LISNews: Librarian News

The Curmudgeony Librarian writes "It all started when Manish Kaushal, spotted something wrong with a whale in his textbook. The keenly observant third grade student realized that a picture of a whale was incorrectly identified as a humpback. Though his classroom teacher was skeptical, Manish pressed on. Another student, Amy Zahn, agreed to help. With Amy's assistance and a trip to the local library, he was proven right. With evidence of the error in hand, their teacher encouraged them to write the publisher Harcourt. The publisher agreed, saying that they were right and the mistake would be corrected in the next edition."

Featuring fifteen beloved pets of the children of Glenco IL, Pets on Parade managed to entertain the crowd during the last lazy days of August.

This was the third annual show sponsored by the Glenco Public Library.

Each child brought an animal and introduced the pet to their peers. Children's librarian Janet Hauser said the roster included medium-sized dogs, a bearded dragon, a gerbil and a quartet of hermit crabs. Children also learned a thing or two from their local animal control officer, who spoke on the subject of pet safety, maintenance and vaccinations.

Here's the link: Pioneer Press .

(Ed: where were the cats?)

A popular children's reading library slated to close next month for financial reasons may be saved.

Coral Springs, Florida officials have devised a plan that would cover the West Atlantic Library's operating budget and lease while creating a city-county partnership that would make the library eligible for state grant money, according to Coral Springs Mayor Rhon Ernest-Jones. The city sent the proposal to Broward County Administrator Roger Desjarlais this week. Read More.

Biblia, the Warrior Librarian writes "New Zealand has just started a new scheme to promote literacy - "Books for New Zealand Babies". Interestingly, as part of the campaign they "... will produce Baby Bookpacks in consultation with Kidz First, comprising a free book and reading tips, to be distributed to parents of premature and critically ill babies in the neonatal unit, with the goal of encouraging them to read to their newborns..."

Read the whole article at scoop.co.nz

So, is anyone running an in-utero reading program? Or should literacy foundations be laid during conception?

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