Table of Contents
1. Public libraries asked to accept children's hospital reading logs
2. Kate Bugher, DPI School Library Media Consultant, to retire
3. Kids ages 5-17 say they will always want to read books printed on paper
4. Website of the Week --
FactCheck.org
5. Calendar
1. PUBLIC LIBRARIES ASKED TO ACCEPT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL READING LOGS
The Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning (DLTCL) has entered into a informal collaboration with the American Family Children's Hospital in Madison to offer the "Catch the Reading Bug" summer reading program to children who are hospitalized over the summer. Anne Riceman is the children's librarian at the hospital and is coordinating the summer reading program there. She is using a paper bug jar as her reading log and has children write their titles on the back of the bug jar and put a bug sticker on the front for every book they read during their stay. Anne borrows the books for her story programs from libraries in the South Central Library System.
DLTCL would like to request that public libraries accept these reading logs if children bring them to their local public library. The logs will indicate they are from the Children's Hospital. It would be very helpful if public libraries around the state accept the titles as part of the required reading for the local program. Your cooperation will help ensure that children who miss out on so much because of their hospital stays will not miss out on summer reading fun. Anne also has set up a teen reading program so teens may be bringing in their logs if they used them while they were at the hospital.
It would be very helpful if librarians contact Barb Huntington (barbara.huntington@dpi.wi.gov or 608-267-5077) if they receive the hospital reading logs. That way DLTCL can help the hospital track the number of children who actually do make the connection between the program at the hospital and at their local library.
2. KATE BUGHER, DPI SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CONSULTANT, TO RETIRE
Kate Bugher, School Library Media Consultant with the Instructional Media and Technology Team, will retire this month after 36 years in the field. Kate came to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) in October 2004 after seven years as school library media specialist at James Madison Memorial High School and nine years at Edgewood High School, both in Madison. She began her career after college at the Eau Claire Public Library before taking school library media positions with the Augusta and Eau Claire school districts.
As school library media consultant, Kate supervised DPI's research study of the impact of Wisconsin school library media programs on student achievement and communicated the study's findings through state and national presentations and DPI publications. She was responsible for overseeing school library standards, staffing, certification and funding (Common School Fund) issues. Kate also worked closely with the DPI Reading First team to ensure school library collaboration with the grant school's reading programs. She served as DPI liaison to the Wisconsin Education Media and Technology Association (WEMTA) for which she held many leadership positions, including president from 2004-2006.
3. KIDS AGE 5-17 SAY THEY WILL ALWAYS WANT TO READ BOOKS PRINTED ON PAPER
A new study by Scholastic finds that 75% of kids age 5-17 agree with the statement, "No matter what I can do online, I'll always want to read books printed on paper," and 62% of kids surveyed say they prefer to read books printed on paper rather than on a computer or a handheld device. The Kids & Family Reading Report, a national survey of children age 5-17 and their parents, also found that kids who go online to extend the reading experience - by going to book or author websites or connecting with other readers - are more likely to read books for fun every day.
The 2008 Kids & Family Reading Report, a follow up to a similar 2006 study, both of which were conducted by Scholastic, again found that the time kids spend reading books for fun declines after age eight and continues to drop off through the teen years. More on the study is available at http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/news/readingreport.htm.
4. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
FactCheck.org -- http://www.factcheck.org/ -- According to the website, the Annenberg Political Fact Check is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, which was established by publisher and philanthropist Walter Annenberg in 1994 to create a community of scholars within the University of Pennsylvania that would address public policy issues at the local, state, and federal levels. The project is described as "... a nonpartisan, nonprofit, 'consumer advocate' for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics..." (Website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)
5. CALENDAR
June 26-July 2, 2008 - American Library Association annual conference, Anaheim, California
June 29-July 2, 2008 - National Educational Computing Conference, San Antonio, Texas
July 12, 2008 - Council on Library and Network Development, Milwaukee
October 9, 2008 - Delivery Services Advisory Committee, Wisline web
October 10, 2008 - Library Information Technology Advisory Committee meeting, Madison
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Last updated on 8/25/2008 12:16:44 PM
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