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Written on: January 26th, 2010 in Blog Posts, Learning, Learning Journeys
Columbia University journalism professor Dale Russakoff recently wrote this article, which was syndicated to many newspapers including our own News Journal. In the article, Russakoff discusses the progress that has been made in promoting one of the most vital factors in a child’s educational accomplishment- actively engaged parents or other significant adults- including the current […]
Written on: January 25th, 2010 in Blog Posts
The feature article in this week’s New York Times magazine was a fascinating article about James Patterson’s one-man publishing industry. The internationally best-selling author comes over as very likable in the article, and certainly industrious. I have developed a great affection for him since his launch of a children’s literacy website, Read Kiddo Read. Patterson […]
Written on: January 21st, 2010 in Blog Posts, Reviews
At last week’s American Libraries Association mid-winter conference, a number of award ceremonies took place, including the Caldecott Medal, Newberry Award, and Prinz Awards. Jerry Pinkney took home the Caldecott Medal for his new young reader book based on Aesop’s fables, The Lion and the Mouse. Set on a vividly-rendered African Serengeti, Pinkney’s wordless retelling […]
Written on: January 20th, 2010 in Blog Posts, Learning, Learning Journeys
Yesterday’s announcement by Governor Markell and Senator Kaufman highlights the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education as an important contributor to local and national economic development and the nation’s future. Executive order 15 creates a STEM Council with representatives from a broad range of government agencies, educational institutions, and private enterprise to work […]
Written on: January 20th, 2010 in Blog Posts
Click on the links below to get lists of new items available from the Delaware Library Catalog in various formats: All New Items New Audio Books New Books New DVDs New Downloadable eAudiobooks Please note that we have recently made changes to how eAudiobooks are accessed- you can now use your library card and PIN […]
Written on: January 20th, 2010 in Blog Posts
Over the weekend, some access changes have been implemented for NetLibrary unabridged e-audio books. This service allows you to download unabridged audio versions of new and classic books directly to your home PC and in many case, a compatible MP3 player (such as an iPod) to listed to “on-the-go). To simplify access, new titles loaded […]
Written on: January 18th, 2010 in Blog Posts
This week’s front page review in the New York Times Book Review was written by Walter Kirn– author of the book that the soon-to-be-Oscar-winning movie Up in the Air was based on. Kirn reviews the new book Day out of Days by Sam Shepard, the iconic actor and playwright, and is deeply impressed by the […]
Written on: January 14th, 2010 in Blog Posts
Today’s News-Journal article documents the response of Delaware’s Haitian community to the terrible tragedy unfolding in Haiti following the massive earthquake on Sunday. The Seaford Library and Cultural Center has Creole-speaking staff members who may be able to assist in locating information and resources (302-629-2524). The U.S. Department of State’s website provides information about the […]
Written on: January 12th, 2010 in Blog Posts
Recently, Matt Denn wrote about the state’s response to the Bradley child-abuse case on his blog- included last week’s decision to allocate all available victim assistance funds to the case and extend in-home counseling and Spanish-household outreach under the direction of the State’s Department of Services to Children, Youth and their Families. UPDATED 1/19/10: DSCYF […]
Written on: January 11th, 2010 in Blog Posts
This week marks the return of a recurring post on this blog- a weekly handy abstract of the reviews in this weeks New York Times Book Review. These are always the newest, the most critically acclaimed and anticipated- and the newspapers reviewers are usually frank and unsparing in criticism, and enthusiastic in praise. If you […]
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