LISNews: Librarian News

"Faced with rows and rows of children's books at the library or bookstore, many parents are grateful for the "seal of approval," a gold sticker that indicates a book has won an award."

"But does that mean the book is really right for your child? Not necessarily. A look inside the awards may help you the next time you're hunting for a great book for your child." (from The Freelance Star)

Gary Deane sent over This One that says Teachers should allow boys to bring Pokémon trading cards into the classroom, let them go on Internet chat rooms and encourage them to relate school texts to television shows such as the Simpsons.
The problem may be that they are simply bored with the conventional curriculum. While they are less interested in fiction or traditional literature than girls are, they read more on the Internet and memorize vast amounts of detailed material from games or stories they read in the newspaper, the research showed.

Good PR for The Washington County (OR) Cooperative Library Services, in the Beaverton News, in the form of an interview with Angela Reynolds, youth services librarian.
Starting next month, Reynolds will offer a free class on \"How to Pick the Best Books for Your Children\" at six libraries within the county system.

Sometimes I suggest a book on tape, because I can tell they just don\'t want to read. If you can hook them on the tape, if they get into the fact that there\'s a story there, they might go \"Oh, I like that.\"

SomeOne writes \"
This article discusses the importance of reading for children, the problem of needy kids needing books and various organizations that are giving free books away.

The organizations are doing good, but libraries should at least get a mention. After all, we do provide access to a virtually unlimited amount of children\'s books at no charge.\"