Celebrating 20+ Years of Improving Student Achievement

Empire State Book Festival and Gala

NYLA is launching the first annual Empire State Book Festival and Gala on April 9-10th at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. The two day event starts off with the Gala - NYS Writers Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Friday, April 9th at 6 pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Albany. The NYS Writers Hall of Fame will showcase the rich literary heritage of NYS by inducting two current authors - Mary Gordon and Robert Caro and 10 past authors into the Hall of Fame. Tickets are $75 and are tax-deductible. Proceeds will be used to support the Writers Hall of Fame/Book Festival.

The Empire State Book Festival starts at 10 am on Saturday, April 10th with Keynote Author - Gregory Maguire of Wicked fame. The Festival includes panel discussions, author talks, story-telling, etc. from 120 writers, poets, journalists, illustrators, etc. The event is free and open to the public.  For more information go to www.empirestatebookfestival.org

2010 SLMS Spring Conference

April 29, 30 and May 1, 2010

Albany, NY

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2010 Hudson Valley NYSCATE Conference

Hudson Valley NYSCATE Conference

March 6, 2010

Roy C Ketcham High School

Wappingers Falls, NY

Dutchess County SLMS who will be presenting at the conference include:

Kimberly Hooper - Google Docs…Collaboration Made Easy

Lorelei Hauptmann and Melinda Grey - Using Photostory in the Classroom

For more details go to http://www.nyscate.org/conferences.cfm?subpage=93

2010 National African-American Read-In

The Twenty-First National African-American Read-In will be held on Sunday, February 21, 2010 and Monday, February 22, 2010 (for schools.) This event is sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English and is endorsed by the International Reading Association. For additional information, including supporting materials, see http://www.ncte.org/action/aari and http://www.ncte.org/action/aari/packetinfo

School Librarians As 21st Century Leaders

The following programs are partially funded through the joint sponsored effort of the LSTA grant program entitled:  School Librarians As 21st Century Leaders and collaboration of all 41 School Library Systems in New York State (http://slsa-nys.org) with support from the Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds, awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Click on the flyers below for more details.  To register go to http://www.dcboces.org/professionaldevelopment

Get Real:  Getting Kids Excited About Nonfiction

Kathleen Baxter

Author, Librarian, Educator, National Speaker, and Columnist for School Library Journal

Friday, January 29, 2010

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The 2010 nominees for the 3 Apples Book Awards

The 3 Apples Book Award nominations are in and it’s time to start reading! Kids may vote on the top 15 nominated titles beginning in April, 2010. Read more »

SLMS Awards - Extending deadline for elementary administrator award

The deadline for nominations for the Beatrice E. Griggs Elementary Administrator’s Award has been extended until next Tuesday, November 24. The award is presented to an elementary or district administrator who has been responsible for initiation, maintenance, and/or improvement of the School Library Media Program of an Elementary Library Media Program in NYS.

For more information and applications, go to the SLMS website:
http://www.nyla.org/index.php?page_id=609

Or for more information contact:
Maxine Kamin
owls00@earthlink.net

SLMS Awards

The deadline for the SLMS awards applications is fast approaching!

The Beatrice E. Griggs Elementary Administrator’s Award and the Secondary Administrator’s Award are awarded to building or district administrators who have effectively supported the maintenance and improvement of a School Library Media Program in NY State.

The following awards are presented to current members of SLMS/NYLA:

The SLMS/Gale Conference Award provides $500 for a direct service school library media specialist to attend a full SLMS Conference, being held
April 29 - May 1, 2009 in Albany.

The SLMS/Follett Scholarship Award provides $750 for continuing education in the field of School Library Studies to a certified SLMS currently employed in NYS.

The Robert E. Barron Cultural Media Award provides $500 towards the purchase of humanistic non-book materials to enrich the library collection.

The Beatrice E. Griggs Scholarship Award provides $1,000 plus SLMS conference registration for an individual currently enrolled in a program, including online programs outside of New York State, that leads to certification as a New York State school library media specialist.

The Carole A. Kearney Memorial Scholarship Awards provide $250 for a certified SLMS, employed in NYS, to attend the annual SLMS Leadership Retreat held in August, 2009.

Application deadline: November 17, 2009

All application/nomination criteria and forms are available online at:
http://www.nyla.org/index.php?page_id=609

Or for more information contact:
Maxine Kamin
owls00@earthlink.net

Fall 2009 BEDS Forms

It’s that time of year again.

The total number of database subscriptions for NOVELNY = 8

Primary Search - 1

Grolier Online -1

Business and Company Resource Center - 1

Health and Wellness Resource Center - 1

Info Trac Custom Newspapers - 1

National Newspaper Index - 1

ProQuest Platinum - 1

Twaynes Author Series - 1

The total number of database subscriptions from the SLS office = 4

H.W. Wilson Core Collection Series - 1

H.W. Wilson Library Literature Full-Text - 1

NoodleBib - 1

Teachingbooks.net - 1

National Information Literacy Awareness Month, 2009

October is National Information Literacy Awareness Month!  What are you doing to help spread the word?  AASL offers a few suggestions on their website at http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2009/october2009/obama_aasl.cfm