The College Libraries Section (CLS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (a division of the American Library Association) recently elected Stacy Voeller, Library, as secretary for 2010-11. The purpose of the CLS is to advance college librarianship and encourage the development of library services in baccalaureate degree-granting institutions. Voeller was elected by a vote of the CLS membership.
Carol Sibley, Library, has recently worked with a committee of the American Library Association to develop two new bibliographies of children’s books. Oprah Kids’ Reading List will be posted on Oprah’s website and includes recommended books for toddlers through tweens. The sports booklist, developed for Up2Us, a national coalition of Sports-Based Youth Development organizations, lists recommended children’s books by sport. Click headline to see both reading lists.
Livingston Lord Library’s main elevator (the one that goes to all four floors), will be undergoing a major upgrade beginning April 26. The elevator will be out of service for approximately five weeks from April 26-June 1. Please be advised that there will be no elevator service in the Library during that time (this does NOT include Information Technology). Click headline for more details.
“Best Read Aloud Picture Books,” is a new online bibliography available from the Curriculum Materials Center at MSUM’s Livingston Lord Library. The bibliography provides lists of picture books, published between 2004 and 2008, that are highly recommended for reading aloud to children. The bibliography is divided by age levels: toddlers-age 5; ages 6-8, and ages 9-12. Click headline for more information and link to the bibliography.
Livingston Lord Library will celebrate National Library week with a lecture event featuring Greg Breining, Wednesday, April 14 at 4:30 p.m. in Science Lab 118. Breining will talk about his book, A Hard-Water World: Ice Fishing and Why We Do It. Refreshments will be served with a book signing to follow. Breining’s books will be available for purchase at the event. Read more at http://news.mnstate.edu/2010/03/library-celebrates-national-library-week-april-11-17/#more-4769