1. Celebrations and Observances for this Month
2. SLP Update
2a. Resources for Children who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Deaf
2b. Fall SLP Preconference Update
2c. Web Sites that Foster Creativity
3. Teen Services
3a. Motion Sensitive Controllers are the Newest Gaming Technology
3b Phase Two of Kids! @ Your Library Campaign Targets Teens
4. Award Winning Youth Literature and Recordings
4a. Elizabeth Burr./Worzalla Award Announced by WLA
4b. Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards
4c. International Latino Book Awards
4d. Children's Choice Awards
4e. 2009 Audie Awards
5. New Sites Added to Great Web Sites for Kids
6. Rhonda Puntney Wins ALA Positions
7. President's Summer of Service Program
8. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Web Page
9. Upcoming Events in 2009
1. Celebrations and Observances for this Month
June is:
Adopt a Cat Month, sponsored by the American Humane Society www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pa_adoption_aacm
National Gay Pride Month
National Safety Month www.nsc.org/NSM
Home Safety Month www.homesafetycouncil.org/homesafetymonth
June and July are
Fireworks Safety Months www.preventblindness.org/news/observe.html#June
2. SLP Update
2a. Resources for Children who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Deaf
Tactile Graphics
Wisconsin public libraries can order a set of tactile graphics for children who are blind or visually impaired through the Wisconsin Center for the Blind's Outreach Services Office. This packet consists of 6 pages of raised graphics that correspond to the following pages in the 2009 CSLP manual:
1) The crickets from page 145.
2) The set of three finger puppets from page 177 and the set of 2 wraparound finger puppets from page 155.
3) The star and poem from page 183 (the star is in tactile graphics, the poem is in Braille).
4-6) Three sheets are included for the objects to do the activity on pages 137, 139 and 141.
Order forms for the Tactile Graphics can be found on the DLTCL web page at www.dpi.wi.gov/pld/slp.html.
Braille Items
If librarians need reading records or certificates Brailled for participating children, or if they need any instruction sheets or letters Brailled for the summer reading program participants, they can order those materials through the OSCI Braille program in Oshkosh.
Order forms for Braille materials can be found on the DLTCL web page at www.dpi.wi.gov/pld/slp.html.
Sign Language Training Video
Librarians who would like to learn some basic sign language to use this summer can download a free copy of a sign language training video from the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) web page at www.cslpreads.org/learning-tools/diversity.html. Every System Youth Services Liaison also has a copy of the video and should be able to lend it to their member libraries. The copies were made and shared as courtesy of Lakeshores Library System, thanks to Rhonda Puntney.
These resources were developed through the cooperation of Rhonda Puntney, Chair of the CSLP Diversity Committee, and DLTCL.
2b. Fall SLP Preconference Update
Thirteen library systems, the DPI, and the Youth Services Section (YSS) of the Wisconsin Library Association are co-sponsoring an SLP Preconference on Tuesday, October 20, 2009. This will be part of the fall conference offerings. Registration should be open sometime in early July. Priority for the first 30 days of registration will be given to librarians in the co-sponsoring systems. A wide range of sessions is being planned focused on the water theme for children "Make a Splash-Read!" and "Make Waves" for teens. Watch for the WLA registration information.
2c. Web Sites that Foster Creativity
Check out some of the websites recently added to ALA's Great Web Sites for Kids listing. The full listing is included below, but the following sites seem especially appropriate:
First Palette is an art site with ideas for educators and parents who share an enthusiasm for art, who recognize the value of doing meaningful and fun activities together with kids, and who have a passion for nurturing creativity and the love for learning. www.firstpalette.com/
Giggle Poetry is the self-proclaimed, number one fun poetry site for kids on the web! Learn to write poetry, create poems online, and read and rate hundreds of poems. Teacher resources available. www.gigglepoetry.com/index.aspx
Imagination Café is safe, fun, education and entertainment site for kids and tweens with quizzes, recipes and articles on careers, animals, history, sports, science, and more! www.imagination-cafe.com
The Jack Prelutsky site explores the wacky and inventive poetry of Jack Prelutsky, the first Children's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. www.jackprelutsky.com
3. Teen Services
3a. Motion Sensitive Controllers are the Newest Gaming Technology
Motion-sensitive controller are the newest technology leading companies are promoting for use with their electronic games. Microsoft is working on Project Natal, an impressive and complex full-body, hands-free motion-sensitive control system, both Nintendo and Sony revealed plans for new, advanced systems of their own.
Sony introduced the Eye Toy, a system that incorporated users' body movements into some games, years ago, and Nintendo's Wii vaulted to huge popularity on the strength of the innovative controls of its now-famous Wii-mote. But the video game industry seems to be moving toward much more intuitive ways to play games.
Microsoft's Project Natal is a hands-free, full-body sensing control system that can be used to play games, watch movies, do virtual painting, and much more. It appears to be easy to use, and quick to get going on. It's not known yet how much it will cost, or whether it will be bundled with the Xbox or sold as an accessory.
Nintendo announced improvements to Wii Motion Plus. The changes take the successful Wii-mote and adds a physical feedback system that lets users feel what they're doing, and it also allows for rotational motion in 3D space, such as spinning a skydiver's body around. For more information on the new advances go to http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-10255497-235.html.
3b. Phase Two of Kids! @ Your Library Campaign Targets Teens
Phase Two of the Association for Library Service to Children's (ALSC) Kids! @ Your Library® public awareness campaign, which officially launches in July, focuses on tools to help librarians promote library services to kids in grades five through eight.
In preparation of the official July launch, the following free resources have been added to the campaign's online tool kit: "Bud, Not Buddy" readers theater script, adapted from an excerpt of Christopher Paul Curtis's award-winning book; and "The Library Card" readers theater script, adapted from an excerpt of Jerry Spinelli's award-winning book. Other additions to the tool kit include a fresh, new navy blue and lime green version of the So Much to See/Do @ your library® artwork, which is also now available in Russian, Polish and French. The artwork is ideal for promotional flyers and library handouts. All campaign resources are free and available for download at www.ala.org/kids.
4. Award Winning Youth Literature and Recordings
4a. Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award Announced by WLA
The Wisconsin Library Association's Youth Services Section has a Children's Book Award Committee that looks at books published in the previous year that are written and/or illustrated by book creators with a significant Wisconsin connection. The committee looked at over 80 titles for children and teens. This year's Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla award goes to:
"The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman, ,illustrated by Dave McKean published by HarperCollins.
The committee also chose five outstanding titles:
"Old Bear" by Kevin Henkes (published by Greenwillow)
"Bird Lake Moon" by Kevin Henkes (both by Greenwillow)
"It's Not Fair" illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld, written by Amy Krause Rosenthal (HarperCollins)
"The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great" written by Gerald Morris, illustrated by Aaron Renier (Houghton
Mifflin)
"Monsoon Afternoon" by Kashmira Sheth, illustrated by Yoshiko Jaeggi (Peachtree)
4b. Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards
The 2009 Boston Globe Horn Book winners are:
Fiction and Poetry: "Nation" by Terry Pratchett (HarperCollins)
Nonfiction: "The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary" by Candace Fleming (Schwartz & Wade/Random House)
Picture Book: "Bubble Trouble" by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Polly Dunbar (Clarion)
Honor Books are:
Fiction and Poetry: "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II The
Kingdom on the Waves by M.T. Anderson (Candlewick)
"The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollin)
Nonfiction: "The Way We Work" by David Macaulay with Richard Walker, illustrated by David
Macaulay (Lorraine/Houghton)
"Almost Astronauts: 13 Woman Who Dared to Dream" by Tanya Lee Stone (Candlewick)
Picture Book: "Old Bear" by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow/HarperCollins)
"Higher! Higher!" by Leslie Patricelli (Candlewick)
4c. International Latino Book Awards
The Latino Literacy Now is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes literacy and literary excellence within the Latino community. The organization announced the following award winning children and teen titles.
Best Educational Children's Book - English: "The Song of the Coconut" by Adalucía ,Cholita Prints & Publishing Co.
Best Educational Children's Book - "Spanish: Quiero Ser Poeta - Rafael Garcia Jolly, José Carbonell Pla, Antonia Moreno, María D. Torres Bañuls," LetraRoja.
2ND Place: "El secreto del dorado" by Maria Villegas and Jennie Kent , Villegas Asociados S.A.
Honorable Mention: "Figúrate: Animales, Fantasía y Mundo" by María Villegas and Jennie Kent, Villegas
Asociados.
Best Educational Children's Book - Bilingual; "Dealing with Insults - Qué Hacer con los Insultos" by Mariann
Johnson, Rosen Publishing/Buenas Letras.
2ND Place: "Teo in Palo Verde" by Adam Del Rio, Lectura Books.
2ND Place: "Ronaldinho" by José María Obregón, Rosen Publishing/Buenas Letras.
Honorable Mention:" Las Abejas" by Katie Franks, Rosen Publishing/Buenas Letras.
Best Children's Picture Book - English Abuelos - Pat Mora - Groundwood Books
2ND Place: The Secret Legacy - Rigoberta Menchú - Groundwood Books
Honorable Mention: Kitchen Dance - Maurie J. Manning - Clarion Books
Best Children's Picture Book - Spanish: "Los Tres Reyes De Oriente" by Lluis Farre, Bambú.
2ND Place: "El mejor mariachi del mundo " by J. D. Smith, Raven Tree Press.
Honorable Mention:" Mira, Mira" by Angels Navarro, Bambú.
Best Children's Picture Book - Bilingual: "Rachel and the Lion" by Stephanie Lainez , Story House Books.
2ND Place: "Colors!¡Colores!" by Jorge Luján , Groundwood Books.
Honorable Mention: "The Storyteller's Candle" by Lucia Gonzalez, Children's Book Press.
Best Young Adult Fiction - English: "Dark Dude" by Oscar Hijuelos, Atheneum/Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
2ND Place: "Amor and Summer Secrets" by Diana Rodriguez Wallach, Kensington Publishers.
Honorable Mention:" Mr. Clean and the Barrio" by David Bueno-Hill, Urbano Books.
Best Young Adult Fiction - Spanish or Bilingual: "El Asunto Galindo" by Fernando Lalana, Bambú.
2ND Place: "Odisea" by Albert Jané, Combel Editorial, S. A.
Honorable Mention: "Carlito's Story" by Max Benavidez and Katherine Del Monte, Lectura Books
Honorable Mention: "No sapiens" by Ariel González , Libros en Red.
Best Young Adult Nonfiction - English: "The Barefoot Shoeshine Boy" by Al Rivera, Author House.
Best Young Adult Sports/Recreation - English: "Soccer's Story & A Futbol Fable" by Gil Sperry, Amigo del Mar Press.
Best Young Adult Sports/Recreation - Spanish or Bilingual: "Go Milka Go! ¡Core, Milka, Corre!" by Raquel Benatar, Renaissance House.
For more information about the award go to http://lbff.us/latino-book-awards.
4d. Children's Choice Awards
The Children's Book Council announced the 2009 Children's Choice Award winners which include:
K-2 "Pigeon Wants a Puppy!" written and illustrated by Mo Willems.
3-4 "Spooky Cemeteries" by Dinah Williams.
5-6 "Thirteen" by Lauren Myracle.
Teen Choice "Breaking Down" by Stephanie Meyer.
Author of the Year: Stephanie Meyer for "Breaking Down."
Illustrator of the Year: Jon J. Muth for "Zen Ties."
-- www.bookweekonline.com/winners_2009.html
4e. 2009 Audie Awards
The Audio Publishers Association announced the winners of the 2009 Audies at a formal Gala at the New York Historical Society on May 29 in New York City. The Audies are the only awards program in the United States honoring spoken-word entertainment. Newbery Medal winner, The Graveyard Book, written and read by Neil Gaiman, won the coveted 2009 Audiobook of the Year award. The title earned this recognition for its combination of original musical composition, superb production and effective social media marketing.
The Distinguished Achievement in Production Awards went to Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady, written by L.A. Meyer and read by Katherine Kellgren, This new award recognizes a production that represents the best the format has to offer in listening excellence.
5. New Sites Added to Great Web Sites for Kids
The Great Web Sites for Kids committee has selected 19 sites as a 2009 Great Web Site for Kids. These sites have been added to the Great Web Sites for Kids page. Some of these sites are excellent resources for the "Get Creative" and "Express Yourself" summer themes. See the annotated list below, or go to the website: www.ala.org/greatsites.
Great Web Sites for Kids are those considered the best web sites for ages birth to 14, outstanding in both content and conception. As applied to web sites for young people, "great" should be thought to include sites of especially commendable quality, sites that reflect and encourage young people's interests in exemplary ways.
The new additions are:
Building Big www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/index.html
DogEared www.kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/dogeared/
First Palette www.firstpalette.com/
Giggle Poetry www.gigglepoetry.com/index.aspx
Great Group Games www.greatgroupgames.com
Imagination Café - Feed Your Mind! www.imagination-cafe.com
Jack Prelutsky www.jackprelutsky.com
Jean Marzollo www.jeanmarzollo.com
Journey North www.learner.org/jnorth/
Kaboose: Where Family Comes First http://funschool.kaboose.com
Kokone www.kokone.com.mx/ (information about Mexico)
Mr. Schlytter's Mathematics Site http://classrooms.tacoma.k12.wa.us/stadium/eschlytter/index.php
Mrs. P www.MrsP.com (reading of classic children's stories)
Read Kiddo Read www.readkiddoread.com/home (resource for finding the best literature for children) lesson plans,
Scholastic News Online www.scholastic.com/news
Science New for Kids www.sciencenewsforkids.org
The Lorax Project http://lorax.conservation.org/
6. Rhonda Puntney Wins ALA Positions
Rhonda Puntney, Children and Special Needs Consultant at the Lakeshore Library System, has been elected to the ALA Board of Directors as the Division Councilor for the Association for Library Services to Children. Congratulations, Rhonda.
7. President's Summer of Service Program
The American Library Association has just been contacted by the White House in partnership with the Corporation for National & Community Service to get libraries involved in the President's Summer of Service program, scheduled to launch on June 22, 2009.
Summer of Service is a "national coalition of major youth-serving organizations that are committed to engaging youth in service during the summer months and recognize the potential of youth to identify issues, develop projects, and provide lasting benefits to the communities in which they live through volunteer service." Libraries and other organizations that work with youth ages 5 to 21 are encouraged to participate. On June 22, the White House will announce the initiative to the public at large. The initiative will conclude on September 11, 2009.
Although this timetable doesn't provide much time to plan, we know that most libraries already have active volunteer programs, and wanted to provide a little bit more advance notice for libraries interested in participating in this exciting national initiative. Summer of Service presents a great opportunity for libraries of all types to involve young people as volunteers. This will also be a great opportunity to educate the public about the importance and vitality of America's libraries, and gain new supporters advocating for your library. The American Library Association will be disseminating information and resources as they become available. There is a one page fact sheet on the initiative from the Corporation for National & Community Service and suggested ways to contribute your own information, ideas and stories at www.ala.org/summerofservice.
8. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Web Page
The 2009 monthly postings for the system youth services liaisons will be archived on the DLTCL Youth Services web page at http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/ys-postings.html.
9. Upcoming Events in 2009
The listing of Upcoming Events is posted on the archive page at http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/yspost-events.html
The list of upcoming events will be updated each month. This change is intended to reduce the length of this monthly posting. An attempt has been made to verify each of these dates and URLs. If errors are noticed, assistance in making corrections is very much appreciated. The dates are updated on a monthly basis.
For questions about this information, contact Jamie McCanless (608) 267-9280
Last updated on 6/12/2009 1:38:24 PM
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