DOCSLIB.ORG

Ezell to Present Sckls Communications Workshop

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Ezell to Present Sckls Communications Workshop Ide, who will begin her new position March 2nd, has been SCKLS System Consultant for the Northwest Kansas Library System, Norton, for the past 3 1/2 years. Prior to that, she worked in SON reference and interlibrary loan at Muskogle (OK) Public Library, and in the reference department at McAlister (OK) South Central Kansas Library System Public Library. She received her MLS from Emporia State 901 North Main University in December, 1979. Her undergraduate degree Hutchinson, Kansas 67501 from Kansas State University is in Sociology. 1-800-362-2615 Jan. - Feb., 1988 Vol. 17, No. 8 Ide is excited about her upcoming responsibilties. She is anxious to get back into a public library setting and is im­ pressed with El Dorado's library. EZELL TO PRESENT SCKLS COMMUNICATIONS LYONS JUNIOR LOCAL TALKING BOOK WINNER WORKSHOP acque Griffin, a Junior at Lyons Senior High School, is the Jsubregional winner of a writing contest sponsored by the harlaine Ezell, certification and continuing education Kansas Council for Library Services for the Visually and Physi­ Cspecialist for the State Library of Michigan, will present a cally Handicapped, in cooperation with the Kansas Talking day long communications workshop in Hutchinson on Mon­ Book Network Libraries and English faculty at Emporia State day, February 29. Ezell has been the recipient of the pres­ University. tigious American Library Association Award for Education and the John Cotton Dana Award for Public Relations. Her workshop will focus on verbal and non-verbal com­ munication skills for librarians. Feedback, voice tone, active lis­ tening and body language are some of the topics to be covered in the workshop. Ezell graduated from the University of Mis­ souri in Columbia and has worked in children’s, community relations and adult programming positions in Missouri and Ok­ lahoma. Registration for the communications workshop is limited to 50 participants. Details of the workshop and registration infor­ mation are currently being mailed to all SCKLS members. ******* Workshop attendance for SCKLS member librarians is more pleasant and useful when librarians have other librarians to travel and attend the meetings with. Consequently, in 1988, SCKLS will help librarians who want to attend workshops, but who don’t want to travel alone, find rides wih other area Talking Book librarian Karen Sooha (right) presents Jacque Griffin with her librarians. If you would like to attend any SCKLS workshop 1st place prize, a $100 savings bond. during the year with a librarian in your area, contact Rhonda Hiebert at 800-362-2615. She will assist you in making travel ar­ Each fall, high school librarians are sent a packet of materials rangements to attend SCKLS workshops. describing the contest; and encouraging them to participate. The contest is open to juniors and seniors in high school. Stu­ ANN IDE NAMED dents are asked to write a 250 word essay in the form of a "let­ ter to the editor," to inform the public of some aspect of the topic EL DORADO DIRECTOR which may be useful to them. Entries are Judged on persuasive­ ness, grammer, accurateness, and the presence of a thesis and support for the thesis. nn Ide has been named the new director of Bradford Six students from across the state (one from each sub­ A Memorial Library, El Dorado, replacing Brian Beattie, who regional library) win $100 savings bonds. One of these six is left in October to become director of the business and techni­ cal, section at Wichita Public Library. also chosen as the state winner. A FREEDMAN AND SCHOENHERR DIRECTOR'S NOTEBOOK WIN 1988 MEDALS Once again, in 1988, Kansas libraries face the challenge of inners of the annual Newbery and Caldecott medals were asserting our contribution to the educational process in Kan­ Wannounced at a press conference by the Association for sas. It will take the effort of each one of us, if we are to be suc­ Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library cessful. Association, on January 11, during ALA's midwinter meeting in As in 1987, the governor has recommended minimal in­ San Antonio. creases in library funding. Please encourage library supporters Russell Freedman, author of "Lincoln: A Photobiography" to express their concern to the governor for this continued (Clarion Books), won the 1988 Newbery Medal for the most refusal to support the educational contributions of the state's distinguished contribution to American literature for children libraries. published in 1987. In addition, we must now encourage our legislators to real­ JohnSchoenherr, illustrator of "Owl Moon" (Philomel Books), ize that we must have additional funding. Many of them have won the 1988 Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished gone on record, stating that libraries need additional financial American picture book for children published in 1987. The book support. Emphasize the need for increased funding for state- is written by Jane Yolen. aid, the Interlibrary Loan Development Plan and the Kansas Newbery Honor Books are "After the Rain" (Morrow), by Union Catalog. Another piece of legislation will greatly affect the future of the Norma Fox Mazer, and "Hatchet" (Bradbury Press), by Gary regional library systems. In the drafting of the reappraisal legis­ Paulsen. lation in 1987, legislators granted an exemption to all "Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale" (Lothrop), il­ municipalities with multi-county jurisdictions. Through an over­ lustrated by John Steptoe, was the lone Caldecott Honor Book. sight, the regional library systems were not included. That would mean that in 1990, the system budgets would have to be approved by each county within the region. Such a requirement LABELS FOR LARGE could spell the end for the systems as we know them. Senator Ross Doyen has introduced Senate Bill 519 that would exempt PRINT BOOKS AVAILABLE the systems from this act. Please request your legislator to sup­ port this legislation. By Karen Socha, Talking Books Librarian The Kansas Library Association has set March 22 as Kansas Legislative Day. On that day, library supporters are requested tickers, which provide information about the Talking Books to come to Topeka and meet with your local legislator on per­ SService and which are to be placed in their large print books tinent library legislation. An early morning briefing will be will be distributed to core libraries, or any other public library scheduled, and then the day will be spent in visiting individual asking for them. legislators. In the afternoon, a capitol reception will be held. Talking Books hopes that through this form of public rela­ Please mark March 22 on your calendar and encourage trus­ tions, we can catch the attention of readers using Large Print tees and patrons to be a part of this lobbying endeavor. and initiate them into the Talking Books Service early-before In the coming months, we will have several opportunities to encourage support for libraries. Together, we can work to as­ their eyesight lessens to the point of not being able to read at sure the future of libraries In Kansas. For any information con­ all. Our library service can keep them enJoying books long after cerning legislative matters, do not hesitate to call Paul Hawkins they would lose their vision or give their eyes a needed rest from or myself. overuse and strain. Talking Books eligiblity states that if a person can no longer 1989 : YEAR OF THE YOUNG READER read normal print, s/he may use the service. If they are using Large Print because of a visual impairment, they are qualified. They only need their application certified by their local librarian, he Center for the Book and the Children's Literature Center a doctor of medicine, optrician, or an administrator or activity Tin the Library of Congress have designated 1989 as 'The director of a nursing home. Year of the Young Reader." The announcement was made Librarians can explain the service, and/or give out the infor­ recently at the annual convention of the International Reading mation about Talking Books brochures and pamphlets that are Association, in order to allow plenty of time to plan appropriate provided to each library, along with the applications (which the activities to celebrate this theme. librarians may certify). Librarians may also provide the patron John Y. Cole, director of the Center for the Book, invited na­ with our toll free number, 1-800-362-2615. tional associations, businesses, and organizations throughout Any librarian that might need more information, brochures, the country To join us as we focus on the importance of read­ or applications may call the 800 number and ask for Talking ing in early life." It is felt that this theme can encompass a wide Books or for Karen Socha. variety of activities that encourage reading among young people. Anthony Public, Arkansas City Public, Canton Carnegie, DATELINE CHECKLIST Bradford Memorial (El Dorado), Kingman Carnegie, Sterling Public, Wellington Public and Winfield Public. February 25 Registration for Charlaine Ezell’s SCKLS Communication Work­ SYSTEM GRANTS-IN-AID shop to Paul Hawkins at SCKLS, Hutchinson. i TO BE DISTRIBUTED f J r February 26 Applications from school rants-in-aid will be distributed to the different levels of libraries for online database Gpublic libraries at the same amount as last year. These search grants to Michael amounts include (approx.): Resource-$28,737: Core-$9,483; Piper at the Kansas Library Network Board in Topeka. Community-$2,528; and Neighborhood--$1,265. / Grants will be distributed at the semi-annual meetings this March 1 Public Library Statistical Report year, April 11 and October 17. and Civil Rights Certificate to Roy Bird at the State Library of Kansas in Topeka. i TRAVELING March 16 Registration for 1988 Tri- Conference in Kansas City to Leroy Gattin, Kansas Library LIBRARIAN Association, Hutchinson.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • New England Reading Association
    Volume 46 • Number 1 • 2010 New England Reading Association Mural in response to children’s and young adolescent literature N news E education R research A article The New England Reading JOURNAL Association Journal Volume 46 • Number 1 • 2010 EXECUTIVE BOARD DELEGATES Editor: Helen R. Abadiano PRESIDENT CONNECTICUT NEW HAMPSHIRE Judith Schoenfeld James Johnston Jennifer McMahon Associate Editors: Jesse P. Turner Rhode Island College Central CT State University The New Hampton School Lynda M. Valerie Providence, RI New Britain, CT New Hampton, NH Department Editors PRESIDENT-ELECT Linda Kauffmann Margaret Salt Spring Hermann Eileen B. Leavitt Capitol Region Education Council Plymouth Elementary School Julia Kara-Soteriou Institute on Disability/UCED Hartford, CT Plymouth, NH Diane Kern Durham, NH Sandip LeeAnne Wilson Miriam Klein Gerard Buteau 1st VICE PRESIDENT Sage Park Middle School Plymouth State University Editorial Board Kathleen Itterly Windsor, CT Plymouth, NH Margaret Salt, Chair Westfield State College Kathleen Desrosiers Westfield, MA MAINE RHODE ISLAND Miriam Klein Linda Crumrine Courtney Hughes Barbara Lovley 2nd VICE PRESIDENT Plummer Motz School Coventry Public Schools Nancy Witherell Lindy Johnson Falmouth, ME Coventry, RI Literacy Coordinator Journal Review Board East Montpelier, VT Barbara Lovley Kathleen Desrosiers Julie Coiro Fort Kent Elementary School Warwick Public Schools Ellen Fingeret PAST PRESIDENT Fort Kent, ME Warwick, RI Carol Reppucci Catherine Kurkjian Margaret Salt Central CT State University Jane Wellman-Little Lizabeth Widdifield Janet Trembly New Britain, CT University of Maine Coventry Public Schools Kenneth J. Weiss Orono, ME Coventry, RI Nancy Witherell SECRETARY _________________________ Subscription rate for Association members Angela Yakovleff MASSACHUSETTS VERMONT and institutions is $35.00 per year; Whitingham Elementary School Cynthia Rizzo Janet Poeton Retired educator membership is $20.00 Wilmington, VT Wheelock College Retired Classroom Teacher per year; Single issues are $20.00 each.
    [Show full text]
  • Margaret Wise Brown and Bedtime Parody Sand
    Lunar Perturbations – How Did We Get from Goodnight Moon to Go the F**k to Sleep?: Margaret Wise Brown and Bedtime Parody Sandy Hudock Colorado State University-Pueblo From an Audi commercial to celebrating the end of the second Bush presidency to the ghost of Mama Cass presiding over a dead Keith Moon, to the ubiquity of the iPad, Good Night Moon has been and no doubt will continue to be parodied or invoked for generations to come. Songwriters reference it, the television show The Wire gives an urban twist to its constant refrain of “good night-----“ with “good night, po-pos, good night hoppers, good night hustlers…” What makes this story so much a part of the collective consciousness, a veritable cultural meme? How did Margaret Wise Brown’s life and her influence in children's publishing result in the longstanding enchantment of Good Night Moon? Recent political and cultural parodies of the go to bed genre all ultimately hearken back to this one simple story painted in green and orange, and the intrinsic comfort it provides to children as a go to bed ritual. Born in New York in 1910 to a wealthy family, Brown was a middle child whose parents’ many moves within the Long Island area required that she change schools four times while growing up, including a stint at a Swiss boarding school. As a child, she made up stories (in her family, a polite way of saying she told lies) and then challenged her siblings to look up the answers in the multi-volume Book of Knowledge, for which she later penned two entries on writing for small children.
    [Show full text]
  • Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2019 Preview
    Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2019 Preview Please note that this is a preview of the 2019 Notable Social Studies Trade Books list. The final list will include annotations for each title, as well as connections to the National Standards for Social Studies. The final list will be published by the NCSS in a 16-page illustrated pullout in the May-June 2019 issue of Social Education. KINDERGARTEN TO SECOND GRADE The ABCs of What I Can Be, written and illustrated by Caitlin McDonagh (Holiday House) Alabama Spitfire: The Story of Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird, by Bethany Hegedus; illustrated by Erin McGuire (HarperCollins / Balzer+Bray) Alma and How She Got Her Name, written and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal (Candlewick Press) Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli, by Kyo Maclear; illustrated by Julie Morstad (HarperCollins) Carmela Full Of Wishes, by Matt De La Peña; illustrated by Christian Robinson (Penguin Young Readers / G.P. Putnam’s Sons BFYR) Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13, by Helaine Becker; illustrated by Dow Phumiruk (Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group / Henry Holt and Co. BYR) Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes, by Hena Khan; illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini (Chronicle Books) The Dam, by David Almond; illustrated by Levi Pinfold (Candlewick Press) Diwali, by Hannah Eliot; illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan (Simon & Schuster / Little Simon) Dreamers / Soñadores, written and illustrated by Yuyi Morales (Holiday House / Neal Porter
    [Show full text]
  • BRBL 2016-2017 Annual Report.Pdf
    BEINECKE ILLUMINATED No. 3, 2016–17 Annual Report Cover: Yale undergraduate ensemble Low Strung welcomed guests to a reception celebrating the Beinecke’s reopening. contributorS The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library acknowledges the following for their assistance in creating and compiling the content in this annual report. Articles written by, or adapted from, Phoenix Alexander, Matthew Beacom, Mike Cummings, Michael Morand, and Eve Neiger, with editorial guidance from Lesley Baier Statistics compiled by Matthew Beacom, Moira Fitzgerald, Sandra Stein, and the staff of Technical Services, Access Services, and Administration Photographs by the Beinecke Digital Studio, Tyler Flynn Dorholt, Carl Kaufman, Mariah Kreutter, Mara Lavitt, Lotta Studios, Michael Marsland, Michael Morand, and Alex Zhang Design by Rebecca Martz, Office of the University Printer Copyright ©2018 by Yale University facebook.com/beinecke @beineckelibrary twitter.com/BeineckeLibrary beinecke.library.yale.edu SubScribe to library newS messages.yale.edu/subscribe 3 BEINECKE ILLUMINATED No. 3, 2016–17 Annual Report 4 From the Director 5 Beinecke Reopens Prepared for the Future Recent Acquisitions Highlighted Depth and Breadth of Beinecke Collections Destined to Be Known: African American Arts and Letters Celebrated on 75th Anniversary of James Weldon Johnson Collection Gather Out of Star-Dust Showcased Harlem Renaissance Creators Happiness Exhibited Gardens in the Archives, with Bird-Watching Nearby 10 344 Winchester Avenue and Technical Services Two Years into Technical
    [Show full text]
  • Undiscovered Voices 2016 Digital Edition
    The fifth anthology of unpublished children’s fiction and illustration by SCBWI British Isles and Europe members published by The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators British Isles and Working Partners Ltd 2016 CONTENTS CLICKING ON THE ENTRIES BELOW WILL TAKE YOU TO THE RELEVANT PAGE FROM SALLY GARDNER 3 FROM SCBWI BRITISH ISLES 5 FROM WORKING PARTNERS 7 SPECIAL THANKS FROM THE CO-CREATORS 8 THE ILLUSTRATORS 10 Andrea Ipaktchi 11 Esther Garcia Peces 13 Mary Hays 15 Portia Rosenberg 17 John Morgan 19 Lucy Farfort 21 Bing Wang 23 Katie Weymouth 25 Deborah Partington 27 THE WRITERS 29 OUT OF THE BLUE by Sophie Cameron 30 SPYDERS: FLASH & THE CAGEY BEES by Heather Newton 42 REQUIEM by Patti Buff 53 THE UNWILLING GODDESS by Relly Annett-Baker 64 STEEL TANYA by Anna Bowles 76 SECRET MAGIC: THE THREAD FAIRY ADVENTURES 86 by Kerry Cassidy NUTS by Simon James Green 99 THE EVOLUTION OF YOU AND ME by Rose Margaret Deniz 112 GIRL CHURNS UP TROUBLE by Susan Brownrigg 124 CLOPWYCK RIVER by Georgia Bowers 137 THE CHINATOWN CAT by Emma Dowson 149 THE HUNT IS ON by Catherine Miller 160 HONORARY MENTIONS 172 ISBN: 978-1-326-49832-0 COPYRIGHT NOTICE: All works contained herein are copyrighted by their respective authors. No reproduction of any kind is permitted without the owner’s written permission. FROM SALLY GARDNER, HONORARY CHAIR I wonder what would have happened in today’s world to this young man who had a headful of stories and very little education. Between the ages of nine and eleven he spent about a year at William Giles’s School in Chatham, Kent, and from thirteen to fifteen he attended Wellington House Academy in London.
    [Show full text]
  • View Results Here In
    225 Michigan Ave., Suite 1300 Telephone 312 944 6780 Chicago, Illinois 60601 Fax 312 440 9374 USA Toll Free 800 545 2433 Email: [email protected] http://www.ala.org ALAAmericanLibraryAssociation NEWS For Immediate Release Contact: Macey Morales January 25, 2021 Deputy Director, CMO 312-280-4393 [email protected] ALA announces 2021 Youth Media Awards CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits taking place virtually from Chicago, Illinois. A list of all the 2021 award winners follows: John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature: “When You Trap a Tiger,” written by Tae Keller, is the 2021 Newbery Medal winner. The book is published by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House. Five Newbery Honor Books also were named: “All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team,” written by Christina Soontornvat and published by Candlewick Press; “BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom,” written by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Michele Wood and published by Candlewick Press; “Fighting Words,” written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley and published by Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House; “We Dream of Space,” written by Erin Entrada Kelly, illustrated by Erin Entrada Kelly and Celia Krampien and published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; and “A Wish in the Dark,” written by Christina Soontornvat and published by Candlewick Press.
    [Show full text]
  • New Zealand Candidate for the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writers, 2018
    JOY COWLEY New zealand Candidate for the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writers, 2018 Nominated by the New Zealand National Section, IBBY NationalIBBY Section, the Zealand New Nominated by s t en t n co Nominated by the New Zealand National Section, IBBY FOREWORD . 2 Dossier prepared by the New Zealand National Section, IBBY 1 BIOGRAPHY . .3 Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand PO Box 96094, Balmoral 1342, Auckland, New Zealand www.storylines.org.nz 2 PHOTOGRAPH . .5 February 2017 Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust acknowledges 3 CONTRIBUTION TO LITERATURE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE . .6 the help of Gecko Press in the production of this document. 4 AWARDS . .8 5 BIBLIOGRAPHY . 12 6 FOREIGN LANGUAGES . 25 7 FIVE MOST IMPORTANT TITLES . 29 8 FIVE SELECTED TITLES . 35 9 ESSAYS, INTERVIEWS, ARTICLES . .36 10 REVIEWS . .40 d Y r H P wo practical book based on the workshops, Writing from In 1978, Joy and other School Journal contributors RA re Joy Cowley has been a Patron of JOY COWLEY, 1936– the Heart. Writing from the Heart, which has sold were invited to a weekend of workshops held by OG fo the Storylines Children’s Literature nationally and internationally, has provided guidance Joy Cowley, the eldest of five children, was born in Learning Media, the publication arm of the Department BI Charitable Trust of New Zealand since and encouragement for many aspiring writers. Levin, a small New Zealand market town, to an ailing of Education, to develop stories for emergent readers, father and a mother struggling with schizophrenia. extending the range of the successful ‘Ready to 1 its inception in 2004 and, prior to that, As a Patron of Storylines Joy has been active in The family moved house several times during her Read’ material.
    [Show full text]
  • Kids, Libraries, and LEGO® Great Programming, Great Collaborations
    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.
    [Show full text]
  • Media Release
    MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2019 Library’s “Change Your Mind” campaign wins top international award Greater Victoria Public Library awarded prestigious John Cotton Dana Award for outstanding library marketing and public relations Victoria, BC – The American Library Association announced today Greater Victoria Public Library has won the 2019 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award for marketing and public relations excellence. The award comes with a prize of 10,000 USD provided by the H.W. Wilson Foundation and will be presented at a reception in Washington D.C. in June. This is the first time GVPL has won this prestigious international award. GVPL received the award for the Change Your Mind campaign, an integrated marketing campaign that encourages people to change their minds about what they think they know about the library and literally change their minds by using the library and reading, watching, listening and learning. “This campaign reaches beyond our traditional user base and beyond library walls,” says Maureen Sawa, GVPL CEO. “Conversation about discovery, curiosity and human potential are taking place in coffee shops, on social media, on the bus and wherever people connect. Libraries have always changed minds, and I am proud GVPL’s promotion has succeeded in changing people’s minds about libraries.” “The power of libraries to make a significant impact on people’s lives is unique, says Deborah Begoray, GVPL Board Chair. “This campaign shows how libraries transform communities making them stronger, more resilient and more inclusive.” The Change Your Mind campaign includes custom graphics featuring a friendly brain, in-branch signage, and a web and social media presence all designed by in-house staff.
    [Show full text]
  • History of Urban Main Library Service
    History of Urban Main Library Service JACOB S. EPSTEIN THEMOST IMPORTANT early date for urban public libraries would certainly be 1854, the year the Boston Public Library opened its doors. But as Jesse Shera has noted: “The opening, on March 20,1854, of the reading room of the Boston Public Library. ..was not a signal that a new agency had suddenly been born into American urban life. Behind the act were more than two centuries of experimentation, uncertainty, and change.”l Before the advent of public libraries there were numerous social li- braries, mercantile libraries and other efforts to have a community store of books which could be borrowed or consulted. A common prin- ciple evident in each of them was the belief that the printed word was important and should be made available to the ordinary citizen who could not own all the literature which was of value. Although it was a subscription library, rather than a public library as we think of it today, Benjamin Franklin’s Library Company of Phila- delphia, organized in 1731, was the first library in America to circulate books and the first to pay a librarian for his services. In his Autobiogra- phy, Franklin declared, “These libraries have improved the general conversation of the Americans, made the common tradesmen and farm- ers as intelligent as most gentlemen from other countries, and perhaps have contributed in some degree to the stand so generally made throughout the colonies in defense of their privileges.”2 Here is that recurrent theme of self-improvement that runs throughout the Ameri- can public library movement.
    [Show full text]
  • Berkeley Symphony Announces Reading Is Instrumental in Partnership with Berkeley Public Library and Berkeley Public Library Foundation
    BERKELEY SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES READING IS INSTRUMENTAL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY AND BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION Weekly Musical Storytime Readings Begin September 25 and Feature Guest Readers Rita Moreno, Andy Samberg, Maxine Hong Kingston and Earl Kingston, Marcus Semien, Thacher Hurd, Joseph Young and Michael Kwende. Berkeley, CA – September 23, 2020 – Berkeley Symphony announced today the launch of Reading Is Instrumental, a brand new weekly musical storytime series for children and adults alike, hosted by the Berkeley Public Library and co-produced by Berkeley Symphony and the Berkeley Public Library Foundation. Featuring musical accompaniment performed by musicians of the Berkeley Symphony, the series will showcase an all- star roster of guest readers hailing from Berkeley and beyond, including award-winning actress Rita Moreno; The Lonely Island comedian/actor and former Saturday Night Live cast member Andy Samberg; Chinese American author Maxine Hong Kingston and actor Earl Kingston; Oakland Athletics’s shortshop Marcus Semien; children’s author and illustrator Thacher Hurd; Berkeley Symphony Music Director Joseph Young; and Berkeley Public Library children’s librarian Michael Kwende. Each weekly episode will be posted live on the Berkeley Public Library Facebook Page on Fridays at 11:00 a.m., beginning Friday, September 25 with Rita Moreno and continuing Friday, October 2 with Maxine Hong Kingston and Earl Kingston. The order of all subsequent episodes will be announced online at a later date. With a fitting tribute to the musical theme of the series, Maestro Young will read My Family Plays Music by Judy Cox, the story of a young girl that explores diverse genres and instruments with her own musical family.
    [Show full text]
  • 2004 Spring Issue
    Inside this Issue Trapped in a tower with no door . Dean’s Message ...................................... 2 Children’s book illustrator and Caldecott Medalist Faculty News ............................................ 6 Paul O. Zelinsky brings Rapunzel and other stories Student News ......................................... 10 to life. The featured lecturer discussed his artistic Alumni President’s Message............. 13 process and shared a few sketches. Story, Page 8. Alumni Updates ..................................... 14 INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE @ The SCHOOL of INFORMATION and LIBRARY SCIENCE • The UNIVERSITYCa of NORTH CAROLINArolina at CHAPEL HILL SPRING 2004 www.ils.unc.edu Number 64 SURPRISE! A lifetime achievement award and $100,000 birthday gift honor Fred By CHRYS BULLARD UNC-Chapel Hill Dr. Frederick Kilgour Office of Development 1914: Born in Springfield, Mass. 1935: A.B., Harvard College It has been 37 years since 1938: Publishes first scholarly paper Fred Kilgour, retired distin- 1940: Marries Eleanor Beach guished research professor in 1935-42: Harvard College Library the School of Information and 1943-46: Lt., USNR Library Science (SILS), 1942-45: Office of Strategic Services founded the OCLC Online 1948-67: Yale University 1967: Founds OCLC CATHERINE LAZORKO Computer Library Center – the 1971: Creates WorldCat world’s first computerized and 1979: Creates Interlibrary Loan services largest online library network. 1990: Joins SILS faculty Thirty-three years have passed 2004: Publishes scholarly paper No. 205 since he created WorldCat, a digital catalog of library holdings from around the world. Twenty-five “I knew the School of Information and Library Loan Service manages the local, regional and years ago he started the OCLC Interlibrary Loan Science was going to give me a birthday party,” international borrowing and lending of more than Service, exploding the scope of information Kilgour said, “but I didn’t expect anything else.” 7,000 libraries, resource centers and document access.
    [Show full text]