Saturday, September 4, 2004

BILL'S BEST BOOKS: A Monthly Menu: September 2004 [ALAN--The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE] 12:29:08 PM    comment []

Collection Development Tool for Secondary Libraries I have long been a fan of an excellent tool that has come across my desk every year, University Press Books Selected for Public and Secondary School Libraries. Published by the Association of American University Presses (AAUP), this free volume contains hundreds of books that have been reviewed and selected by representatives from the AASL and PLA divisions of ALA. I have always found material in these lists that would be valuable for high school students, especially those doing AP and IB level research, but they also give grade ranges from elementary on up.. I was thrilled, therefore, to see that this publication is now offered online at http://www.aaupnet.org/librarybooks. A joint project of AAUP, AASL and PLA, this bibliography is a popular and trusted acquisitions resource. The almost 500 books listed in the 2004 edition include works on a wide variety of subjects -- Eskimo architecture, zinfandel, camembert, Spanish-language science fiction, The Simpsons, dragons, mummies and the American presidency to name only a few. The selection committee was chaired by Ken W. Stewart of Blue Valley High School, Stilwell, Kan., for AASL and Rex Miller of the Petoskey (Mich.) Public Library for PLA. [AASL Hotlinks, Sept. 2004] 8:30:04 AM    comment []

	Tuesday, August 10, 2004

BILL'S BEST BOOKS: A Monthly Menu: August 2004 [ALAN--The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE] 5:25:43 PM    comment []

	Wednesday, August 4, 2004

Forced Reading Forced Reading. Hindustan Times - Juniors Portuguese author Jose Saramago, a Nobel literature laureate, said Sunday he believed the world would be a better place if adults were forced to read children's books.... [ACHOCKABLOG] I love this. You're right, Mr. Saramago. And young adult books are pretty good, too, since they tend to lay out the issues that our young people are dealing with. 7:22:43 PM    comment []

	Sunday, July 18, 2004

Bill's Best Books: July 2004 [ALAN--The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE] 11:23:43 AM    comment []

	Monday, July 12, 2004

Anybody Reading? NEA reports decline in reading. A new research report from the National Endowment for the Arts finds a dramatic decline in book reading by U.S. adults. The steepest drop over the last decade was for the youngest adults (18-24). A 60-page pdf of Reading at Risk: A Survey of Literary Reading in America is available here, and the NEA's press release is here. [LISNews.com] One of my sons pointed out the New York Times article about this report to me and commented on how sad it is. It's really very frightening because of what I believe are the implications for the ability of our young people to think criticially and creatively. 6:07:17 PM    comment []

	Sunday, July 11, 2004

Carnegie Scooped by an American Carnegie Coverage. American beats British writers to child book prize "Jennifer Donnelly, a little-known American author, beat the cream of British writers to win the Carnegie Medal for children's literature yesterday..." A Daily Telegraph report on the Carnegie... [ACHOCKABLOG] 7:51:11 AM    comment []

	Friday, June 25, 2004

Summer Reading Poynter Online Summer Reading Lists. An Anonymous Patron writes to tell us about this article on summer reading lists. "Summer reading lists are in season on the Internet. Here's a sample, Readers all over the Web tell what books are on their nightstands this summer." [LISNews.com] Last spring I started to put together an article on summer reading lists for students, from a school librarian's perspective. Like many of my projects, it remains unfinished, but this article inspires me again. Maybe an aritcle on how to put together a personal reading list? I know there are already some out there, but perhaps a new perspective would help someone (like me)? Anyone have a comment? 11:10:22 AM    comment []

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