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ALSC partnerships
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is currently involved in many projects and partnerships. Here are descriptions of some of our latest activities.
Organizations serving children & youth
A listing of organizations with which the ALSC Committee, Liaison with National Organizations Serving Children and Youth, works. The list includes links to these organizations' Web sites.
School/public library cooperative activities
A clearinghouse of information about school/public library cooperative activities compiled by the AASL/ALSC/YALSA Interdivisional Committee on School/Public Library Cooperation.
First Book
First Book, a nonprofit organization devoted to providing children from low-income families with the opportunity to read and own their first new books, is offering librarians an opportunity to receive new books for free or at deeply discounted prices.
Register with First Book. In order to access resources for free and at reduced prices, you must register your program with First Book. Free online registration takes just a few minutes and will connect your program with all of First Book’s resources for new books. This step is required to receive books from First Book. To register visit: http://register.firstbook.org.
Boys & Girls Club Day for Kids
ALSC members participated in the Boys & Girls Club Day for Kids celebration on September 20, 2008. BGC Day for Kids is a day set aside each year to celebrate America's children through the gift of meaningful time with a positive adult.
The Boys and Girls Clubs of America worked with public libraries to participate in this celebration by distributing their complimentary Making Memories Family Activity Calendar. In addition, libraries were encouraged to incorporate programming around BGC Day for Kids.
The mission of the day is about galvanizing national attention on the importance of spending meaningful time with children, something libraries do so well all year long. Further information is available on the Boys and Girls Clubs Web site at: http://www.dayforkids.org/
National "Drop Everything and Read" Day
April 12 has been proclaimed National "Drop Everything and Read" (D.E.A.R.) Day. It is an initiative to encourage families to designate at least 30 minutes to put aside all distractions and enjoy books together...to make it a special time to "drop everything and read." The birthday of Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary is the official national D.E.A.R. day, and Cleary's most popular book character, Ramona Quimby, is the program's official spokesperson.
Join the thousands of librarians, educators, and parents hosting National D.E.A.R. Day family reading events on April 12. Request print materials and find additional information and resources at www.dropeverythingandread.com.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project that looks at how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help. It is a national educational service of WETA, the flagship public television and radio station in Washington, D.C. Reading Rockets is funded by a major grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. Click here for the Reading Rockets Toolkit for Libraries. To view the videos that accompany this toolkit, visit http://www.readingrockets.org/professionals/librarians and scroll down to the "Video Modules" heading. ALSC provided input into the development of the toolkit materials.
Curious about...
ALSC and Houghton Mifflin have created a new "Curious About . . . " story hour program designed to encourage children to come to the library to satisfy their curiosity. A Web site offers all the components a library needs to host a fun-filled reading event, including reproducible announcement flyers, bookmarks, and stationery, event suggestions, activity handouts, and recommended reading lists, created by ALSC’s Quicklists Consulting Committee, on various topics such as "Back to School" and "Cats and Dogs." Visit www.curiousgeorge.com and click on "Teacher/Librarian Resource Center."
IMLS grant
ALSC and the Association for Children's Museums received an Institute for Museums and Library Services grant to convene "The 21st Century Learner: The Continuum Begins with Early Learning," which took place during the fall of 2003. The institute explored the importance of early learning in shaping lifelong learners. Other organizations involved in the grant were the Families and Work Institute and the Institute for Civil Society. Click here to access the White Paper developed from this Institute.
Center on Aging, Health and Humanities Grant
In 2003, ALSC received a grant from the George Washington University's Center on Aging, Health and Humanities as part of the Center's project, "A Public Education Program Targeting the Young about Potential with Aging." The ALSC Quicklist Consulting Committee created a list of books that present aging and older persons in a positive light, for children ages preschool to sixth grade.
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