Instructional Resource Center at Archer Library: September 2011

September 22, 2011

Banned Books Week

"Banned Books Week 2011 is the thirtieth annual celebration of the freedom to read. This freedom, not only to choose what we read, but also to select from a full array of possibilities, is firmly rooted in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Although we enjoy an increasing quantity and availability of information and reading material, we must remain vigilant to ensure that access to this material is preserved; would-be censors who continue to threaten the freedom to read come from all quarters and all political persuasions. Even if well intentioned, censors try to limit the freedom of others to choose what they read, see, or hear." -- Books Challenged or Banned 2010-2011

September 24 - October 1, 2011
Learn more about Banned Books Week using these links:

Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read
Banned Books Week: Official Site
Banned Books Week on FaceBook
BBW Virtual Read Out - YouTube Channel
Judy Blume: BBW Virtual Read Out (Video)
Books Challenged or Banned 2010-2011

September 19, 2011

Virtual Read Out: Banned Books Week

Banned Books week 2011 is September 24th through October 1st; celebrate in a new way this year by participating in the Virtual Read Out. Create a video of yourself reading a passage from your favorite banned book and upload it to YouTube!

Here are instructions from the Banned Books Week web site:

Criteria You have two video options for the Banned Books Virtual Read-Out: 1) You can submit a video no more than two minutes long of a reading from a banned or challenged book. Here is a list of banned literary classics as well as a list of frequently challenged books throughout the years. 2) A video of an eyewitness account of local challenges can be submitted. This video should be no longer than three minutes long.

How to Upload Your Videos

You will need a YouTube or Google account in order to participate. Once you have one, please sign into YouTube and follow their instructions on how to upload a video.

As the video loads, you will need to update the TItle, Description, and Tag fields with the following information to help ensure that your video will be featured on the Banned Books Week Read-Out channel:

Title: The title of your video should include "Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out." A good example is "A reading from The Perks of Being a Wallflower for the Banned Books Week Virtual Read-out" or "Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out: A reading from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

Description: You may use the description to explain why the book you chose to read an excerpt from is your favorite banned/challenged book or offer more details about an eyewitness account of local challenges.

Tag: The most important part of the upload is the tag. Please tag your video with "virtualreadout" to ensure that the video will be featured on the Banned Books Week You Tube Channel.

Final Step
Once you have posted your video, please send e-mail to bbw@ala.org with the link to your video. The video will then be featured on the Banned Books Week YouTube channel. Please allow a couple days for your video to be featured on the channel.

Learn more about the Virtual Read Out ...

September 15, 2011

Juvenile Books: Picture Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

Day Dirk Yeller came to Town
PZ7.C266 Day 2011
Woof Meow Tweet-Tweet
PZ7.B6924 Wo 2011
The Day Tiger Rose Said Goodbye
PZ7.Y78 Day 2011
Bone Dog
PZ7.R6413 Bo 2011
999 Tadpoles
PZ7.K5649 Aan 2011
Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet
PZ7.D6219 Gil 2011
Little Pig Joins the Band
PZ7.C8228 Lit 2011
Sleepless Little Vampire
PZ7.E3215 Skm 2011
Farmyard Beat
PZ8.3.C8436 Far 2011
Detective Blue
PZ7.7.M488 De 2011

Juvenile Books: Nonfiction

Copyright and Digital Ethics
KF3030.1 .P67 2011
Graphing and Probability Word Problems: No Problem!
QA63 .W55 2011
Americapedia: Taking the Dumb Out of Freedom
JK40 .A53 2011
Managing Your Digital Footprint
HM851 .G73 2011

Juvenile Books: Nonfiction

The following book has been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find it shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in it's regular location within the juvenile collection.

One Foot, Two Feet: An Exceptional Counting Book
QA113 .M253 2011

September 13, 2011

Mock Caldecott Panel

Dr. Mary Rycik's children's literature classes participated in a Mock Caldecott Award session Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Criteria and terms followed were those used by the Association for Library Services for Children, American Library Association Medal committee.

Titles selected for review mix well known illustrators with artists new to the field of picture books illustration. A variety of art mediums are represented including collage, painted oils, pencil, watercolors, ink, acrylics, and mixed media. Each title under consideration is a recent addition to the library's juvenile collection (July 2011 - September 2011).

Students considered eighteen (18) picture books and narrowed the original field four semi-finalists; If I Never Forever Endeavor (Holly Meade), The Great Race (Kevin O'Malley), Farmyard Beat (Marc Brown), and Grandpa Green (Lane Smith). The final decision was clear as only two of the four featured titles received votes from the group.

And the winner is ... Grandpa Green, by Lane Smith

Below is a list of picture books considered by Dr. Rycik's class, all title featured here link to the Ashland University library catalog:

Additional information about the Caldecott Award and other children's literature awards may be found on the Children's Literature Award Book Resource LibGuide.