Conley Literary Circle

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

GreatStories CLUB - Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin

Monday, June 14, 2010

YALSA names winners of 2010 Great Books Giveaway

The recipient of the Great Books Giveaway will be announced by a press release issued by the ALA Public Information Office during the upcoming Midwinter Meeting.

2010:
Benjamin Banneker High School in Atlanta, Ga.
(1st); Conley-Caraballo High School, New Haven Unified School District in Hayward, Calif.
(2nd); Farmington (N.M.) High School Library (3rd).

YALSA will be recognizing all Grant and Award Recipients at their Annual Membership Meeting in Washington DC on Monday, June 28th.

#7 on the agenda:

Recognition of Grants & Awards – Linda W. Braun

1. Braun

Great Books Giveaway

i. Winner: Julia Lundstrem, Benjamin Banneker High School in Atlanta, GA

ii. Runner Up: Martha Utley, Conley-Caraballo High School, Hayward, CA

iii. Runner Up: Kyla Johnson, Farmington (NM) High School Library

YALSA's Great Books Giveaway Competition

Each year the YALSA office receives approximately 1,200 newly published books, videos, CD's and audiocassettes, materials that have been targeted primarily towards young adults. Publishers and producers submit copies for selection committees to review and nominate. After the ALA Midwinter Meeting (when committees select their annual lists), these materials need to be removed from the YALSA office to make room for the next year's publications.

The YALSA Board of Directors believes many libraries that serve young adults would benefit by receiving this collection of materials. YALSA and the cooperating publishers are therefore offering one year's worth of review materials as a contribution to a library in need through this application process. Applicants must demonstrate:

Why the collection is needed in their community.
Why the collection is needed in their institution.
How acquiring the collection will help them better serve the youth of their community.
That the library's commitment to intellectual freedom and equity of access for young adults is supported by an up-to-date, board-approved collection development policy which is based upon the guidelines in the Intellectual Freedom Manual (ALA, 1996) and/or Censorship and Selection: Issues and Answers for Schools by Henry Reichman (ALA, 2001).
Criteria

Each application will be judged on the basis of:

The degree of need in the community. (20 points)
The degree of need of the school, public library, or institution where the library is located. (20 points)
The degree of improvement of service to young adults in the community. (20 points).
The degree of clarity and effectiveness of the statement of need. (20 points)
An estimate of the age of the nonfiction collection. (10 points)
The currency and completeness of the institution’s board approved collection development policy, including the materials selection policy, with procedures for handling challenges. (10 points)
A total of 100 points is possible. Each entry will be rated by this point system and the winning application will be the one with the highest total number of points. The Great Books Giveaway Jury will judge the applications.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

New Books: "I found this really helpful....."

" 'What to expect when your expecting' by Heidi Murkoff: I learned how to prepare for my baby and during my pregnancy what pains, emotions and symptoms to expect. I also learned what my baby looks like inside my and what is developing during each week or month. What to prepare for during labor, the different medications and what they are and what they do. How the labor works and what to take for the labor and delivery. I found this really helpful because it gave me more information on and about my pregnancy."