New Additions

• Nursery Rhymes, Songs and Fingerplays: Rhyming Words Will Lead to Teaching Children How to Read! (booklet) by the West Bloomfield Township Public Library as part of its "Grow Up Reading" early literacy initiative.
• Reference and Information Services in the 21st Century: An Introduction by Kay Ann Cassell and Uma Hiremath
• Serials in Libraries: Issues and Practices by Steve Black

Attention ALA Attendees...

If any of you ALA attendees are interested in reporting back on speeches, workshops, demonstrations, products, insights, or your experience of ALA, In the Know can be your forum. Email me your blog entry and I will post it to the main page with your byline as a guest contributor. If you can choose to be anonymous or semi-anonymous, if you prefer. Let's hear from you!

Stack of New Books

• The Blue Book on Information Age Inquiry, Instruction and Literacy by Daniel Callison and Leslie Preddy
• The Whole Digital Library Handbook by Diane Kresh (ed.)
• Out Front with Stephen Abram: A Guide for Information Leaders compiled by Judith A Siess and Jonathan Lorig
• Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team: For Leaders, Managers, and Facilitators by Patrick Lencioni
• Black Belt Librarians: Every Librarian's Real World Guide to a Safer Workplace by Warren Davis Graham, Jr.
• Public Library Internships: Advice from the Field by Cindy Mediavilla (ed.)

New Books

• LeaderFISH! Personal Guide: How to Lead More Effectively Through the Power of Your Relationships
• Teen Spaces: The Step-by-Step Library Makeover By Kimberly Bolan Taney
• Managing Your Library Construction Project: A Step-by Step Guide by Richard C. McCarthy

Audio Conferences on CD-ROM

• Youth in Busy Branches: What Works? - delivered 04/09/07 (Urban Libraries Council)
• Making Cities Stronger: Public Library Contributions to Local Economic Development - delivered 12/01/06 (Urban Libraries Council)

FYI: Each audio conference unit contains a CD-ROM of the conference audio plus access to event materials. The accompanying binder also contains printed materials.

New Books

• The Thriving Library: Successful Strategies for Challenging Times by Marylaine Block
• Becoming a Library Teacher by Cheryl LaGuardia and Christine K. Oka