Thinking Defined
• 12    Interpreting Sustainability Using the Triple Bottom Line
• 13    Whole Systems Thinking
• 14    Beyond Sustainability
• 15    Beyond Resiliency

Part III    The Tactics

• 16    From the Inside Out
• 17    Change Leadership
• 18    How We Get There
• 19    Benchmarks for Sustainable Libraries
• 20    Sustainable Libraries Certification Program
• 21    Top Level Infusion
• 22    Sustainable Organizational Culture
• 23    Increasing Ecological Intelligence
• 24    Construction and Renovation: Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunities
• 25    Catalyst and Convener

Part IV    Resources

• American Library Association’s Resolution on the Importance of Sustainable Libraries
• New York Library Association’s Resolution on the Importance of Sustainable Libraries
• Case Study: Kingston (New York) Library Climate Smart Pledge
• Climate Smart Community Library Pledge
• American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment
• Long-Range Plan Example: West Vancouver (British Columbia) Memorial Library

Basic Music Library: Essential Scores and Sound Recordings, Fourth Edition, Volume 2: World Music

Music Library Association (compiler). Basic Music Library: Essential Scores and Sound Recordings. Fourth Edition, Volume 2: World Music. American Library Association, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1530-1

Description
The Music Library Association has completely revamped this classic work, dividing the 4th edition into 3 volumes. This second volume covers world music in these areas:

• Folk and Traditional Music of North America
• Traditional and Popular Music of the Americas and the Caribbean
• Classical, Traditional, and Popular Music of Asia and Oceania
• Classical, Traditional, and Popular Music of Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia
• Traditional and Popular Music of Sub-Saharan Africa
• Traditional and Popular Music of Europe
• International Anthologies

The ABCs of ERM: Demystifying Electronic Resource Management for Public and Academic Librarians

Zellers, Jessica, Tina M. Adams, and Katherine Hill. The ABCs of ERM: Demystifying Electronic Resource Management for Public and Academic Librarians. Libraries Unlimited, 2018. ISBN: 978-1-4408-5580-1

Description

Answer common questions about managing electronic resources with this book, such as: How do you deal with vendors, how do you decide which e-resources to buy, how do you optimize access for remote users, and perhaps most importantly, how do you motivate your public to use them?

This guide offers practical advice to information professionals involved in any aspect of electronic resource management—from selecting, acquiring, and activating to managing, promoting, and deselecting. It features clear instructions along with definitions, checklists, FAQs, and sidebars comprising sensible tips.

Table of Contents 

1. So what are electronic resources anyway?
2. Vendors are your friend
3. Licenses: the fine print
4. Buy all the things!
5. Creating access in all the right places
6. Marketing, part I: planning
7. Marketing, part II: promotional
8. Assessment, part I: subscription resources
9. Assessment, part II: one-time purchases and leases
10. I think the internet broke
11. Users are people, too 
12. No librarian is an island.

The Stories We Share

Khailova, L. N. (2018). The Stories We Share: A Guide to PreK-12 Books on the Experience of Immigrant Children and Teens in the United States. Chicago , IL: ALA Editions.
978-0-8389-1651-3

Publisher's Description: 

From its earliest days, the American experience has encompassed immigrants. But in our current atmosphere of political polarization, is it any wonder that many immigrant children feel excluded and isolated? In fact, research shows first- and second- generation immigrant children and teens can be at risk of experiencing identity crisis, self-depreciation, and low self-esteem due to intergenerational and intercultural conflicts. These young readers need books that show them that their experiences are not unique—and these books also carry the important potential of promoting general understanding of and tolerance toward immigrant groups. The first of its kind, this guide spotlights dozens of award-winning titles that primarily feature a first- or second-generation immigrant child or teen as a narrator or main character. A valuable tool for teaching, collection development, and readers’ advisory, in this book ALA Carnegie-Whitney Grant-recipient Khailova

• identifies both fiction and non-fiction titles published in the United States and Canada between 1990 and 2015 that focus on the twentieth or twenty-first century immigrant experience;
• organizes selections by their world region of birth, including Asia, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, with further subdivisions by countries of origin;
• provides historical background on the immigration patterns of each group, with a list of additional resources on the topic; and
• offers discussion starters and questions to promote self-reflection, sense of connectedness, and empathy.

Helping librarians and educators navigate the vast terrain of multicultural literature, this book will serve as a powerful resource for increasing understanding and fostering connections with immigrant populations.