When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the West Vancouver (BC) Memorial Library was well-positioned to make the transition to a fully virtual program model—fortunate to have the support of a library foundation and to have two dedicated digital access librarians But in this time of great transition, we were still left wondering how we were going to offer complex programs on topics like augmented reality (AR) in a virtual environment We found great success with the Flipped Classroom model, where kids and families do some downloading, experimenting, and playing in advance
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What does ALSC membership mean to our members? It may depend on what aspect of librarianship they’re working in! Here’s a glimpse from three members who’ve taken three different paths.
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Originally, the authors were accepted to present this topic at the 2020 ALA Annual Conference as an Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Hot Topic As the conference was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, information from the presentation was adapted for this article
{"title":"The “Bane of the Bassinet”? Graphic Novels as Informational Texts","authors":"Soline Holmes, Alicia Schwarzenbach","doi":"10.5860/CAL.18.4.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5860/CAL.18.4.16","url":null,"abstract":"Originally, the authors were accepted to present this topic at the 2020 ALA Annual Conference as an Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Hot Topic As the conference was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, information from the presentation was adapted for this article","PeriodicalId":90139,"journal":{"name":"Children & libraries","volume":"15 1","pages":"16-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75228900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
“I love the literacy area and really appreciate the librarians’ patience and love. I think there are few places like this in our community. I think the literacy corner is very important for this community. We come here every other week, and now he has something to do. He asks me, “Mommy, can we go play at the laundromat?”—Parent
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The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up our professional and personal lives more than anyone could have expected There has never been a more important time to advocate for libraries, specifically children’s services We have all learned some incredibly valuable lessons about library advocacy during this unprecedented time The following are library advocacy tips to be used at any time, pandemic or not
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On March 17, 2020, the Free Library of Philadelphia closed its physical locations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic Although our buildings were closed, library workers continued to generate online content and promote the library’s electronic services to the general public
{"title":"Virtually…Everything 2020: Generating and Housing Substantial and Engaging Online Programming","authors":"Christopher A. Brown, Karin Suni","doi":"10.5860/CAL.18.4.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5860/CAL.18.4.4","url":null,"abstract":"On March 17, 2020, the Free Library of Philadelphia closed its physical locations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic Although our buildings were closed, library workers continued to generate online content and promote the library’s electronic services to the general public","PeriodicalId":90139,"journal":{"name":"Children & libraries","volume":"154 1","pages":"4-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77732783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Survival novels provide a host of attractions for children. On a continuum of danger, they are the high-risk counterparts of adventure narratives.Characters in survival novels face not just adversity and risk, but also potential death. The fast pace and high drama of these narratives have always made them popular choices for children.
{"title":"Survival of the Fittest: The Evolution of the Children’s Survival Novel","authors":"P. Dewan","doi":"10.5860/CAL.18.4.21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5860/CAL.18.4.21","url":null,"abstract":"Survival novels provide a host of attractions for children. On a continuum of danger, they are the high-risk counterparts of adventure narratives.Characters in survival novels face not just adversity and risk, but also potential death. The fast pace and high drama of these narratives have always made them popular choices for children.","PeriodicalId":90139,"journal":{"name":"Children & libraries","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47030728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I am writing this on a significant anniversary in American history, and I would be remiss in not acknowledging it. Fifty-seven years ago, hundreds of thousands of people came together to march on Washington for jobs and freedom. Attendees heard from a number of civil rights activists including Myrlie Evers, Mahalia Jackson, John Lewis, A. Phillip Randolph, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; this is when the latter gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
{"title":"President's Address: On the Anniversary of the March on Washington","authors":"Kirby McCurtis","doi":"10.5860/CAL.18.4.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5860/CAL.18.4.3","url":null,"abstract":"I am writing this on a significant anniversary in American history, and I would be remiss in not acknowledging it. Fifty-seven years ago, hundreds of thousands of people came together to march on Washington for jobs and freedom. Attendees heard from a number of civil rights activists including Myrlie Evers, Mahalia Jackson, John Lewis, A. Phillip Randolph, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; this is when the latter gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.","PeriodicalId":90139,"journal":{"name":"Children & libraries","volume":"117 1","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77429173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Cragg, Denise E. Agosto, June M. Abbas, Anna Hernandez
With the proliferation of technology and technological resources, there has been much debate about screen time and how the use of electronic media might affect children. Parents are often left without clear ideas of how best to guide their children’s use of these tools.
{"title":"Librarians as Media Advocates: Public Library Website Advice for Parents","authors":"N. Cragg, Denise E. Agosto, June M. Abbas, Anna Hernandez","doi":"10.5860/CAL.18.4.26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5860/CAL.18.4.26","url":null,"abstract":"With the proliferation of technology and technological resources, there has been much debate about screen time and how the use of electronic media might affect children. Parents are often left without clear ideas of how best to guide their children’s use of these tools.","PeriodicalId":90139,"journal":{"name":"Children & libraries","volume":"142 1","pages":"26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78043703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Can you teach information literacy while still offering a fun, engaging book club? Here are some tips for including important information literacy concepts into a book club for older elementary students and tweens, ages nine and up.
{"title":"Intellectual Freedom: Incorporating Information Literacy into Youth Book Clubs","authors":"Brooke Sheets","doi":"10.5860/CAL.18.4.31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5860/CAL.18.4.31","url":null,"abstract":"Can you teach information literacy while still offering a fun, engaging book club? Here are some tips for including important information literacy concepts into a book club for older elementary students and tweens, ages nine and up.","PeriodicalId":90139,"journal":{"name":"Children & libraries","volume":"11 1","pages":"31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75734837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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