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Topics in this special issue:

  1. LM_NET: GEN: Forvo is the largest pronunciation guide in the world
  2. HIT: Historical Fiction 2nd grade update
  3. Review: YA Hot Pick: CANDOR
  4. Share: Who Decides on Your Replacement (update)
  5. Books featuring girl bullies?
  6. TAR: book about tragic death
  7. TAR:  Sites for Elementary Student-Made Book Trailers?
  8. [aaslforum] Vote now or forever hold your whines

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Date:    Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:09:14 -0700
From:    sfinemel <sfinemel@CA.RR.COM>
Subject: LM_NET: GEN: Forvo is the largest pronunciation guide in the world

What is Forvo?


Forvo is the largest pronunciation guide in the world. Ever wondered how a
word is pronounced? Ask <http://www.forvo.com/word-add/>  for that word or
name, and another user will pronounce it for you. You can also help others
by recording your <http://www.forvo.com/pronounce/>  pronunciations in your
own language.

 

http://www.forvo.com/

 

 

 

Sybil Finemel 

 

BA.MLIS 

Question point 24/7 Reference Librarian

 <mailto:sfinemel@ca.rr.com> sfinemel@ca.rr.com

 

"Manners are of more importance 

 

than laws. Manners are what vex or soothe, 

 

corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us

 

by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air  

 

we breathe in." 

 

Edmund Burke (1729-1797)

 

 


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Date:    Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:10:31 -0400
From:    "Woods, Erin" <erin.woods@APPS.K12.MI.US>
Subject: HIT: Historical Fiction 2nd grade update

The book, Freaks, was on the list and should not be.  It is going to be
too advanced for 2nd.

=20

Thanks everyone!!!

=20

Erin Woods

Media Specialist=20

Lindemann ~ 827-1150

Bennie ~ 827-1300

erin.woods@apps.k12.mi.us

=20


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Date:    Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:16:49 -0600
From:    Pamela Thompson <pthomp@SISD.NET>
Subject: Review: YA Hot Pick: CANDOR

Candor


by Pam Bachorz


Egmont, 2009.


249 pages




The messages are everywhere. Broadcast day and night, even when you are sle=
eping. The messages control your mind, all your thoughts are not your own. =
Oscar Bank's father created Candor, a "perfect" town in Florida. He sells h=
omes to people who wish to create their perfect lives with their perfect ch=
ildren. Even the parents are fed subliminal messages to control behaviors. =
You want to lose weight? Quit smoking? Get rid of all your bad habits? Just=
 put your name on the waiting list for a house in Candor.



Oscar's father has actually invented a new addiction: aural addiction, the =
addiction to listening. If you decide not to listen to the tapes, or cd's o=
r music, you start to go through a form of withdrawal: migraine headaches a=
nd even suicide attempts can follow.





Oscar is strong. He fights the messages. He learns to listen to his own Osc=
ar-made messages that override Candor's messages. He never lets on that he =
helps kids escape town. When there is a run-away, he is never found. Oscar =
is building quite a bank account--the kids pay him to help them escape Cand=
or.

His one faltering step, a girl named Nia, is threatening to topple Oscar's =
enterprise. This book is highly original. This novel sparkles! Kids who lik=
e dystopian fiction or a strong male protagonist are sure to like this one.



Highly recommended for YA collections. Grade 7-up.



just posted to my blog

http://booksbypamelathompson/blogspot/com/







Pamela Thompson, MLIS
Library Media Specialist
Col. John O. Ensor Middle School
13600 Ryderwood
El Paso, TX
915-937-6018
pthomp@sisd.net<mailto:pthomp@sisd.net>

visit my YA novel blog at http://booksbypamelathompson.blogspot.com/


"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog is too dark=
 to read." --Groucho Marx

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Date:    Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:21:17 -0400
From:    Alice Yucht <ayucht@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Share: Who Decides on Your Replacement (update)

I've been in this situation a few times. Once I knew who would be on
the selection committee, I went to each of those folks and asked if
they would like me to give them some pertinent questions to ask each
candidate "since you'll have to work with them after I leave."  In
most cases the other supervisors were delighted to be given that info,
and several even went to TPTB to ask why I wasn't on the selection
committee....
IOW, use a little 'assertive courtesy' and you can have an impact.

Alice Yucht


On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Ed Nizalowski <ed.nizalowski@gmail.com> w=
rote:
> I got 10 to 15 responses regarding this inquiry. =A0The norm seems to be
> that the librarian doesn=92t have that much input in selecting a
> replacement, but this is not universally the case. =A0In my building the
> selection committee is made up of department heads with the building
> principal. =A0So in my case, the head of the language department and the
> head of the math department have more say in the selection process
> than myself. =A0As the old clich=E9 goes: Is there something wrong with
> this picture?
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0I feel that I have good rapport with my building principal=
. =A0She
> values the library and library services. =A0The librarians in my
> district have presented to the Board of Education and I have had
> articles in the local papers about the importance of my profession. =A0I
> thought about expressing my concerns, but at this point, I don=92t feel
> like making any waves. =A0Since there were only two candidates, I have
> confidence that the committee will make the right choice for my
> successor, but I think that it behooves us to =93worm=94 our way into the
> selection process whenever feasible.
>
> Ed Nizalowski
> Newark Valley High School
> Newark Valley, NY
> ed.nizalowski@gmail.com
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--=20
Alice Yucht, aka Alice in InfoLand
lifetime Teacher-Librarian, now freelancing as
Rutgers/SCILS/PDS faculty,
writer, consultant, speaker, mentor,
and catalytic curmudgeon.
Highland Park, New Jersey
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Date:    Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:23:56 -0500
From:    Naomi Bates <nbates@NISDTX.ORG>
Subject: Re: Books featuring girl bullies?

School for Dangerous Girls by Eliot Schrefer
=20
By the Time You Read This I'll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters
=20
The Ruling Class by Francine Pascal
=20
=20
=20
Naomi Bates
Northwest HS Library Justin, Texas=20
TASL chair-elect, Texas Library Association
nbates@nisdtx.org=20
817-215-0203


>>> McKinley Library <mckinleylibrary@GMAIL.COM> 4/23/2010 10:42 AM >>>
Do you know of any books that feature girl bullies?.  We have been working
on an anti-bully campaign at our school, and one of our parents asked me =
if
I could come up with any titles, following this recent posting on =
Elizabeth
Bird's  Fuse 8 blog<http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1790000379/pos=
t/940053894.html?q=3Dhooway>
:

Now kids may be asking for *Wimpy Kid* stuff, but it's the parents and
teachers who ask me for lists.  Like any good children's librarian, I make
lists of frequently requested books for easy printing.  And one of the =
most
requested topics is bullies and bullying.  In the past I've always been =
able
to rely on Nancy Carlson's *Loudmouth George and the Sixth Grade Bully*.
Now Carlson has a SECOND bully book coming out and it's called *Henry and
the Bully*.  A girl bully at that.  Aside from *Hooway for Wodney Wat* by
Helen Lester and Tomie dePaola's *Trouble in the Barker's Class*,

THANKS LM-NET!
--=20
Cheryl Wolf, Librarian
William McKinley Library
P.S. 63 & The Neighborhood School
121 East 3rd Street
New York, NY  10009
cwolf5@schools.nyc.gov=20

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Date:    Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:39:31 -0400
From:    "B. Benkert" <benkertb@NDAPANDAS.ORG>
Subject: TAR: book about tragic death

8 of our seniors were involved in a tragic car accident returning from 
spring break. One of the girls died at the scene. Can any one suggest 
any books to add to our collection that might benefit our student 
body?
We are an all girls Catholic 9-12 school. Thank you.

Barb Benkert
Librarian
Notre Dame Academy
1699 Hilton Drive
Park Hills, KY 41011
benkertb@ndapandas.org

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Date:    Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:43:25 -0400
From:    "Miles, Susan" <MilesSu@TCAPS.NET>
Subject: TAR:  Sites for Elementary Student-Made Book Trailers?

If anyone knows of some good links to student-made book trailers =
suitable for elementary students, I'd love to share them with my staff. =
I'll post a hit, too!
=20
Thanks!
Sue
=20
Susan Miles
Eastern Elementary Library
1600 Eastern Ave.
Traverse City, MI  49686
321-933-1676
milessu@tcaps.net

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Date:    Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:46:15 -0500
From:    Naomi Bates <nbates@NISDTX.ORG>
Subject: Re: [aaslforum] Vote now or forever hold your whines

Info on how to vote, including a phone number to ALA for tech assistance
or questions:
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/governance/alaelection/index.cfm=20
=20
Naomi Bates
Northwest HS Library Justin, Texas=20
TASL chair-elect, Texas Library Association
nbates@nisdtx.org=20
817-215-0203


>>> Alice Yucht <ayucht@GMAIL.COM> 4/23/2010 10:57 AM >>>
What. Gail. Said.
I'm tired of hearing folks say "yeah but what is ALA doing for US?"
So here's the bottom line: stand up and be counted, or shut up.
VOTE, dagnabit!!
Alice, the calalytic curmudgeon

On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Dickinson, Gail K. <GDickins@odu.edu>
wrote:
> I received an email a week or so ago from LAMA, another division who
gets a
> chunk of my pocketbook, urging me to vote in the ALA Election, noting
that
> as of that time, only 16.6% of ALA members had cast their ballot.
>
> I hope that doesn=92t hold true for AASL members.  We have an
opportunity with
> the election for ALA president to get a rare opportunity, which is to
have a
> true school librarian as president of our own great and powerful land
of
> Oz.    In the past several years, we have had lots of candidates tell
us how
> much they LOOOOOOOOVE school librarians, which they know because
their
> brother=92s wife=92s sister=92s third cousin=92s neighbor was a school
librarian.
> Then once elected, they forget what they never truly knew, which is
why
> school libraries are the future for any type of library.  We bring
the
> children into libraryland.   It=92s important.
>
> I, along with many of you, have written patient and not-so-patient
emails
> explaining the blunders and omissions made by those in power who
don=92t
> understand school libraries.  Even worse are the times when they
didn=92t know
> that they didn=92t know.
>
> So this year I did something about it.  I voted for Sara Kelly Johns
for
> President, then I went through the list of people running for ALA
Council
> and voted for just the school librarians there as well.
>
> I did this for several reasons.  First, I did it for the library
profession,
> because I believe Sara is the best candidate.  Second, I did it for
school
> librarians, because I want a strong voice speaking both up and out
for
> school libraries, and speaking for including school libraries in the
> incredible tapestry of our profession.  Wherever we are, I want the
children
> to be both seen and heard.   And finally, I did it for myself,
because I
> don=92t want to have to continually watch to see if K-12 students are
> considered in whatever initiative ALA puts forth.
>
> I have never been shy about complaining (i.e.whining) about the lack
of
> openness in our organization, the difficulty in applying outdated
policies
> to modern initiatives, and other issues that I consider perfectly
worth both
> whines and rants.    My point is**I feel like I still get to still do
that,
> because I voted.   Did you?
>
> Time runs out at 11:59 tonight.   As individuals, we only have one
vote.  As
> a group, we have an overwhelming majority, but only if people take
the time,
> trouble, hassle, and frustration of submitting the ballot.
>
> Do it now.
>
> Gail K. Dickinson, Associate Professor
> 249-6 Education Building
> Department of Teaching and Learning
> Darden College of Education
> Old Dominion University
> Norfolk, VA 23529
>
>
>



--=20
Alice Yucht, aka Alice in InfoLand
lifetime Teacher-Librarian, now freelancing as
Rutgers/SCILS/PDS faculty,
writer, consultant, speaker, mentor,
and catalytic curmudgeon.
Highland Park, New Jersey
http://aliceinfo.squarespace.com/blog=20
ayucht@gmail.com=20

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