Masco library secures grant money Nov 8, 2008
Spracker said Masconomet library staff worked tirelessly to produce a five-year plan for both the Middle School and High School libraries operations. It was this long range plan that allowed them to them apply for the grant. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)
Local agency helps "Stuff the Shelves" of Junior High School Libraries Aug 7, 2008
The money will be used in junior high school libraries to promote reading and the use of multimedia. The Montgomery Area Education Foundation is a non-profit group that raises money through private donations. (WSJA.com, AL)
Johnston hunting for books to remove Dec 14, 2007
It has not been challenged or banned in other Triangle districts, though it is in several high school libraries across the region and is taught in at least one Durham school ... In the wake of the Johnston challenge, the school board asked administrators to check all of the books in high school libraries and classrooms against lists of commonly challenged books to weed out other offensive material. (News & Observer)
Parent wants book pulled from schools Nov 16, 2007
wrote on Oct 9, 2007 9:31 AM:" As always, you've all gotten off the subject and turned this into a polarized right vs left political arguement which really has Nothing to do with the subject. Lots and Lots of books are Not allowed in school libraries. High school books are not in grade school libraries, there are college books not allowed in High school libraries and there are several books not offerred in most public libraries. ". Huh. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
BOOK FAIR SET AT FARMINGTON SCHOOLS Nov 3, 2007
FARMINGTON -- The Scholastic Book Fair will be held Nov. 5-8 in the Farmington Central Elementary and Junior High School libraries. A variety of books and learning products for students, teachers and parents will be offered. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Committee will meet Dec. 3 to determine fate of library book Oct 26, 2007
While that request was granted, she also wants the book out of Gillette s two junior high school libraries, where copies are still available for students to borrow. The 144-page book, written by C.S. Adler, is about a girl who unexpectedly finds herself while learning how to cope with her mentally ill mother. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Books to America! Oct 25, 2007
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What you can buy with a quarter Oct 16, 2007
High school libraries, open and professionally staffed. Recruitment and retention of quality teachers. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Committee to determine if book should be pulled Oct 6, 2007
In the coming weeks, the reconsideration committee must decide whether the book The Shell Lady s Daughter should be removed from junior high school libraries. Last month, local parent Sarah Forster submitted a reconsideration request form because she believes some of the topics in the book are inappropriate for young readers and that the teenage characters show a lack of moral integrity. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Doris Hiatt, at 83; saw the value of paperbacks for teens Oct 5, 2007
With a classmate, Celeste Klein, she started Kliatt, a reference publication for high school libraries that offered reviews of paperbacks at a time when librarians looked askance at anything that wasn't hardcover. Mrs. Hiatt and her partner combined their last names to create a title for the magazine, which they launched 41 years ago. (Boston Globe)
Graphic novels have more kids reading, but questions arise Sep 29, 2007
"It s definitely the hottest thing going in high school libraries," said Stephanie Shteirman, the library media specialist for New Haven s High School in the Community. "It s because as librarians, we re looking for any type of access point into our collection. We want kids to read; that s the bottom line.". (New Haven Register, CT)
Parent wants book pulled from junior high libraries Sep 26, 2007
Sarah Forster has submitted a reconsideration request form asking that The Shell Lady s Daughter be removed from junior high school libraries ... She also wants the book out of Gillette s two junior high school libraries, where copies are still available for students to borrow a request that the committee will consider in the coming weeks. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Quintessentially Davis: Measure Q parcel tax supports rich school programs Sep 13, 2007
- Keeping junior high and high school libraries open after school, providing students with a place on campus to study, or do homework. - Class size reduction programs that maintain a ratio of 20 students per teacher in grades K-3, and 27 to 28 students per teacher in grades 4-6. (Davis Enterprise, CA)
A new spin on the other f-word Jul 10, 2007
But I fervently hope that more copies of Full Frontal Feminism end up in junior high and high school libraries across America than whatever sex-ed primer is being touted in 2007 by federally funded, abstinence-only organizations, such as the Best Friends Foundation. Full Frontal FeminismAvailable now from Seal PressGrade: B- Page 1 of 1. (The Daily Lobo, NM)
Palm School Board to hear mother's request to ban books on homosexuality, abortion Jul 10, 2007
Laura Lopez wants dozens of books removed from two Palm Beach County high school libraries because the contents address homosexuality, abortion and atheism. "Those books should never be in the schools for kids to see," Lopez, a mother of three from west of West Palm Beach, said Monday. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Wheelchair players get shot at college competition Apr 15, 2007
Zach Bobowski and Nick Ford commanded a small audience of family, friends and teachers at their high school libraries on Friday. They spoke gracious words, then signed letters of intent to play basketball at the University of Alabama. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Board crafts parcel tax measures Mar 31, 2007
The tax also keeps junior high and high school libraries open until 5:15 p.m., pays for four teachers at Davis High School, pays for the district's full-time crisis counselor and provides 20 per student for classroom supplies. The second parcel tax proposed by the board on March 19 would be a special tax essentially designed to reverse the school board's decision to close Valley Oak Elementary in summer 2008. (Davis Enterprise, CA)
Ag books donated to local schools Mar 28, 2007
To emphasize this point and to help children understand just how agriculture impacts their lives, agriculture-related books, magazines and videos recently were placed in elementary, middle and high school libraries throughout DeKalb County. ADVERTISEMENT. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
A Kurt Cobain biography teens can enjoy - grunge and all Jan 22, 2007
it would be ideal for middle and high school libraries. But how do you tell young people about an artist who also was a heroin addict and suicide victim. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
