Children's Room

Books:

• Looking for information about Ohio authors?  The Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library (http://www.ohiocenterforthebook.org/) offers a great resource including biographies, selected bibliographies, and links to authors’ websites.  You may browse by region or check out the entire list.  Find authors who were born or live in/near your community!  The Ohio Authors site is at http://www.ohiocenterforthebook.org/index.php?q=authors.  

• A really great website to listen, watch and learn Mother Goose rhymes. Also includes coloring pages and activities to go with the rhymes.  http://www.mothergooseclub.com/index.php

• The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has launched the inaugural issue of its open-access, peer-reviewed electronic research journal, the Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults at http://yalsa.ala.org/jrlya. Visit the web site to read the articles &/or subscribe to the RSS feed.  The journal will be published quarterly beginning in November 2010, with issues following each February, May and August.  The Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults will disseminate research of interest to librarians, library workers and academics who focus on library service to young adults, ages 12 through 18. It will also serve as YALSA’s official research publication.

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• The Lisa Libraries Foundation supplements under-filled bookshelves and provides books to children who may never have owned a book before. The Foundation donates new children's books and small libraries to organizations that work with kids in poor and under-served areas. The deadline is rolling. See Lisa Libraries Foundation for more information: http://www.lisalibraries.org/ 

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• WVIZ/PBS Ideastream® has an annual focus for educators on this type of technology concern.  Links to recordings of these sessions as well as sites of particular interest can be found at http://www.wviz.org/education/features/32533  Here you will find information on Cyberbullying, Sexting and general Internet safety.

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• Barnes & Noble has made available excellent resources for parents and teachers to learn, talk, and teach lessons about bullying at www.bn.com/noname.