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Jan Brett coming to Dallas!
One of our fabulous librarians alerted me to the news that Dallas is one of the scheduled stops on Jan Brett’s Fall tour. This tour is to introduce her new book, Gingerbread Friends. At each stop, they...
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City of Ember series ends
Jen Robinson’s Book Page blog reviews the fourth and final book in the City of Ember series, The Diamond of Darkhold by Jeanne Du Prau. Sounds like another book that I need to put on my “to read” list!...
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Fall festivities
There are a several professional development opportunities coming up this fall! Librarians in the north Texas area may want to take advantage of any or all of the following: Friday, October 17 –...
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Richardson ISD Literary Festival
Richardson ISD will be hosting their 8th annual Literary Festival on January 29, 2009 from 4:30-6:30. This year’s festival features Sarah Weeks, author of more than 30 children’s & YA books,...
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Susan Bartoletti visits MHS
The librarians at Mesquite High School hosted author Susan Campbell Bartoletti on their campus last week. Susan spoke about doing research, writing and publishing to selected classes in the school’s...
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Teen Tech Week
The third annual Teen Tech Week is coming up March 8-14, 2009. From the ALA web site: Teen Tech Week is a national initiative sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association and is aimed at...
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The Library of Congress now has its own channel on YouTube! Timeless treasures and contemporary presentations from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. As the world’s preeminent reservoir of...
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Doodle 4 Google
From The Official Google Blog… In February we invited U.S. kids to exercise their creativity by participating in our second annual Doodle 4 Google contest. In response, we received more than 28,000...
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Libraries celebrate New Moon
Several MISD high school libraries hosted after school parties to celebrate the opening of Twilight: New Moon right before the Thanksgiving break. The parties featured activities such as photo ops with...
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Elvis visits Beasley Elementary
The Beasley Elementary Library hosted an open house recently to celebrate their newly renovated library. The renovation took in the classroom next door to the library and doubled its size. Their Friday...
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