Winning Grants: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians with Multimedia Tutorials and Grant Development Tools

Winning Grants: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians with Multimedia Tutorials and Grant Development Tools

by Pamela MacKellar and Stephanie Gerding

MacKellar, Pamela H. and Stephanie K. Gerding. Winning Grants: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians with Multimedia Tutorials and Grant Development Tools. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2010.

Leadership for the 21st Century

Leadership for the 21st Century

by Ann E. Prentice

As professor emerita of library and information science and former dean at the University of Maryland, Ann E. Prentice is one of the leading scholars in library administration. Prentice shares her latest insights and research in her book Leadership for the 21^st Century (ABC-CLIO, 2013). Although her background is primarily in library and information science, this book is a valuable tool for any discipline.

CKL library on Facebook!

 I created a Facebook page for the City of Kawartha Lakes public library! Check it out! If you like the CKL library, or the FB page, please "like" it for me!

YA literature resource

I have recently discovered a really good site for YA lit and its even an YA book club!

It is called Readergirlz and its mission is to promote teen literacy and corresponding social services. They have won numerous awards and it is a really interesting site.

They describe themselves as "readergirlz is the cutting-edge literacy and social media project for teens, awarded the National Book Award for Innovations in Reading. It is a nonprofit volunteer organization."

Check it out!

http://readergirlz.blogspot.ca/

"The state has no business in the hard-drives of Canadians" - Rick Mercer (2012)

Another well-put, intelligent "rant" by Rick Mercer about online privacy.

Libraries have fought long and hard for open access to online information, and for the privacy to access it. This also helps to lower the digital divide between the economic classes. Now the federal government wants to take that right away from Canadians through laws that go against the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. I still believe that the government should have to have a warrant to access private or confidential information. This ensures an (hopefully) unbiased third-party to ensure that there is adequate justification to gain access, and then the Conservatives can't just go fishing. Just because we want privacy DOES NOT mean we are criminals. Well said Mr. Mercer, well said.

Marijane Meaker

Marijane Meaker

Pseudonyms: M. E. Kerr, Ann Aldrich, Mary James, M. J. Meaker and Vin Packer.
Marijane Meaker grew up in Auburn, New York until she went to boarding school in Virginia. She recalls the joy she experienced when borrowing her father’s books at a young age: “My father was an ardent reader of everything. Our living room was lined with bookcases. I was always borrowing books from them to take up to my room and devour. Anything about writing or writers interested me. I romanticized them as other children did movie stars or royalty.”  While reading these books, Meaker remembers dreaming about writing under different names, especially because she was not fond of her own. As an author, Meaker used five different names to publish her novels.

YA Literature: Information Resources

I am just putting the finishing touches on my presentation for tomorrow's presentation on resources for YA literature. The amount of resources that are out there is outstanding. I am particularly impressed by the availability of reader’s advisory lists that can help librarians (as well as teachers, parents, clubs, teens… really anyone!) find a variety of materials that will ideally appeal to young adults. It is also nice that the ALA offers courses to help expand our awareness of YA lit, something that would be beneficial to take every few years to keep up with trends and new published materials.

Let’s hope that the presentation goes well and that my anxiety doesn’t show too much!