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online version of the print publication. features current news about school libraries and librarians. includes job opportunities.
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Candidates Seek School Board Seats
there will be one contested race - in district 4 - during the washington school board election that will be held tuesday. polls for districts 1 and 4 will be located in the washington county courthouse while district 2 and 3 polls will be in the public library. polls will be open from noon to 8 p.m.
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Libraries Gear Up For Library Card Sign-up Month
columbia county - libraries across the nation are celebrating library card sign-up month, which takes place every september. the annual event is meant to urge parents and guardians to sign their children up for library cards.
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Library Blog Blasts Palin - school Library Journal
mary ellen baker, the librarian at the center of the sarah palin book-banning controversy, may not be talking to the press, but librarians around the country are voicing their concerns about having an alleged censor on the republican ticket—through ...
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Fab Web Sites On The 2008 Presidential Election - school Library Journal
teachers live for the “teachable moments”—those opportunities to connect their subject content to events taking place beyond the classroom. they can occur spontaneously, lucky occasions to bring the curriculum to life grabbed on the fly. in ...
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Ready, Set, Launch
getting kids out the door to school in the morning can be a real challenge, but with some planning and anticipation of a little chaos as new routines are learned, mornings can be less stressful and more enjoyable for all.
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Education: Local Schools Have A Smooth Start To 2008-09 Year, Districts Say
eastern niagara county schools got off to a good start, officials said, and they are looking forward to a great school year.
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A Captive Audience - Bringing Books To Teens In Detention - school Library Journal
since early 2007, kay skipper, media-center specialist at bailey middle school, has spent nearly every wednesday evening in detention. not at her school though – she goes to the mecklenburg county gatling detention center in huntersville, north ...
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A Fuse #8 Production - school Library Journal
my fusenews is taking a hit this week due to after-work busyness. sorry about that. hopefully it'll be back on track after i go camping this week-end. in the meantime, chew on this stuff: author interviews illustrator. linda urban of a crooked kind ...
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Journal Summer Reading Contest For Kids: And The Grand Prize Winner Is ...
imani sent in a record 33 book reviews this summer. she was also an early winner in the weekly contest drawing. congratulations imani on all of your hard work and dedication to reading. imani's grand prize award is a pizza party pack from papa john's pizza in ithaca.
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Secrets Of The Uw
the history of university of wisconsin-madison seems readily apparent in buildings like the red gym and memorial union, in the effigy mounds that are visible on campus or in grand open spaces like library mall. but what we can see is only part of the story. daniel einstein, program manager of uw's lakeshore nature preserve, loves the places that are hidden and the tales they tell.
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Lack Of Sleep In Teens May Lead To Hypertension - school Library Journal
teenagers who don’t sleep well or long enough may have a higher risk of elevated blood pressure that could lead to cardiovascular disease later in life, says a new study in circulation: journal of the american heart association . researchers found ...
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Holiday Memories - school Library Journal
here’s part ii of our annual series , presenting holiday stories from some of your favorite children’s authors and illustrators. we had an amateur theater in the small town where i grew up, in new jersey. it was a big part of town life, and both ...
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Newburg Middle Is Model School
newburg middle school students hope to improve their health and have fun while participating in the fitness challenge. they also want to spotlight their school.
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Depression-era, Subsidized Paintings Draw Interest
meriden, conn. - during the great depression, meriden artist john backstrom created 12 landscape paintings a month as part of a federal employment project. he never knew what happened to most of the canvases.
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Graphic Novels - school Library Journal
09/01/2008 elementary and middle school akira, shouko . monkey high! vol. 1. tr. from japanese by mai ihara. illus. by author. 184p. viz media 2008. pap. $8.99. isbn 978-1-4215-1518-2 . lc number unavailable. gr 7 up–haruna sees the students in her ...
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Adult Books For High School Students - school Library Journal
fiction barlow, toby . sharp teeth . 312p. harpercollins . 2008. tr $22.95. isbn 978-0-06-143022-0 . lc number unavailable. adult/high school—barlow's debut novel innovatively mixes horror, noir, and epic poetry, creating a uniquely thrilling read ...
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Aides Now Run More Than Half Of Mesa, Az, School Libraries
school libraries in mesa, az, don’t look the same this fall. that’s because more than half of last year’s media specialists are gone, leaving only 31 certified librarians to serve a total of 87 schools.
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International Cultural Fest At Newport
the second international cultural festival takes place at the jersey city waterfront community of newport today from 1 to 7:30 p.m.
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A Wiki Gives A Worthy Book New Life - school Library Journal
we teachers are so spoiled. just about everything we need is available online, from lesson plans and printables to book reviews and quiz generators. or so i thought. this summer, while working with a colleague, scouring the web for a lesson plan on ...
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Adult/high School - school Library Journal
block, stefan merrill . the story of forgetting: a novel . 313p. notes. random . 2008. tr $24.95. isbn 978-1-4000-6679-7 . lc 2007012062. adult/high school— this riveting novel features well-drawn characters engaged in the epic struggle of finding ...
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