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May 2009 BBrriieeffiinnggss……
Inside this Issue:
Share Your Success 3 Information Literacy in the Emirates 4
SRP 2009 5
That’s A Wrap! 8 San Luis Library 9 Battle of the Books 10 Smells Like Teen Services 11 Around Our State 13 Reminders 14
A publication of the Children’s and Young Adult Services Section of the California Library Association
Happy May, California Youth Youth Services Folks!
As we move into the second quarter of 2009, public libraries across the country have to prove their worth like never before.
In these times, when funding is drying up for all but essential services, it is paramount that we be able to articulate just how vital public library services are. How do we do this? We clearly align public library services with the benefits our funding organizations deem essential. Most likely, these include five perennial concerns: public safety, education, employment, housing and health. What do essential services look like in public libraries?
Safety: After school programs, during the hours many young people are without regular adult supervision.
Education: Teacher cards that supplement school curriculum; basic computer instruction—fundamental skills many need so they can access / utilize all other computer‐based resources; online databases that offer access to all, not just those who qualify for scholarships or can afford tuition.
President’s Message
Employment: Assistance with résumés, i.e. software, free copies and workshops; opening the library earlier so users accessing job ads and applications online can get a jump start.
Housing: Programs to help homeowners facing foreclosure; prospective / new homeowner workshops.
How can we make our service models even more worthy of shrinking public dollars? We can leverage our assets by coordinating with other community‐based organizations and governmental agencies.
Perhaps you’ve partnered with the local Head Start to host monthly family gatherings in your community room because they don’t have a space large enough.
Maybe the local employment bureau refers their clients to your library because you’ve dedicated workstations for job seekers.
Funders favor organizations who share resources for the greatest benefit of their constituents. Identifying and taking advantage of shared resources and missions can translate into a more secure position when funding streams run low.
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What can we all do to make our library systems more recession‐proof?
If you haven’t yet, consider revamping programs / services to align with services your funding agency deems essential.
Shore up connections and relationships with neighbor organizations, especially those with shared missions.
Gather and broadcast the stories, photos, and yes, numbers, that help demonstrate how critical your services are to your constituents.
Let’s step up and tell everyone: Public libraries provide essential services and deserve to be at the front of the funding line. Pat Downs Bright CYAS President San Diego County Library [email protected]
Who are likely partners? They are any departments funded by your organization, i.e. fire, police, parks & rec. dept. Other partners could include: school districts, Y’s, Boys & Girls Clubs, clinics, Chambers of Commerce, faith communities, apartment complexes, PTO’s, credit unions, home school collaborative, neighborhood watch groups, Red Cross, Salvation Army and other social service organizations. Who will fare better during these tough times? Library systems that have stopped measuring their worth by their circulation statistics. They have learned their real value is demonstrated in their responsiveness to their communities, going beyond traditional library services to provide local service gaps, i.e.
Help with homework after school—very few school libraries are open after 3 PM.
Assistance with online forms / tests, including dedicated workstations / reserved hours for library users to complete paperwork that is only available online.
Access to the community bulletin board / resource database that promotes services offered by all the other local organizations.
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Share Your Success
In this column, librarians share stories about simple but significant successes—ideas you may make your own as you serve your communities.
VEGETARIAN DAY @ Your Library
The Spring Valley Branch of the San Diego County Library hosted a “Vegetarian Day” on Saturday, April 25th from 12PM-3PM. Librarian Jennifer Teitelbaum held the program in order to serve the interests of young vegetarians and vegans. Local organizations such as Henry’s Farmers Market, Trader Joe’s, Fresh and Easy, Eden Organic, and PETA helped to sponsor the event. “It was a huge success, with more than 40 sponsors and at least 500 attendees,” stated Jennifer Teitelbaum. “It was also inexpensive to host since we had so many [organizations] interested in giving free demonstrations, offering samples, coupons, etc.” The day’s events included:
• A vegetarian sampling of foods from Henry's Farmers Market, Albertsons, Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, Sunshine Burgers, Chipotle Restaurants, Tierra Miguel Foundation and more.
• Vegetarian and raw food cooking demonstrations and samples from author Bryan Au and Healthy and Whole.
• Presentations by Dietician Kelli Gray Meisner, Certified Nutritionist Sara Krencicki, the Tierra Miguel Foundation, and author Bryan Au (Raw in Ten Minutes).
• Resource tables, displays and promotional coupons, literature and giveaways.
• A display of library materials on the subject. • Crafts for all ages.
For more information on the VEGETARIAN DAY @ Your Library event, please contact Jennifer Teitelbaum at the Spring Valley Branch Library at [email protected]
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Information Literacy Instruction in the Emirates
ones get research help. Likewise, the public library
How prepared are students to enter post-secondary education? Do they have the information literacy skills to research and analyze academics? In April, 2009, I developed and implemented a five-day workshop on information literacy instruction for academic and public librarians in the United Arab Emirates. These librarians are trying to work with their faculty and public to teach these important lifelong skills. Because few primary and secondary school libraries exist in the Emirates, academic and public librarians have responsibility for helping students navigate the world of information. From the start, participants identified a course or target audience, and developed a learning activity to meet that population’s information literacy needs. The participants and shared experiences, examined relevant online resources, and planned collaboratively. Each participant received course material and information literacy PowerPoints to complement their own work. It was evident from the start how culture shares expectations and experiences. Instruction needs to be aware of such realities and build on them. For instance, resources have to resonate with the learners and respect their values. The Emirates have a strong oral tradition, so sharing stories about information literacy and its instruction is an effective approach.
At Al Ain University where the workshop was held, an American Corner collection has been established by the U. S. Department of State and Scholastic Publishing. Local elementary and secondary schools bring classes to the Corner for information literacy instruction, which may be the only formal library instruction received by these children. Little ones tend to have story hours and videos, and the older
gets high use by teens, and the librarians see the need for instruction with this age group. This reality highlights the need for school libraries and school librarians to provide information literacy instruction in the formative years, and it also points out the need for schools to work with public and academic librarians to articulate information literacy instruction as well as to work collaboratively with classroom teachers to assess the information needs of youth, and address them in schools and libraries.
Dr. Lesley Farmer
California State University Long Beach
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California Summer Reading Program
2009 At the California Library Association we’re all looking forward to
summer 2009, and we hope you are too! This is just a quick reminder that if you will be using the CSLP summer reading themes
• Be Creative @ Your Library • Express Yourself @ Your Library, and/or
• Master the Art of Reading We will be asking you to please complete a participation survey in the fall.* The questions we will ask are available on CLA’s California Summer Reading Program web pages at:
http://www.cla-net.org/summer-reading/evaluation.php. Please remember that the questions on the website are for informational purposes only. Please do not send any data directly to CLA staff. The data will be collected using a zoomerang survey that we will send out early in September. Please compile all data for your library jurisdiction locally; we will ask for one person from each jurisdiction to submit the compiled data on behalf of all of your libraries. Thank you, in advance, for collecting your data and submitting them to us! We are required to submit this information to the State Library, which supports the summer reading program with LSTA funds. In addition, your information helps us demonstrate how much summer reading activity takes place in California’s libraries, and helps us improve the California Summer Reading Program for the future. If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]. Any feedback you provide will help us improve the survey in the future. Have a great summer! As always, if you have any questions about the summer reading program, please let me know!
Natalie Cole Programs Director
California Library Association [email protected]
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California Library Association Children’s and Young Adult
Services
Natalie Cole, Nancy Carstensen, and I just returned from the annual Collaborative Summer Library Program meeting in Omaha. In-between three days of meetings lasting from morning until early evening, representatives from 48 states plus the District of Columbia were fed very well. Have you ever seen a 12-ounce perfectly cooked Omaha steak? There were very few who did not say “I can’t believe I ate the whole thing” following that dinner. During our time together, reports were given by the chairs of each committee: Diversity, Marketing and PR, Long-Range Planning, Organizational Structure, Children’s Manual, Teen Manual, Adult SRP, Vendor, Budget and Finance, and Website. Members of those committees also met to discuss plans for future years. Voting on the 2011 slogans resulted in the following decisions: “One World,Many Stories” will be the children’s slogan and “You Are Here” should entice teens to participate. There is also excitement about the 2012 theme – “Nighttime”. Brainstorming on possible programs and activities resulted in an amazing number of ideas. As always, a highlight was the visit from Highsmith’s Matt Mulder and Heidi Green who showed samples of next year’s artwork and possible incentives. We each received samples to take home – fun rewards for the some of the hardest working, most creative people I know. California is unique in how we choose who attends this meeting. Most of the other states send a youth services person working at the state level. We send people who are “in the trenches” and serving on our state’s summer reading committee. We are joined by Natalie Cole, our coordinator. If you are interested in joining us and possibly getting the opportunity to attend one of these gatherings or if you have any questions about CSLP, please contact myself at [email protected] or Natalie Cole at [email protected].
Meeting and Eating at CSLP
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Meeting and Eating at CSLP continued …
Please know that you may join a CSLP committee without having to be a member of our state committee – work is done by e-mail or conference call. Watch for e-mails concerning additions to the CSLP website that you won’t want to miss and also a call for incentive ideas for 2010.
Pam Carlson Chair, California Summer Reading Committee
The California Summer Reading Program is a project of the California Library Association, supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and
Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
Teen Tech Week Happenings
Virtual Super Smash Brothers Brawl
As part of Teen Tech Week, Buena Park Library District challenged Anaheim’s Haskett Branch to a virtual Super Smash Bros. Brawl competition. Each library had their Wii connected to the Internet and exchanged friend codes prior to the event day. The Teen Librarian at each location communicated with one another using Meebo. Communication between librarians is essential to keep the competition running smoothly. The game play map and rules for the competition were established prior to game play. We held an individual competition with two players at each library playing at a time, but we suggest that libraries hold a team competition instead of the individual competition because players tended to be easier on players from their own library. We plan to have a team competition this summer to see which library will hold the championship title for Super Smash Bros.
Phyllis Nisle
Buena Park Public Library [email protected]
Yorba Linda Public Library Teen Film Festival
The Yorba Linda Public Library hosted its third annual Teen Film Festival at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. Teens from various cities throughout Orange County submitted films which included animation, action, drama, and comedy. Teens, their parents, and various community members enjoyed a screening of the films on March 13, 2009. Winners were selected by the audience in attendance. To view the 2009 winners, as well as past entries, please visit http://www.youtube.com/ylpltab To view a photostream of events, please visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yorbalindalibrary
Julie Zeoli Yorba Linda Public Library
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Teen Summer Reading Program 2009 — That’s A Wrap!
Patricia is the creator of BOBO wrapping scarves, the earth‐friendly art of wrapping with fabric. Teens can use wrapping scarves to ingeniously wrap gifts, create carrying totes, water bottle holders, tis sue box covers, cell phone holders and more. Teens are only limited by their imaginations and their ability to tie a knot. As Ms. Lee says. “If you can tie your shoes, you can tie a BOBO.” Because BOBOS are based on the ancient Korean tradition of bojagis, the library program provides cultural as well as artistic inspiration. Bojagis date back to the 11th century when they were used as an indispensable and everyday tool in Korea and Japan. They were used to perform a multitude of tasks such as wrapping, protecting and transporting goods. In Patricia’s forthcoming book, The Wrapping Scarf Revolution, she states that “the wrapping scarf is a way to connect with not only the cultures of the East, but to all the cultures of the world who are finding new and old ways to heal our damaged planet.” For example, BOBOs could be used to replace some of the estimated 4 million tons of holiday wrapping paper and bags discarded annually in the U.S. alone. At County of Los Angeles Public Library, we are expanding the theme by providing teens with all the necessary tools to create their own artistic versions of wrapping scarves. By using blank silk scarves and fabric paints, teens will be creating designs that reflect their individuality. Before the painting activity, teens will be given a hands‐on demo illustrating various ways to tie the scarves. Booktalks on Korean related fiction and nonfiction will round out the program. A great title to use is Linda Sue Park’s, A Single Shard. Teens attending the program will have their names entered in a drawing to win a Patricia Lee BOBO scarf. Each of Patricia Lee’s scarves comes with a guide explaining all of the wrapping possibilities. Add to the fun at your program by challenging your teens to come up with their own wrap ideas. For more information on purchasing BOBO scarves, visit www.bobowrap.com; to purchase supplies for silk scarf painting, visit www.dharmatrading.com and for additional program questions, email Deborah Anderson, Teen Services Coordinator, County of Los Angeles Public Library, at [email protected].
Happy Wrapping!
Deborah Anderson Teen Services Coordinator
County of Los Angeles Public Library [email protected]
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San Luis Obispo County Library has been buzzing with activity. Our circulation is up 31% from the same time last year, our programs have record attendance, and we have families who are looking for free activities pounding down the door. Our Friends are the Library groups are funding our free programs for the public in record numbers and community members are offering free programs at many of our branches. In the past few months our our libraries have offered yoga for kids, reptile shows, magic shows, a PAWs to Read program, writing workshops for teens, poetry programs for kids and teens, altered book art workshop, bilingual storytime, career workshops for teens, concerts by Ivan Ulz, and ice cream making for families! The addition of multigenerational programming to our already successful baby and toddler programs has added a whole new group of library users to our busy system. We are always trying to reach out to our teen population in new ways. In addition to the plethora of programs San Luis Obispo County has recently provided, we are now offering video games to our patrons. Following the lead of many successful libraries circulating video games, SLO County library has partnered with Game Stop to purchase popular used Wii, Xbox, and Play Station games. We are introducing the video games at three of our library branches, but hope to expand circulation to our seven largest libraries in the near future. All of the 65 titles we purchased have circulated and our Wii games were all checked out within a day of being placed on the shelves. Adults seem to be just as interested in this format as kids and teens. You can check out the almost empty Wii game shelf for yourself!
Margaret Kensinger-KlopferHead of Youth Services
San Luis Obispo County Library
Live Reptile Show
Children eagerly awaiting a program
PAWs to Read with Skipper
San Luis Library Buzzing with Activity
California Library Association Children’s and Young Adult
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Battle of the Books
The Yorba Linda Public Library hosted its first ever “Battle of the Books” on March 21, 2009, at Glen Knoll Elementary School in Yorba Linda. The event drew more than 400 participants, guests, and spectators. Children and teens competed in this reading challenge that lasted from 9AM-2PM. The “Battle of the Books” is a reading incentive program for students in grades 4th-12th. The purpose is to encourage students to read good books and compete with their peers. The competition style is similar to the game show Family Feud. Students were placed in groups of 3-5 students prior to the competition. They were given 20 books to read over a 6 month period. On the day of the “Battle,” students came together to demonstrate their abilities and test their knowledge of the books they read. The Yorba Linda Public Library was influenced to host such a program after learning of the national reading program titled “America’s Battle of the Books.” Once the library joined as a member (which includes a $35.00 annual fee), we were off and running with our own campaign. The Children and the Teen Services staff collaborated to create 3 catagories in which students could enter based on their grade:
• 4th-6th grades • 6th-8th grades • 9th-12th grades
A total of 60 books were selected to be on the official book lists (20 for each category). Books were selected by staff and the YLPL Teen Advisory Board based on the national organization’s list, as well as community reading interests. The majority of the questions for the books were created by Yorba Linda Public Library staff. The “Battle” consisted of various rounds until a winner was declared. Since we paid a membership fee to “America’s Battle of the Books,” we were able to use their rules, formatting, and general concepts. Staff modified some of these aspects in order to meet the needs of the library and the community. With the support from the community, the Placentia- Yorba Linda School District, and the Yorba Linda Public Library staff, this program was a huge
success. To view a slideshow of the event, please visit: http://www.flickr.com/yorbalindalibrary For more information on America’s Battle of the Books or to get your own program started, please visit: http://battleofthebooks.org/
Julie Zeoli Yorba Linda Public Library
Children in 4th-6th grades “Battling.”
Team 9 Pride!
Final “Battle” for 6th-8th grades.
Program coordinators: Librarians Vickie Powell (left) and Julie Zeoli (right)
California Library Association Children’s and Young Adult
Services
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Smells Like Teen Services
Many cities and suburban communities have taken huge strides in providing live music and poetry programs at all ages shows at community centers and churches,
but in the small town of Fortuna (population 11,200) the Fortuna Library’s Youth Advisory Council has decided to step up to provide activities for teens in a town that offers very few extracurricular activities for teens. With help from the Fortuna Sunrise Rotary, who provided funding and chaperones,and the Fortuna Music Mart who donated the PA system, the event was a huge
Teens enjoying Café Nightsuccess. Three bands, karaoke vocalists, pizza, and poetry were featured in the 3rd installment of Open Mic/Karoake/Poetry Café at the Fortuna Library on Friday, March 6, 2009. More than one hundred youth attended this popular two hour program. What made the event a success? Thorough publicity at the local schools, press coverage in all of the local papers, conscientious chaperones, talented performers, ample word of mouth buzz about the program and a dedicated group of teens willing to help organize and pull together the event.
Alana "Charlie" McConnell singing
"White Rabbit" with Lambda.
Youth Advisory Council member Alana “Charlie” McConnell served as the emcee and coordinator of the talent for the evening. The local teens were excited to see three very diverse bands perform that evening. McConnell’s group Kara’s Lusca opened the show with original acoustic pop music featuring Charlie’s compositions “Mr. Wolf and Kiss of the Sun”. Along with Charlie the group featured her cello playing sister Kara, and her sister Kayla “Barky” on vocals and guitar. Their friend Evangelin Schulze played bass guitar and completes the group.
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Kara’s Lusca also played music by the Beatles, Sublime, and Fairport Convention. Their music can be heard at http://www.myspace.com/charliegirl2x. Next up the hard driving rock of Lambda who played original compositions as well as covers by Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd. Anchored by the deft rhythm section of the DeLaO brothers, Sam on bass guitar and Mark on drums Lamba played intense, high energy sets featuring lead guitarist/vocalist Brendan Krueger’s blistering guitar solos. The third group, Faetalis made their debut at the library. Faetalis plays self-described grunge rock with a set list relying heavily on tried and true Nirvana tunes. Faetalis included Khoulton Stewart (guitar/vocals), Sebastien “PJ” Hopper (bass guitar), and Benry McBride (drums). Faetalis’ loyal fans urged them on with raucous applause. The format was effective. Each group would play three or four songs, and between band sets karaoke vocalists and poets shared their talents. The bands played two sets each. Audience members were kind, supportive, and good-natured. It took an incredible amount of physical energy to make the event happen. The library has no programming area so all of the furniture in the children’s section needed to moved outside. A 250 pound big book rack in the shape of blue elephant had to be relocated to the corner of the library. We borrowed, hauled, and set up 80 folding chairs from Fortuna Middle School. A PA system needed to be hauled set up, broken down and returned to the music store. Many participants and attendees told me what a wonderful time they had. They thanked me graciously and asked if me if we could do it again next Friday.
Chris Cooper Supervising Librarian, Fortuna Library
Smells Like Teen Services continued…
Kara's Lusca
Khoulton Stewart and Benry McBride of Faetalis
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Around Our State
Catching Up With Cindy Although I’ve researched kids’ academic needs for almost 20 years now, I still know very little about homeschooled students. I was, therefore, very happy to attend the excellent Infopeople workshop, called “Service to Homeschooling Families,” led by Adrienne Furness, author of the brief but informative book Helping Homeschoolers in the Library (ALA, 2008). Did you know that more parents homeschool their children because of concern over the school environment (88%) than they do for religious reasons (83%)? I was also surprised to find out there are more homeschooled kids in Southern California than any other place in the country.
So what should public libraries do to accommodate homeschoolers? According to the many people Furness has interviewed nationwide, homeschoolers primarily need: (1) space to meet; and (2) special borrowing privileges, such as “teacher cards” and extended loan periods. They also appreciate working with librarians to create programs that not only teach library skills, but relate to their curriculum. Library programs should be conducted in the afternoon, because most homeschool “desk learning” occurs in the morning, and should focus on the library’s resources. Since many homeschools encompass a wide range of ages, library programs should be advertised by “skills level” rather than age.
Homeschooled kids know how to talk about books and are extremely well-read. At minimum, librarians should serve homeschooler needs by developing collections that represent multiple viewpoints, conservative as well as liberal. Classic literature should also be well-represented for families that prefer not to read contemporary fiction. In addition, the library should carry as many “how-to” homeschool books as possible, even though they are not widely available through jobbers. (For reviews, see Cathy Duffy’s Homeschool Reviews at http://www.cathyduffyreviews.com). Some libraries even offer homeschool “resource centers” with three-dimensional realia and equipment (e.g., a telescope!) that can be checked out for class use.
For more information about serving homeschool families, see Adrienne Furness’s Homeschooling and Libraries Blog at http://homeschoolingandlibraries.wordpress.com.
Cindy Mediavilla Library Programs Consultant California Library Association
California State Library Children’s and Young Adult [email protected]
Services
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CLA Scholarship for Minority Students in Memory of Edna Yelland
DUE DATE: May 31, 2008 A total of three scholarships are offered annually for students enrolled in an ALA accredited library or information science program in California. The goal of this scholarship is to foster the growth of ethnic minority students seeking a graduate degree in library and information sciences. For more information or to obtain an application, please visit the CLA Awards website at: http://www.cla-net.org/awards/ednayelland.php
CLA Reference Service Press Fellowship Due Date: July 15, 2008 The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage new and/or enrolling students to focus on a reference/information service career. For a look at specific requirements or to obtain an application, please visit: http://www.cla-net.org/awards/rspf.php
The Begun Scholarship Due Date: July 1, 2008 Library students who are committed to becoming a children’s or young adult librarian in the state of California should apply for The Begun Scholarship. Applicants must be a permanent California resident, currently enrolled in an ALA accredited graduate library or information science program and have all core coursework completed. For more information on this scholarship or to obtain an application, please visit: http://www.cla-net.org/awards/begun.php
CLA Scholarships
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Happenings around the State California Library Association
Children’s and Young Adult
National Summer Learning Day! Services
Thursday, July 9
Will you be hosting an event on July 9 to showcase your summer reading program and your library? The National Center for Summer Learning’s website includes a planning kit that can help you design an event that will raise awareness of the importance of summer reading, demonstrate the value of your program, and help generate more support for summer reading in your community. The kit includes an event checklist, event ideas, and sample invitation and media advisory. For more information, please visit: www.summerlearning.org/summerlearningday
Fling yourself into spring with CLA’s new professional development and networking program. CLA is reaching out and bringing programs to you! The Spring Fling offers CLA members training and networking opportunities from March until June 2009. Programs will take place in northern and southern California, and range from training workshops to author talks and social activities. All events are presented by CLA sections and round tables.
Spring Fling Events! Friday, June 5
Breaking into Services to Latinos (FREE)
Presented by the Services to Latinos Round
Table **Lunch is provided for the first 50 people who register by May 30th.
Friday, June 5, 2009 10:00am – 12:30pm
San José Public Library, Biblioteca Latinoamericana
921 S First Street, San José, CA 95110 Contact Janice Garcia at
[email protected] or 408-294-1237 to register.
Spanish Cataloging Hands-On Workshop
($75 for ACTSS members and NCTPG members; $85 for non-members)
Presented by the Access, Collections and
Technical Services Section, and co-sponsored by the Northern California
Technical Processing Group June 5, 2009
9:30am – 12 noon Redwood City Public Library
1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063
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Book Awards John and Patricia Betty Award 2009 Julie Zeoli, Lewis Buzbee will be honored with the 2009 John and Patricia Betty Award
for his book Steinbeck’s Ghost (2008). The book, which details a character campaining to save the Salinas John Steinbeck Library, combines literary, historical and modern California. For more information on this award, or to submit a book to the Betty Committee for consideration, please visit:
co-editor Yorba Linda Public Library
18181 Imperial Highway Yorba Linda, CA 92886 http://www.cla-net.org/awards/beatty.php
PHONE: 714.777.2873 California Young Reader Medal: 2009/2010 Nominees FAX: The California Young Reader Medal program encourages recreational reading of popular literature among the young people of our state. Since its inception in 1974, millions of California children have nominated, read, and voted for the winners of the California Young Reader Medal.
714.777.0640
Patricia Rivera, co-editor For a list of the 2009-2010 Nominees, please visit:
http://californiayoungreadermedal.org/nominees.htm Buena Park Public Library District
7150 La Palma Ave Buena Park, CA 90620 Request for Submissions/ Upcoming
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