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In case anyone is interested. Charleston County School District in
Charleston, South Carolina still has 2 elementary Media Specialist positions
open, 1 High School Media Specialist position open and there is a
possibility another elementary school may have an opening.

Marcia

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>  1. abookandahug.com  - new section for global readers and need your
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>  3. Summer reading article in NY Times
>  4. REF: Biography of Tolstoy
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> Date:    Tue, 3 Aug 2010 06:21:10 -0500
> From:    Pettus <pettushs@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: abookandahug.com  - new section for global readers and need
> your advice
>
> I am replying to the entire list simply to say, in front of everyone,
> "YOU ROCK" and to thank you for blessing us and our students with your
> site!
>
> Teresa.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 2, 2010, at 8:31 PM, Barb Langridge
> <barb.langridge@HCLIBRARY.ORG> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Listening to the crickets, just back from the beach at Chincoteague
> > and looking to the fall.
> >
> > I wanted to let you all know that abookandahug.com has a new section
> > now. It's the Read Around the World section and I've begun with
> > Asia/ Australia/Oceania.  If you click on the interactive map, it
> > will take you to books about folks in a particular country.  I will
> > be adding books to that section in the next month and would love to
> > get your book recommendations.  Here's a link to the page:
> http://www.abookandahug.com/country-asia-aust-oceania
> >
> > Second thing is that I'm working with my web folks to make it
> > possible for students to create lists of favorites on
> > abookandahug.com.  I would like to know what other capabilities you
> > would like your students to have when they go on the site.  Would
> > they like to add their opinions to book reviews?  Would they like to
> > write their own book reviews on abookandahug.com?  I would like to
> > hear back from you all about this and then we'll take a look at what
> > we can do with the site in a safe way.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Barb
> >
> > Barb Langridge
> > Children's Services
> >
> > Howard County Central Library
> > 10375 Little Patuxent Parkway
> > Columbia, MD 21045
> >
> > 410 313-7880
> > barb.langridge@hclibrary.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -------------------------
> > Original Message:
> > From: Barbara Braxton <barbara.288@BIGPOND.COM>
> > To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> > Cc:
> > Date: Friday, July 30 2010 6:45 PM
> > Subject: Re: Take a lesson from the Eric Carle Museum!
> > Dear David
> > I have read through your posts of the interesting things you do with
> > technology at your high school - would your students have the
> > knowledge and
> > skills to do these if they had not previously had any exposure to
> > technology, probably since their early days in primary school?  How
> > would
> > they even use a keyboard if all their writing were confined to using
> > a nib
> > and ink?
> >
> > You seem to have a perception that primary school is a baby-sitting
> > facility
> > and nothing worthwhile starts until high school.  Your suggestions
> > of toys,
> > crayons and Eric Carle books are more suited to what we call pre-
> > school -
> > those under-fives.  How long since you have had a conversation with
> > the
> > primary teacher librarians in your district to find out the scope of
> > what
> > they do?
> >
> > As a teacher librarian who, like thousands of my colleagues, does
> > much more
> > than 'shoosh and colour', I find your message paternalistic and
> > patronising.
> > Barbara
> >
> > Barbara Braxton
> > Teacher Librarian
> > COOMA NSW 2630
> > AUSTRALIA
> > barbara.288@bigpond.com
> > Together, we learn from each other
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: School Library Media & Network Communications
> > [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of DiGregorio, David
> > Sent: Saturday, 31 July 2010 6:52 AM
> > To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> > Subject: [LM_NET] Take a lesson from the Eric Carle Museum!
> >
> > This morning I visited the Eric Carle museum in Amherst
> > Massachusetts - they
> > have a library within the facility and it is my strong opinion that
> > every elementary library should use this library as a model.   NO
> > computers, no piles of technological junk like smart boards and the
> > like.
> > Just clean shelves, white walls-simplicity and elegance - great
> > lighting!  A
> > seating area for reading and one large work table.  And
> > toys- yes tactile wooden toys.  So, as a person perhaps too well
> > versed in
> > technology, I say to all you elementary librarians, bring all of that
> > technology trash to a dumpster, rid your libraries of all the junk
> > you can
> > and make them into places where the youngsters will truly look
> > forward to
> > visit.  Buy some nice wooden toys - let them play - let them read -
> > read to
> > them, get them away from keyboards and give them crayons and colored
> > pencils
> > - teach them to write beautifully with a nib pen - and for God's
> > sake don't
> > sit them in front of a so called wrongly named
> > Smart board!!!  Also, make sure you visit the Eric Carle Museum!!
> >
> >
> >
> > A word about the most laughable and entirely ridiculous phrase ever
> > used in
> > education . . .
> >
> > "21st Century Skills" - if I hear it one more time I'll consider a
> > jump from
> > the George Washington Bridge!!  How about kindness, good will,
> > usefulness,
> > and all those really longed for human qualities.
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
> > David Di Gregorio
> >
> > Supervisor of Library Media Services
> >
> > www.librarymedia.net
> >
> > Tenafly High School
> >
> > 19 Columbus Drive
> >
> > Tenafly NJ 07670
> >
> >
> >
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> Date:    Tue, 3 Aug 2010 07:30:42 -0400
> From:    Rebecca Buerkett <rbuerkett@ROADRUNNER.COM>
> Subject: HIT: HS Magazines
>
> Thanks so very much to everyone who was so helpful answering my question
> about which magazines are the most popular with students in high school
> libraries. Here's my original post:
>
> I am beginning a job as a HS librarian and I would like to make some
> adjustments to our magazine collection to include more high-interest
> magazines for teens. So I am polling all you wonderful listserv librarians
> -
> what are the most popular magazines in your high school library? For
> background - we are normally a 9-12 school in rural northern NY (WAY
> north!)
> but for this school year I'll also have 8th grade due to construction at
> the
> middle school.
>
>
>
> Here are the responses I received:
>
>
>
>
>
> My most popular seem to be Shonen Jump, Skateboard World, Bride, Seventeen,
> People, Field and Stream, Sports Illustrated, and Georgia Hunting, though
> we
> subscribe to others as well.
>
>
>
>
>
> Mental Floss, Sister to Sister, Jet, People, Teen People, Teen Vogue,
>
>
>
>
>
> I am a HS librarian as well, and I change mine up every year too.
>
> Our absolute highest circulation magazines year are:
>
> Sports Illustrated
>
> ESPN
>
> People
>
> Motor Trend
>
> Shonen Jump
>
> Girls want fashion mags, so I have done InStyle which they love too. There
> are some for MS like Cobblestone, for example, that I really like. It never
> gets touched in the library, but the MS history teacher enjoys using it in
> his classroom, and students enjoy it in that setting. I keep many others on
> hand too, from Newsweek and Time to Horse and Rider to National Geographic,
> but the ones mentioned above are the ones I am asked "is the new ___ in
> yet?" on a weekly basis.
>
>
>
>
>
> Dallas Cowboys Star, Seventeen, Slam (basketball), EuropeonCar, J-14, Mad,
> TransworldSkateboarding, People, Us Weekly, Glamour, ESPN
>
>
>
>
>
> Anyway, as a fellow way-up-north librarian, what I can suggest is that you
> simply ask the kids what they want to read.  I order the usual top titles:
> Time, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Rolling Stone, Seventeen, but the kids
> have asked for vehicle-related magazines, so I get things like AVS Rider,
> Motocross, Car & Driver, BMX, etc.  When the junior class magazine drive
> comes around I order a few extra titles like Teen Vogue, Transworld
> Skateboarding or Transworld Snowboarding.  I eliminated National
> Geographic,
> Popular Science, and a few other magazines that one feels you are
> "supposed"
> to get in favor of things they will actually pick up and read.  A title or
> two on video games usually does well, too.  And they love something
> published locally here called Want-Ad Digest, a weekly pulp that lists tons
> of things (especially vehicles) for sale in the area and beyond. They think
> it's all pictures, but they do have to read descriptions, etc., and
> anything
> that gets them to read and evaluate details is a victory to me.  You might
> have a version of that for the Malone area.  It's too expensive to
> subscribe
> to, so I just pick one up at Stewart's about once a month out of pocket.
>
> Again, I ask the kids and they're happy to have a say and to see the
> magazine they asked for actually come in!
>
>
>
>
>
> Sports Illustrated
>
> Wrestling USA (big with wrestlers)
>
> Muscle and Fitness
>
> Outdoor Life
>
> Field & Stream
>
> Nascar Illustrated
>
> Teen Vogue
>
> Seventeen (I used to have but dropped because it is too old for my 7-8
> graders ex: you idea of a dream date=winner was 27 and the date she won was
> an overnight trip to the bahamas with her boyfriend)
>
> Good Housekeeping
>
> Ladies Home Journal
>
>
>
>
>
> I am at a semi-rural school and the most popular by far are:
>
> People
>
> Teen Vogue
>
> Seventeen
>
> Hunting magazines
>
> Bon Appetit (students like to look at pictures of food because they are
> always hungry :)) and National Geographic is a big hit, the students love
> the pictures, but they usually end up reading some of the story, too.
>
>
>
>
>
> Our biggest movers are US Weekly, People, Seventeen for girls and ESPN,
> Sports Illustrated, Road and Track for boys.
>
> We also have a segment of the student population who always pick up the
> latest issues of Business Week and Time.
>
> Our 8th grade students also enjoy Shonen Jump magazine.
>
>
>
>
>
> I'm not a HS librarian, but I think Kiki would be a great one for you. I
> met
> with the vendor representative at ALA and was really impressed by their
> product. http://kikimag.com/  It's a fashion mag without under-dressed,
> over-sexed kids. Each issue integrates math, science and social studies in
> some way.
>
>
>
>
>
> I can recommend magazines for boys:
> ESPN
> Sports Illustrated
> GQ
> Entertainment Weekly
> National Geographic
> Game Informer
>
>
>
> National Geographic is always popular and Amazon is running a 1 year
> special
> for $15
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Rebecca Buerkett, MLIS
>
> School Librarian
>
> Franklin Academy High School, Malone, NY
>
> rbuerkett@roadrunner.com
>
>
>
>
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>
> Date:    Tue, 3 Aug 2010 06:40:36 -0700
> From:    Mari Howells <marih31@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: Summer reading article in NY Times
>
> Here's an interesting article on the positive impact of summer reading and
> letting kids choose what they read. The article doesn't (but should) mention
> libraries, but many of the comments below do.
>
>
> 
>http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/summer-must-read-for-kids-any-book/?th&emc=th
>
> Mari Howells, MLS
> Librarian
> Barber National Institute
> Erie, PA
> marih31@yahoo.com
>
>
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> Date:    Tue, 3 Aug 2010 10:53:10 -0400
> From:    Frederick Muller <mullinator52@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: REF: Biography of Tolstoy
>
> I am looking for a readable biography of Tolstoy that covers his
> entire life, including his religious struggles.  I am looking for a
> book you are familiar with.  I can look up books in catalogs and
> indexes.  Thanks for your help.
>
> --
> Frederick Muller, Librarian
> Halsted Middle School Library
> Newton, NJ
> mullinator52@gmail.com
> My book reviews are compiled at http://www.mullersreviews.com
> My book review blog is at http://MullerInTheMiddle.blogspot.com
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> Date:    Tue, 3 Aug 2010 09:18:07 -0600
> From:    Christine Schein <christine.schein@ASD20.ORG>
> Subject: Re: abookandahug.com  - new section for global readers and need
> your advice
>
> Ditto for Book and a Hug!
>
> Christine Schein, M.A. Ed.
> District Tech Strand Coordinator
> Academy District 20
> 1110 Chapel Hills Drive
> Colorado Springs CO
> christine.schein@asd20.org
> 719-234-1200
>
> Our character...is an omen of our destiny, and the more integrity we have
> a=
> nd keep, the simpler and nobler that destiny is likely to be.  - George
> San=
> tayana
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: School Library Media & Network Communications [mailto:
> LM_NET@listserv=
> .syr.edu] On Behalf Of Pettus
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 5:21 AM
> To: LM_NET@listserv.syr.edu
> Subject: Re: abookandahug.com - new section for global readers and need
> you=
> r advice
>
> I am replying to the entire list simply to say, in front of everyone, =20
> "YOU ROCK" and to thank you for blessing us and our students with your =20
> site!
>
> Teresa.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 2, 2010, at 8:31 PM, Barb Langridge =20
> <barb.langridge@HCLIBRARY.ORG> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Listening to the crickets, just back from the beach at Chincoteague =20
> > and looking to the fall.
> >
> > I wanted to let you all know that abookandahug.com has a new section =20
> > now. It's the Read Around the World section and I've begun with =20
> > Asia/ Australia/Oceania.  If you click on the interactive map, it =20
> > will take you to books about folks in a particular country.  I will =20
> > be adding books to that section in the next month and would love to =20
> > get your book recommendations.  Here's a link to the page:
> http://www.ab=
> ookandahug.com/country-asia-aust-oceania
> >
> > Second thing is that I'm working with my web folks to make it =20
> > possible for students to create lists of favorites on =20
> > abookandahug.com.  I would like to know what other capabilities you =20
> > would like your students to have when they go on the site.  Would =20
> > they like to add their opinions to book reviews?  Would they like to =20
> > write their own book reviews on abookandahug.com?  I would like to =20
> > hear back from you all about this and then we'll take a look at what =20
> > we can do with the site in a safe way.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Barb
> >
> > Barb Langridge
> > Children's Services
> >
> > Howard County Central Library
> > 10375 Little Patuxent Parkway
> > Columbia, MD 21045
> >
> > 410 313-7880
> > barb.langridge@hclibrary.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -------------------------
> > Original Message:
> > From: Barbara Braxton <barbara.288@BIGPOND.COM>
> > To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> > Cc:
> > Date: Friday, July 30 2010 6:45 PM
> > Subject: Re: Take a lesson from the Eric Carle Museum!
> > Dear David
> > I have read through your posts of the interesting things you do with
> > technology at your high school - would your students have the =20
> > knowledge and
> > skills to do these if they had not previously had any exposure to
> > technology, probably since their early days in primary school?  How =20
> > would
> > they even use a keyboard if all their writing were confined to using =20
> > a nib
> > and ink?
> >
> > You seem to have a perception that primary school is a baby-sitting =20
> > facility
> > and nothing worthwhile starts until high school.  Your suggestions =20
> > of toys,
> > crayons and Eric Carle books are more suited to what we call pre-=20
> > school -
> > those under-fives.  How long since you have had a conversation with =20
> > the
> > primary teacher librarians in your district to find out the scope of =20
> > what
> > they do?
> >
> > As a teacher librarian who, like thousands of my colleagues, does =20
> > much more
> > than 'shoosh and colour', I find your message paternalistic and =20
> > patronising.
> > Barbara
> >
> > Barbara Braxton
> > Teacher Librarian
> > COOMA NSW 2630
> > AUSTRALIA
> > barbara.288@bigpond.com
> > Together, we learn from each other
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: School Library Media & Network Communications
> > [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of DiGregorio, David
> > Sent: Saturday, 31 July 2010 6:52 AM
> > To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> > Subject: [LM_NET] Take a lesson from the Eric Carle Museum!
> >
> > This morning I visited the Eric Carle museum in Amherst =20
> > Massachusetts - they
> > have a library within the facility and it is my strong opinion that
> > every elementary library should use this library as a model.   NO
> > computers, no piles of technological junk like smart boards and the =20
> > like.
> > Just clean shelves, white walls-simplicity and elegance - great =20
> > lighting!  A
> > seating area for reading and one large work table.  And
> > toys- yes tactile wooden toys.  So, as a person perhaps too well =20
> > versed in
> > technology, I say to all you elementary librarians, bring all of that
> > technology trash to a dumpster, rid your libraries of all the junk =20
> > you can
> > and make them into places where the youngsters will truly look =20
> > forward to
> > visit.  Buy some nice wooden toys - let them play - let them read - =20
> > read to
> > them, get them away from keyboards and give them crayons and colored =20
> > pencils
> > - teach them to write beautifully with a nib pen - and for God's =20
> > sake don't
> > sit them in front of a so called wrongly named
> > Smart board!!!  Also, make sure you visit the Eric Carle Museum!!
> >
> >
> >
> > A word about the most laughable and entirely ridiculous phrase ever =20
> > used in
> > education . . .
> >
> > "21st Century Skills" - if I hear it one more time I'll consider a =20
> > jump from
> > the George Washington Bridge!!  How about kindness, good will, =20
> > usefulness,
> > and all those really longed for human qualities.
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
> > David Di Gregorio
> >
> > Supervisor of Library Media Services
> >
> > www.librarymedia.net
> >
> > Tenafly High School
> >
> > 19 Columbus Drive
> >
> > Tenafly NJ 07670
> >
> >
> >
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Marcia Russo
Library/Media Specialist
Laurel Hill Primary School
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466
marcirus1@gmail.com

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