Someplace for me to put my thoughts on libraries, librarians, library 2.0 and books
- “Empty Pockets” PSA for Australian LibrariesYouTube Text Link(via LibrarianInBlack) - Carnegie’s shortlist takes children back in timeUK’s oldest and most prestigious children’s book award has just announced it’s shortlist. Interestingly, all the nominees have a common theme of world history and its conflicts. The shortlist is as follows: Elizabeth Laird’s Crusade, Tanya Landeman’s Apache, […]
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The Librarian Song by Joe UvegesYouTube Direct Link - Taking Play Seriously at the Public Library with Young Video GamersThe New York Public Library recently organized an event as part of their “Game On @ The Library!” initiative to showcase their latest addition to their collection - video games. Game consoles, such as Nintendo’s Wii, […]
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- The Great Library Card CollectionA 15-year-old boy in Suisun City, California has amassed over 3,000 library cards from all 50 states in the US as well as 74 countries. However, he has only managed to scan in library cards from Northern California, Southern California and Western United States. Not too sure if he has […]
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- The 100 Best Last Lines from Novels (PDF file)Hmmm … interesting stuff! American Book Review has compiled a list of 100 best last lines from novels. Are there any favorites that you have that are not on the list? Leave them in the comments below.(via kottke.org) - Boatipedia - How Do I? … Library […]
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Australian author, Sonya Hartnett, was announced as this year’s awardee for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial award for literature. The award comes with a 5m Swedish kronor prize (S$1.41m) and this is the sixth installment of the award. She would be presented with the award on 28 May by Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria at Stockholm’s open-air […]
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- 100 books every child should readA pretty long article that has been broken up into 4 parts. This first part is just an introduction into the joys of reading, particularly when you start at an early age. The other three list the books according to the age of the child: early years, middle years […]
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- Hooked on booksAn article on turning reluctant readers into enthusiastic ones. It also includes some book suggestions.(via Library Stuff) - ‘Google Generation’ is a myth, says new researchThe research shows that although young people are familiar with using the computer and the Internet, they, however, do not possess the analytical and critical skills to […]
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- A hunger for booksUnless you have been leaving under a stone or kept away from all news, then you would know that Doris Lessing has been awarded the “Nobel Prize for Literature”. So, here’s her acceptance speech. Very inspiring reading. - 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners (Flash plugin required)An online tutorial, created […]
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