New Book

• Children's Literature in Action: A Librarian's Guide by Sylvia M. Vardell

New Book

• Bringing Classes into the Public Library: A Handbook for Librarians by Marth Seif Simpson and Lucretia I. Duwel

FYI: According to the Introduction, the "goals of this book are:

• To articulate the reasons and define a strategy for promoting a program of class visits to the public library
• To highlight how a program of class visits can benefit the students, teachers, public library, and the community as a whole
• To provide details instructions and easily adaptable templates to assist librarians in initiating an organized program of class visits
• To encourage professionals in both public libraries and schools to seize this opportunity to partner and forge new relationships"

Banned Book Week

The ALA Office of Inntellectual Freedom has produced a very interesting video about censorship in the library.