Reviews of books of interest to librarians, media specialists, and other educators form School Library Journal
Professional Reading 11/01/2009
BARNETT, Diana . Putting It All Together: Teaching the Research Process . 74p. illus. Web sites. Upstart . 2009. pap. $17.95. ISBN 978-1-932146-99-8 . LC number unavailable. This well-organized and to-the-point title focuses on practical application of the AASL standards of information literacy for student learning in middle and high schools.
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Librarians as, um, Crap Detectors Lauren Barack - 10/06/2009
Frances Jacobson Harris, Joyce Valenza, and Harold Rheingold believe librarians are on the front lines in teaching students how to evaluate which sources are relevant and which are not.
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Professional Reading 10/01/2009
BOTT, C. J. More Bullies in More Books . 197p. illus. reprods. bibliog. index. notes. CIP. Scarecrow . 2009. pap. $35. ISBN 978-0-8108-6654-6 . LC 2009000923. This sequel to The Bully in the Book and the Classroom (Scarecrow, 2004) offers more than 350 annotated titles published since 2000 to create awareness of the many types of harassment and bullying.
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Professional Reading 09/01/2009
BIRD, Elizabeth . Children’s Literature Gems: Choosing and Using Them in Your Library Career 125p. bibliog. index. Web sites. CIP. ALA 2009. pap. $45. ISBN 978-0-8389-0995-9 . LC 2009003079. Bird writes in a chatty tone reminiscent of her popular blog, A Fuse #8 Production, and her love of children’s literature shines through on every page.
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The Next Big Thing: Is Your Library up to 21st-Century Speed? By Christopher Harris - 09/01/2009
Libraries of the future will primarily manage digital repositories of information rather than warehouse physical books. A more functional method geared toward easy browsing will replace the Dewey Decimal system. And computers will surpass human librarians in the ability to answer even the most complex reference questions.
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Professional Reading 08/01/2009
ANDERSON, Dee . Reading Is Funny!: Motivating Kids to Read with Riddles . 216p. diags. illus. photos. index. CIP. ALA . 2009. pap. $40. ISBN 978-0-8389-0957-7 . LC 2008000980. In Part 1, each chapter offers a number of ideas and gives multiple ways to use riddles. The author suggests creating appealing and interactive bulletin boards that promote reading with riddles and book jackets; humorous...
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Sticky Standards: AASL requires permission to use 21st-C standards sparking backlash Lauren Barack - 08/01/2009
The American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) decision to require permission—and potentially a fee—to commercially use its Standards for the 21st-Century Learner (bit.ly/lWd9B) has generated ire among its members. “At first I was annoyed, but now getting mad,” posted librarian Beth Frise on Twitter.
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2009 National Book Awards On the red carpet with nominees in the Young People's Literature category.
Photos by Rocco Staino.
SLJ Covers 2009 A bigger and better view of SLJ's covers from 2009
BookExpo America 2009: SLJ's Day of Dialog School Library Journal held a Day of Dialog in conjunction with the annual BookExpo America on May 28, 2009 at the Brooklyn Public Library. Full story: bit.ly/1a0G7o
Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side (unabr.). 9 cassettes or 9 CDs. 11 hrs. Recorded Books (recordedbooks.com). 2009. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4407-3888-3: $67.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4407-3892-0: $97.75. Gr 7 Up–Seventeen-year-old Jessica Packwood was adopted as an infant and raised in rural Lebanon County, PA, by a socially conscious vegan couple.
Celebrity decorator Evette Rios reads to enthusiastic second graders at the Brooklyn Brownstone School library as part of a First Book donation event. The Eight O' Clock Coffee brand and Candlewick Press are teaming up to contribute 20,000 books to children across the country through their partnership with First Book, an organization that provides new books to children in need.
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Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side (unabr.). 9 cassettes or 9 CDs. 11 hrs. Recorded Books (recordedbooks.com). 2009. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4407-3888-3: $67.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4407-3892-0: $97.75. 
