Volume 7, February 24, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – AUTHORS, ILLUSTRATORS, AND LIBRARIANS, OH MY! 2) SIMPLY WASHINGTON – NEW & IMPROVED 3) LIBRARY LEGISLATION TRACKER 4) DOE GRANT – IMPROVING LITERACY THROUGH SCHOOL LIBRARIES 5) FREE WEBJUNCTION COURSES – MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
Congratulations to Sheryl Kindle Fullner, teacher librarian at Nooksack Valley Middle School in Everson, WA, on the publication of her book, The ShoeString Library, by ABC-CLIO! The publisher describes the book thusly: An organized collection of budget saving methods, materials, and strategies, these tips are all tried-and-true examples of ways to stretch the media specialist’s budget and time, and change even the drabbest library into an inviting oasis of learning. Makeovers are mesmerizing. Whether it is the 400-pound man who…
There’s been a lot of buzz the past week about a new book that was just published. Marilyn Johnson’s book, This Book is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, has been getting a lot of press (and that’s a good thing for all of us). In the book, Johnson argues that librarians remain essential, even in the Google age (especially in the Google age?), but also remain underappreciated. That’s not news for many of us, I’m sure,…