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Best books for middle school and junior high readers : grades 6-9
Annotated bibliography of over 14,000 fiction (by genre), poetry, and non-fiction/information books.
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Teaching banned books
Who hasn't read Blubber? And yet, published in 1974 and a New York Times 'Outstanding Book', it remains one of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books and is kept out of many school libraries. As a standard-bearer for intellectual freedom, the school librarian is in an ideal position to collaborate with teachers to not only protect the freedom to read but also ensure that valued books with valuable lessons are not quarantined from the readers for whom they were written. In this classroom- and library-ready book of discussion guides, award-winning champion of children's literature Pat Scales shows that there is a way to teach these books while respecting all views.
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Property of the rebel librarian
Twelve-year-old June Harper, shocked when her parents go on a campaign to clear the Dogwood Middle School library of objectionable books, starts a secret banned books library in an empty locker.
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Multiethnic books for the middle-school curriculum
The purpose of this book is to make it easier for teachers and librarians to infuse curricula with multiethnic literature. The list of recommended titles, for grades 5-8, is organized by curricular area.
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Making Reading a Riot.(recreational reading club at Roberto Clemente Middle School library in Philadelphia, PA)(Brief Article)
Librarian Carol Heinsdorf launched a \"Reading Riot\" in 1999, a voluntary recreational reading club at the Roberto Clemente Middle School library that has caused circulation to surge as much as 30%.
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Multi-image productions are magical motivators
An account of the production of a number of multi-image presentations as part of a non-academic special interest course in multimedia at the Azalea Middle School, St. Petersburg, Florida. The pioneer production team included 18 students from the Sixth-Eighth grades who varied in scholastic ability and interest. Outlines the various stages of student familiarisation, and the selection and production of 3 programmes, which were eventually presented to the school with great success. Parents and teachers were equally impressed by the results and the programmes took the first 3 places in a county media festival. Multi-image production has been incorporated into the school's curriculum activity. Basic equipment for multi-media production is described.
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Brick by Brick: Building a School Library from the Ground Up
Examines the process of constructing a new school library. Highlights include organizing the planning team, working with the architect, planning the environment and the details, and preparing for the grand opening. (AEF)
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H.A.R.P. of Joy: Reading Programs & Read-Alouds
Describes the Hendersonville Accelerated Reading Program (H.A.R.P.), in which students in two schools were motivated to read and write through cooperative development of a database of book reviews and the opportunity to read aloud to elementary school students. Student and teacher reactions and program outcomes are discussed. (NRP)
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Building Relationships Builds Strong Library Programs
Bilmes received his Masters of Library Science degree 22 years ago. There are a lot of things he studied during his MLS program that he had forgotten. For example, he doesn't remember how the Library of Congress cataloging system works. That's probably because the only time in his life he actually had to know that was when he was taking his cataloging course. But there was one piece of advice he received from an instructor in his school library program that was as useful as anything else he learned. The instructor, a longtime teacher librarian, told us, \"The most important people in the school building are the secretaries and the custodians.\" At the time, he thought that was a strange piece of advice. After all, aren't the administrators the most important people? As time passed though, and he embarked on his teaching career, he realized just how useful that advice had been. There were countless times when he needed furniture moved--or removed--or assistance in getting chairs and a podium set up for a program he was running. Or a lightbulb replaced, or someone to check into why the air conditioning wasn't working in the library.
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Ban Bombs Managing Public Comments in 2024
Across the country, many school and public libraries have seen a surge in intellectual freedom challenges - attempts to restrict or remove access to library resources. But this round of challenges doesn't follow the usual playbook of a single patron filling out a Request for Reconsideration for just one library resource. Like a photo bomb, this is a disruptive intrusion. We might call it a \"ban bomb\" -- also disruptive, but with the intent of preventing others from having access to intellectual content. To be clear, citizens have a right to protest, a right enshrined in the same First Amendment that informs library collections. But many public boards are used to no one showing up at all. When an angry mob descends, board members are often at a loss. They lose control of the meeting, and they lose control of a community narrative. This article addresses some approaches to responding in a way that is both respectful and productive.
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