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Children the journal of the Association for Library Service to Children Libraries & Volume 10 Number 3 Winter 2012 ISSN 1542-9806 Kids, Libraries, and LEGO® Great Programming, Great Collaborations Playing with Poetry PERMIT NO. 4 NO. PERMIT Change Service Requested Service Change HANOVER, PA HANOVER, Chicago, Illinois 60611 Illinois Chicago, PAID 50 East Huron Street Huron East 50 U.S. POSTAGE POSTAGE U.S. Association for Library Service to Children to Service Library for Association NONPROFIT ORG. NONPROFIT Table Contents● ofVolume 10, Number 3 Winter 2012 Notes 28 Louisa May Alcott The Author as Presented in 2 Editor’s Note Biographies for Children Sharon Verbeten Hilary S. Crew 36 More than Just Books Features Children’s Literacy in Today’s Digital Information World 3 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Denise E. Agosto Reading in the Dark 41 Peter Sís From Board to Cloth and Back Again 9 C Is for Cooperation A Preliminary Exploration of Board Books Public and School Library Allison G. Kaplan Reciprocal Responsibility in Community Literacy Initiatives 45 Play to Learn Janet Amann and Sabrina Carnesi Free Tablet Apps and Recommended Toys for Ages 3-7 14 He Said, She Said Hayley Elece McEwing How the Storytime Princess and the Computer Dude Came Together to Create a Real-Life Fairytale Shawn D. Walsh and Melanie A. Lyttle Departments 17 The People on the Bus . 35 Author Guidelines Louisiana Program Targets Community Literacy 40 Call for Referees Jamie Gaines 52 Children and Technology 20 Brick by Brick Here to Stay ® LEGO -Inspired Programs in the Library Mobile Technology and Young Tess Prendergast Children in the Library Amy Graves 24 Carnegie Award Acceptance Speeches 55 School-Age Programs and Services Bringing Lucille to Life Kick Start Your Programming! Melissa Reilly Ellard and Paul R. Gagne The “Best of the Best” Library Ideas for School-Age Children 26 Robert F. Sibert Award Acceptance Sarah Stippich Speech On Inspiring Parade Balloons 56 Index to Advertisers Melissa Sweet 57 ALSC News 27 CAL Article, Authors Prompt 60 Index to Volume 10 New LC Subject Heading 64 The Last Word Patricia Sarles and Patricia Mendell Travis Jonker Peer-reviewed ON THE COVER: Ethan and Paolo love their LEGO bricks and blocks. Photo taken at Brown County Central Library, Green Bay, Wis. by Sharon Verbeten. Editor’s Note Books Personified By Sharon Verbeten A few months ago, “Olivia” came to visit one of our branch libraries and was greeted by squeals of delight (and one Editor shrill cry from a frightened tiny tot!). Sharon Verbeten, De Pere, Wis. Editorial Advisory Committee Then the fabulously large Elephant and Piggie—personified in Africa S. Hands, Chair, Louisville, Ky. Christina M. Desai, Albuquerque, N.M. all their wry awesomeness!—came to our downtown branch Rita Dunn, Wyoming, Mich. Joyce R. Laiosa, Voorheesville, N.Y. for a doctor’s office playtime (“I broke my trunk!”). Cindy Lombardo, Cleveland, Ohio Jean M. Stevenson, Duluth, Minn. Carolyn Brodie, ALSC President, Ex Officio, Kent, Ohio My 6-year-old daughter, Holland, is a huge fan of both the Sharon Verbeten, Editor, Ex Officio, De Pere, Wis. Ian Falconer and Mo Willems characters, so her visits to the Executive Director library were amplified even more Aimee Strittmatter by these costumed characters. Managing Editor Laura Schulte-Cooper The oversized joy they brought Website her, and many other children, was www.ala.org/alsc a thrill to witness—of course, as Circulation you can see below, I was a bit star- Children and Libraries (ISSN 1542-9806) is a refereed journal published three times per year by struck too! the American Library Association (ALA), 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. It is the official pub- lication of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of ALA. Subscription price: members of ALSC, $20 per year, included in membership dues; nonmembers, $40 per year in the U.S.; $50 in Canada, Mexico, and other countries. Back issues within one year of current As librarians, and former kids, issue, $12 each. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Children and Libraries, 50 E. Huron St., books, authors, and characters Chicago, IL 60611. Members send mailing labels or facsimile to Member Services, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Nonmember subscribers: Subscriptions, orders, changes of address, and inqui- are our icons. Our rock stars. And ries should be sent to Children and Libraries, Customer Service—Subscriptions, 50 E. Huron St., while I love meeting authors at Chicago, IL 60611; 1-800-545-2433, press 5; fax: (312) 944-2641; e-mail: [email protected]. the ALA conventions (and have Statement of Purpose gotten less shy about it over the Children and Libraries is the official journal of ALSC, a division of the American Library Association. The journal primarily serves as a vehicle for continuing education of librarians years), I am still a little kid when working with children, which showcases current scholarly research and practice in library ser- vice to children and spotlights significant activities and programs of the Association. (From the it comes to meeting the books’ journal’s “Policies and Procedures” document adopted by the ALSC board, April 2004.) “characters.” Top: The editor’s daugh- Production ter, Holland, embraces ALA Production Services: Troy D. Linker, Chris Keech, Tim Clifford, Kirstin Krutsch, Chelsea McGorisk, and Rosalie Watts. Olivia at a recent The hugs the kids give these char- library visit. Bottom: acters are real, palpable, lasting. Advertising Editor Sharon Verbeten Sometimes my daughter doesn’t Bill Spilman, Innovative Media Solutions, 320 W. Chestnut St., PO Box 399, Oneida, IL 61467; cozies up to Mo Willems’ 1-877-878-3260 or (309) 483-6467; fax: (309) 483-2371; e-mail: bill@innovativemediasolutions even hug me as hard as she .com. The journal accepts advertising for goods or services of interest to the library profession “Piggie.” hugged Olivia! And when it was and librarians in service to youth in particular. It encourages advertising that informs readers and provides clear communication between vendor and buyer. The journal adheres to ethical time for the visit to end, Holland and commonly accepted advertising practices and reserves the right to reject any advertise- ment not suited to the above purposes or not consistent with the aims and policies of ALA. asked, “Is Olivia coming home with me?” Acceptance of advertising in the journal does not imply official endorsement by ALA of the products or services advertised. Well, yes, in a way she is. She won’t be there physically, but Manuscripts Holland can read those books over and over (and she still can’t Manuscripts and letters pertaining to editorial content should be sent to Sharon Verbeten, editor, 820 Spooner Ct., De Pere, WI 54115; (920) 339-2740; e-mail: [email protected]. really “read” yet) and know all the characters by heart. Manuscripts will be sent out for review according to the journal’s established referee proce- dures. See www.ala.org/alsc, “Communications & Publications” for author guidelines. If you are interested in serving as a volunteer referee for manuscripts submitted to CAL, contact Editor It’s much the same way I felt about the characters in one of my Sharon Verbeten at [email protected]. More information about the referee process is avail- able on the Web at the above address. favorite childhood books, A Bargain for Frances. When I had tea parties, Frances was there in spirit. Sure, she wasn’t real, Indexing, Abstracting, and Microfilm Children and Libraries is indexed in Library and Information Science Abstracts and in Library and I suppose I knew that, but the story was so real, that she Literature and Information Science. became real to me. Children and Libraries is indexed, abstracted, and available in full text through EBSCOhost. For more information, contact EBSCO at 1-800-653-2726. Children and Libraries is also available from ProQuest Information and Learning in one or more Every time I introduce a new book or a new character to of the following ways: online, via the ProQuest information service; microform; CD-Rom; and via database licensing. For more information, call 1-800-521-0600, ext. 2888 or online at www Holland, I feel happy to bring more friends into her life. I see .il.proquest.com. plenty of children at our local library who don’t have that kind The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National of interaction with books, mainly because their parents don’t. Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. Copyright © 2012 American Library Association So it makes me work even harder as a librarian to reach those All materials in this journal subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be photocopied for the noncommercial purpose of scientific or educational advancement granted families who may not know just what they are missing out on. by Sections 107 and 108 of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976. For other photocopying, reprint- And if it takes a curious monkey, an attention-getting pig, or a ing, or translating, address requests to the ALA Office of Rights and Permissions. playful elephant and pig duo to help me, then so be it! & 2 Winter 2012 • Children and Libraries was born in the mid-twentieth cen- decadent was forbidden. This included tury at the crossroads of Europe in religion and many books and ideas. But I a country that no longer exists— people still held on to their books and Czechoslovakia, now Czech Repub- kept their thoughts to themselves; they lic. Looking back, I can say that books also kept their religious beliefs even if meant everything in my life, and not just they did not express them openly.