The news reached us at the library today of the passing of Coretta Scott King, a leader of the civil rights movement since her husband's death in 1968. Mrs. King was 78. A web search can provide you with a wide variety of information on Dr. King's work as well as the work of his wife. One of the best sites is from The King Center, which Mrs. King founded.
http://www.thekingcenter.org
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Monday, January 30, 2006
Interactive Stories Online!
Several years back, the "Choose Your Own Adventure" series was really popular in juvenile fiction, allowing readers to choose the path that they wanted the story to take. Now, a new website allows families to explore books of all sorts, including some interactive tales.
http://www.magickeys.com/books/
http://www.magickeys.com/books/
Friday, January 27, 2006
Wiki What?
In recent months, more and more has been said on the Internet about the use of the Wikipedia web site.
What is the Wikipedia?
Quite simply, it is an online encyclopedia serving to provide information on thousands of topics. But the nicest thing is that anyone in the world who might find an error in Wikipedia's information, or better yet, have more good information to add, can log in and edit and update a record.
While print encyclopedias like the World Book exist in both print and electronic forms, data and information from them can still appear out of date. Wikipedia provides links to current news, from the Stock Market to the Olympics, and then provides links throughout it's presentation to the related articles in the Wikipedia itself.
The jury is still out on the effectiveness of the Wikipedia and it's official appropriateness as a source for things like school papers, but it is the slowly growing "in thing," a community encyclopedia on the web. We invite you to check it out and let us know what you think about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia
What is the Wikipedia?
Quite simply, it is an online encyclopedia serving to provide information on thousands of topics. But the nicest thing is that anyone in the world who might find an error in Wikipedia's information, or better yet, have more good information to add, can log in and edit and update a record.
While print encyclopedias like the World Book exist in both print and electronic forms, data and information from them can still appear out of date. Wikipedia provides links to current news, from the Stock Market to the Olympics, and then provides links throughout it's presentation to the related articles in the Wikipedia itself.
The jury is still out on the effectiveness of the Wikipedia and it's official appropriateness as a source for things like school papers, but it is the slowly growing "in thing," a community encyclopedia on the web. We invite you to check it out and let us know what you think about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia
Thursday, January 26, 2006
"2s on Tuesday"
Beginning in March, the library is pleased to offer a storytime specifically geared for 2 year olds. Our "2s on Tuesday" program will be held at 10:30 a.m. starting March 7th.
We're also going to be presenting a monthly evening storytime beginning in March, on Wednesday, March 15th at 6:30 p.m.
Watch this space for further details as we continue to expand our services to meet your needs!
We're also going to be presenting a monthly evening storytime beginning in March, on Wednesday, March 15th at 6:30 p.m.
Watch this space for further details as we continue to expand our services to meet your needs!
Monday, January 23, 2006
ALA Announces Winning Books
The American Library Association made news today! It announced the 2006 winners of the Caldecott and the Newbery Medal. The Caldecott Medal recognizes outstanding art in picture books while the Newbery Medal recognizes an outstanding work of juvenile fiction.
This year's winners are:
Caldecott: "Hello, Goodbye Window" illustrated by Chris Raschka
Newbery: "Criss Cross" by Lynne Rae Perkins
Official press release from ALA
If you're interested in purchasing these titles, here is information from Amazon.com:
"Hello, Goodbye Window"
"Criss Cross"
This year's winners are:
Caldecott: "Hello, Goodbye Window" illustrated by Chris Raschka
Newbery: "Criss Cross" by Lynne Rae Perkins
Official press release from ALA
If you're interested in purchasing these titles, here is information from Amazon.com:
"Hello, Goodbye Window"
"Criss Cross"
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Accelerated Reader Resources
Several of Lancaster County's school districts utilize the Accelerated Reader program as a method of testing reading ability and comprehension. At LPL, we sometimes get requests for information to find out whether a particular title is on an AR list.
Each school tends to have an independent AR list (meaning there is no real "master list.") because their list is built around what is available in that school's library, or perhaps in the other libraries in the school district. These lists from your child's school can sometimes run to nearly 200 pages. A great option is to check with your school librarian or classroom teacher.
In research today, we found an online version of an AR Quiz List from Quarryville Elementary in the Solanco School District. We're posting the link to the website as a source of a base list that you can use to find some possible titles to help in your AR searches.
http://www.solanco.k12.pa.us/quarryville/QuizInfo.htm
Each school tends to have an independent AR list (meaning there is no real "master list.") because their list is built around what is available in that school's library, or perhaps in the other libraries in the school district. These lists from your child's school can sometimes run to nearly 200 pages. A great option is to check with your school librarian or classroom teacher.
In research today, we found an online version of an AR Quiz List from Quarryville Elementary in the Solanco School District. We're posting the link to the website as a source of a base list that you can use to find some possible titles to help in your AR searches.
http://www.solanco.k12.pa.us/quarryville/QuizInfo.htm
A day of judging....
Today, the library is full of patrons as the weather outside tries to decide whether it will stay warm, or if we're due to get a little snow and people are stocking up on both leisure reading or finding a good Science Fair project to work on.
Several library staff members have joined with others in the community to serve today as judges in the Scholastic Writing Awards. We will post a list of local winners, as well as any who qualify for the National Judging and awarded prizes.
Check out http://www.scholastic.com/artandwritingawards/about.htm
for more information about the contest.
Several library staff members have joined with others in the community to serve today as judges in the Scholastic Writing Awards. We will post a list of local winners, as well as any who qualify for the National Judging and awarded prizes.
Check out http://www.scholastic.com/artandwritingawards/about.htm
for more information about the contest.
Thursday, January 19, 2006
New Year, New Start for Department!
Welcome to the first entry in the new blog for the Youth Services Department at Lancaster Public Library!
This will be the newest, best spot on the web to find out about the wide variety of happenings in your local public library's children's department. As we go along, we will share more with you about the people who work behind the library's desk....with a new staff addition coming Monday, the 23rd!
For now, we invite you to call the library at 239-2106 or e-mail us at youthservices@lancaster.lib.pa.us to register for any of the following events on our calendar:
Thursday, January 26: Pre-school Storytime at 10:30 a.m. Theme: Dinosaurs
Thursday, February 2nd: Pre-school Storytime at 10:30 a.m. Theme: Groundhog Day
Thursday, February 9th: Pre-school Storytime at 10:30 a.m. Theme: Valentine's Day
Have a good weekend! Check back here Monday for news of some new Award-winning books!
This will be the newest, best spot on the web to find out about the wide variety of happenings in your local public library's children's department. As we go along, we will share more with you about the people who work behind the library's desk....with a new staff addition coming Monday, the 23rd!
For now, we invite you to call the library at 239-2106 or e-mail us at youthservices@lancaster.lib.pa.us to register for any of the following events on our calendar:
Thursday, January 26: Pre-school Storytime at 10:30 a.m. Theme: Dinosaurs
Thursday, February 2nd: Pre-school Storytime at 10:30 a.m. Theme: Groundhog Day
Thursday, February 9th: Pre-school Storytime at 10:30 a.m. Theme: Valentine's Day
Have a good weekend! Check back here Monday for news of some new Award-winning books!
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