Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 30th is the first story time of the new semester!
Education reference librarian Kati Tvaruzka leads a free monthly story time session for children attending UW-Eau Claire Children's Center, but the children and grandchildren of faculty, staff, students and the general public are also invited.
The 30-minute sessions are held at 10 a.m. on the last Tuesday of every month (September through April) in the Instructional Media Center.
Any UW-Eau Claire student interested in children's literature or reading aloud to young children, or anyone who would like to participate in this program, should contact Kati Tvaruzka at tvaruzke@uwec.edu or 715-836-4522.
Also, to learn more about this program or others offered in the IMC visit: http://www.uwec.edu/library/imc/programs.htm
Monday, September 29, 2008
Banned Books Week
McIntyre Library at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will display "Censorship in Schools and Libraries," a new exhibit opening Sept. 29.
The exhibit will be displayed in the Instructional Media Center on the lower level of McIntyre Library in observance of the American Library Association's Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read.
Banned Books Week (Sept. 27-Oct. 4) is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, this annual event reminds Americans not to take democratic freedom for granted.
The exhibit, which will be on display through Dec. 19, was developed by the Long Island Coalition Against Censorship. Through narratives and illustrations, it chronicles incidents of censorship dating back to the 19th century, as well as frequently challenged books and creative works. Included are descriptions of the censorship of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," "In the Night Kitchen," "The Catcher in the Rye," "The Color Purple," the novels of Judy Blume and Chris Crutcher, and most recently, the 2007 Newbery Prize winning novel "The Higher Power of Lucky" by Susan Patron.
Information on U.S. Supreme Court and lower court decisions is an integral part of the exhibit, including efforts to censor the popular Harry Potter children's books (Harry Potter books were burned in Alamagordo, N.M.) and the 2003 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the Children's Internet Protection Act.
For more information, contact Kati Tvaruzka, education reference librarian in McIntyre Library, at 715-836-4522 or tvaruzke@uwec.edu.
The exhibit will be displayed in the Instructional Media Center on the lower level of McIntyre Library in observance of the American Library Association's Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read.
Banned Books Week (Sept. 27-Oct. 4) is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, this annual event reminds Americans not to take democratic freedom for granted.
The exhibit, which will be on display through Dec. 19, was developed by the Long Island Coalition Against Censorship. Through narratives and illustrations, it chronicles incidents of censorship dating back to the 19th century, as well as frequently challenged books and creative works. Included are descriptions of the censorship of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," "In the Night Kitchen," "The Catcher in the Rye," "The Color Purple," the novels of Judy Blume and Chris Crutcher, and most recently, the 2007 Newbery Prize winning novel "The Higher Power of Lucky" by Susan Patron.
Information on U.S. Supreme Court and lower court decisions is an integral part of the exhibit, including efforts to censor the popular Harry Potter children's books (Harry Potter books were burned in Alamagordo, N.M.) and the 2003 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the Children's Internet Protection Act.
For more information, contact Kati Tvaruzka, education reference librarian in McIntyre Library, at 715-836-4522 or tvaruzke@uwec.edu.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Banned Books Week
The American Library Association is set to hold it's 27th annual Banned Books Week, the week of September 27th. This year's theme is "Closing Books Shuts Out Ideas". For free materials, including lesson plans visit the ALA website. http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6591649.html?nid=4302&rid=765062269&source=link
Creative Detention Activity!
Kay Skipper, a media specialist at a North Carolina middle school, has turned all day weekend detention into an educational experience for the offenders. All students required to come to detention read a book together and discuss it. Discussions have been lively and some students even come on weekends they are not forced to just to participate! To read the full article, in School Library Journal, go to: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6591647.html?nid=4302&rid=765062269&source=link
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