Banned Books in Canada

Canadian libraries will celebrate Freedom to Read Week, February 21-27, 2010.
It is very interesting to see their Challenged booklists and results of challenges:
http://www.freedomtoread.ca/docs/challenged_books_and_magazines.pdf

when compared to those in the United States:

Background Information from 2001 to 2008 -Frequently Challenged Books (ALA)
Over the past eight years, American libraries were faced with 3,736 challenges.
1,225 challenges due to “sexually explicit” material;
1,008 challenges due to “offensive language”;
720 challenges due to material deemed “unsuited to age group”;
458 challenges due to “violence”
269 challenges due to “homosexuality”; and
Further, 103 materials were challenged because they were “anti-family,” and an additional 233 were challenged because of their “religious viewpoints.”

1,176 of these challenges (approximately 31%) were in classrooms; 37% were in school libraries; 24% (or 909) took place in public libraries. There were less than 75 challenges to college classes; and only 36 to academic libraries.

There are isolated cases of challenges to materials made available in or by prisons, special libraries, community groups, and student groups. The majority of challenges were initiated by parents (almost exactly 51%), while patrons and administrators followed behind (10% and 8% respectively).

Lists of Challenged Books in the United States:
http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/21stcenturychallenged/index.cfm

http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedbydecade/1990_1999/index.cfm

http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/21stcenturychallenged/2008/index.cfm

It would be nice if the American Library Association (ALA) could publish an online comprehensive list similar to the Canadian.

New Jersey Global Educators Spring 2010 Conference

CALL for PROPOSALS
Tenth Annual NJ Global Educators Conference Thinking Globally: New Jersey & Beyond
The New Jersey Global Educators Spring 2010 Conference

Friday, April 16, 2010
Kean University, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union,
NJ

Deadline EXTENDED: February , 26, 2010

Topics Include:

* A Sustained View of Global Education: Linking Higher Education and P - 12

* Integration of Technology in Global Education

* Education for Sustainability in Global Education

* To Travel or Not to Travel: Pros and Cons of Studying in New Jersey versus Studying Out of State or Overseas

* Opportunities for and Barriers to Global Education

* 21st Century Skills for Global Awareness * Global Citizenship: What does it Mean?

* Current Assessment Strategies - A Help or a Hindrance for Global Education Initiatives

* Proposals from other related areas are welcome
Proposal from other related areas are welcome

Presentation formatS:

* Paper (20 mins., plus 5 mins. Q&A)

* Demonstration (20 mins., plus 5 mins. Q&A)

* Panel (3-5 presenters; 40 mins., plus 15 mins. Q&A)

* Interactive hands-on without computer lab (55 mins.)

* Interactive hands-on with computer lab (55 mins.) * Other:

PLEASE COMPLETE THE PROPOSAL SUBMISSION FORM online:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGpTZWt6UmJOd3ZDWFB4azg1ekhYNmc6MA..

Or
http://tinyurl.com/NJGEregistration

and

Don't forget to attend:

Tenth Annual NJ Global Educators Conference

Thinking Globally: New Jersey & Beyond

The New Jersey Global Educators Spring 2010 Conference

Friday, April 16, 2010

Kean University, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union,NJ

Conference registration Form:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dExCSldub2JVY1pOdHhBbWE5UFVFM2c6MA

Registration Fee * Includes a light breakfast and lunch.
Non-member ($85.00 - this registration fee includes a bonus free one year membership with NJGE)
Member ($60.00 for members who have paid membership dues for AY09-10)
Student (25.00)
Conference Presenter ($40.00)

ALA Book awards-2010

The winners have been announced!

Newbery
Award: When You Reach Me (Random) by Rebecca Stead (Juv.S7997w)

Honors:
Phillip Hoose’s Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice (Farrar, Strauss), which won the National Book Award for young people’s literature for his true story of a teen who refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, AL, in 1955, was named one of four Newbery honor books, along with The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Holt) by Jacqueline Kelly, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Little, Brown) by Grace Lin, and The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg (Scholastic) by Rodman Philbrick.

Caldecott
Award: Jerry Pinkney’s The Lion & the Mouse (Little, Brown) wins the Caldecott Medal.
(Juv.398.21 .P655Lm)

The two Caldecott Honor Books were: All the World (Beach Lane Bks.) (Juv.811.6.S284a), illustrated by Marla Frazee and written by Liz Garton Scanlon and Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors (Houghton), illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski and written by Joyce Sidman(Juv.811.54 .S568r).

YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction
This year’s youth media awards had two new additions one of which
—the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award, which went to Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith (Holt) by Deborah Heiligman.

Coretta Scott King-Virgina Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
The other new award-the Coretta Scott King—Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, which went to Jersey City local author, Walter Dean Myers, author of Amiri & Odette: A Love Story, Fallen Angels, Sunrise Over Fallujah (all Scholastic), and Monster (HarperCollins).

Coretta Scott King
Award: Youth services librarian Vaunda Micheaux Nelson’s Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal (Juv.920.9.R332n)(Lerner) is winner of the Coretta Scott King Author Book Award, which recognizes an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults.

The King Author Honor Book was Mare’s War (Random) by tanita s. davis.

The Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book Award went to My People (Juv.811.52.H893m)(Atheneum), illustrated by Charles R. Smith Jr. and written by Langston Hughes.

The King Illustrator Honor Book was The Negro Speaks of Rivers (Juv.811.52.H893n)(Jump at the Sun), illustrated by E. B. Lewis and written by Langston Hughes.

The Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award winner was The Rock and the River (S & S) by kekla magoon.

Robert F. Siebert Award
The Robert F. Sibert Medal for most distinguished informational book for children went to Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream (Candlewick) by Tanya Lee Stone. The other two Sibert Honor Books were: The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors (Charlesbridge) by Chris Barton, illustrated by Tony Persiani, and Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 (Richard Jackson/Atheneum Bks) written and illustrated by Brian Floca.

Michael L. Printz
The other surprise was the Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults, which went to Going Bovine (Juv.B8275g (Delacorte) by Libba Bray.
Four Printz Honor Books also were named: Heiligman’s Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith, along with The Monstrumologist (S & S) by Rick Yancey, Punkzilla (Candlewick) by Adam Rapp (Juv398.21 .P655Lm), and Tales of the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance, 1973 (Penguin) by John Barnes.


Schneider Award Winner
Marcelo in the Real World (Scholastic) by Francisco X. Stork, took home a Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience. Other Schneider award winners were Django (Roaring Brook) written and illustrated by Bonnie Christensen and Anything but Typical (S & S) by Nora Raleigh Baskin.

Pura Belpre
Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award honoring a Latino writer and illustrator whose children’s books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.
Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day; Celebremos El día de los niños/El día de los libros (HarperCollins), illustrated by Rafael López and written by Pat Mora.
Belpré Illustrator Honor Books
Diego: Bigger Than Life (Marshall Cavendish), illustrated by David Diaz, written by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand.
My Abuelita (Harcourt) illustrated by Yuyi Morales, written by Tony Johnston (Juv.J73m).
Gracias Thanks,(Lee & Low), illustrated by John Parra, written by Pat Mora (Juv. M83g).

Pura Belpré (Author) Award
Return to Sender (Knopf) by Julia Alvarez

Belpré Author Honor Books
Diego: Bigger Than Life
Federico García Lorca (Lectorum) by Georgina Lázaro, illustrated by Enrique S. Moreiro.


Other Awards

William C. Morris Award honors a book written by a first-time author for young adults Flash Burnout (Houghton) by L.K. Madigan.

Odyssey Award for excellence in audiobook production
Live Oak Media, producer of the audiobook Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken by Kate DiCamillo and narrated by Barbara Rosenblat.
Odyssey Honor Audiobooks
In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber, produced by Listen & Live Audio, Inc., written by L. A. Meyer and narrated by Katherine Kellgren;
Peace, Locomotion, produced by Brilliance Audio, written by Jacqueline Woodson and narrated by Dion Graham
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball” produced by Brilliance Audio, written by Kadir Nelson and narrated by Dion Graham.

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for most distinguished beginning reader book
Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! (TOON) written and illustrated by Geoffrey Hayes.
Geisel Honor Books
I Spy Fly Guy! (Scholastic) written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold
Little Mouse Gets Ready (TOON) written and illustrated by Jeff Smith
Mouse and Mole: Fine Feathered Friends (Houghton) written and illustrated by Wong Herbert Yee
Pearl and Wagner: One Funny Day (Dial) written by Kate McMullan, illustrated by R. W. Alley.

Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults
Jim Murphy is the 2010 Edwards Award winner. His books include: An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 (Clarion); Blizzard! The Storm That Changed American; The Great Fire (both Scholastic); The Long Road to Gettysburg ; A Young Patriot: The American Revolution as Experienced by One Boy (both Clarion).

Andrew Carnegie Medal for excellence in children’s video
Paul R. Gagne and Mo Willems of Weston Woods, producers of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!. The video is based on the book of the same name written and illustrated by Willems; it was narrated by Willems and Jon Scieszka with animation by Pete List.

Mildred L. Batchelder Award for an outstanding children’s book translated from a foreign language and subsequently published in the United States
A Faraway Island, originally published in Swedish in 1996 as “En ö i havet,” the book was written by Annika Thor, translated by Linda Schenck, and published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books.

Batchelder Honor Books
Big Wolf and Little Wolf, written by Nadine Brun-Cosme, illustrated by Olivier Tallec, translated by Claudia Bedrick and published by Enchanted Lion Books
Eidi, written by Bodil Bredsdorff, translated by Kathryn Mahaffy and published by Farrar Straus Giroux.
Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness, written by Nahoko Uehashi, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu, translated by Cathy Hirano and published by Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.

Alex Awards for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope (HarperCollins) by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer.
The Bride’s Farewell (Penguin) by Meg Rosoff
Everything Matters! (Penguin) by Ron Currie, Jr.
The Good Soldiers (Farrar, Srauss) by David Finkel.
The Kids Are All Right: A Memoir (Random) by Diana Welch and Liz Welch with Amanda Welch and Dan Welch.
The Magicians (Penguin) by Lev Grossman.
My Abandonment (Harcourt) by Peter Rock
Soulless: An Alexia Tarabotti Novel (Hachette) by Gail Carriger.
Stitches: A Memoir (Norton) by David Small
Tunneling to the Center of the Earth (HarperCollins) by Kevin Wilson.


May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award recognizing an author, critic, librarian, historian or teacher of children's literature, who then presents a lecture at a winning host site.
Lois Lowry will deliver the 2011 lecture. The internationally acclaimed author’s career spans more than 30 years. She is a two-time recipient of the Newbery Medal, in 1990 for Number the Stars, set in Denmark during World War II, and in 1994 for the eerily dystopian The Giver (both Houghton).

Source :http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6715435.html?desc=topstory
SLJ/BookLife Blog

ONE BOOK NEW JERSEY NEWS:
The Results Are In!

Adult - The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time by Mark Haddon
(PR6058.A245 C87 2003)


Young Adult - The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
(Juv.A3847a)


Middle Grade - The Tale Of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
(Juv..D545TA)


Read to Me - Click Clack Moo : Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
(Juv.C947cL)


One Book New Jersey is an exciting program that libraries and their partners will promote across the state. The goal is to bring people together through literature by encouraging them to read the same book and participate in discussions and other events centered on that book. One Book New Jersey celebrates reading, literacy, and all that New Jersey's libraries do. (See the calendar of events http://www.huntcal.com/cgi/calview.cgi/OBNJ2003/OBNJ?vm=r)

Jersey City Museum hosts International Black Film Festival 1/29-1/30/10

Jersey City Museum is pleased to present the 6th Annual African Diaspora Film Series on Friday, January 29, and Saturday, January 30, 2010. The African Diaspora Film Series features a selection of films from emerging and established filmmakers of color. Highlights from the series include five premiere film screenings, DVD release, a two-for-one double feature, Q&A's, and more. ( See http://www.nyadff.org/JerseyCity_10.html)

The Museum is located at
350 Montgomery Street (at the corner of Monmouth Street)
Jersey City, NJ. 07302

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010[1:30PM] GLORIOUS EXIT: Jarreth Merz, a Swiss-Nigerian actor living in Los Angeles, is summoned to Nigeria to bury his father. Nigerian tradition mandates the eldest child to take charge of a father's burial. Although he accepts the responsibility, he struggles with why he feels morally responsible toward Nigerian tradition and a family whom he hardly knows. Jarreth starts a journey of self-discovery. By Kevin Merz, Niegeria/Switzerland, 2008, 75mins, Documentary in English and German with English subtitles. Winner "Festival Real Life" Accra 2008. Official selection, African Diaspora Film Festival 2008.

[3:30PM] THE JOURNEY OF THE LION: Brother Howie is a Jamaican Rastifari who dreams of the land of his ancestors: Africa. On a journey in search of his roots and his identity he travels through three continents and - with great humor and sensitivity - discovers the world...and Africa. By Fritz Baumann, 1992, 90mins, docu-drama in English. Official selection, African Diaspora Film Festival 1994. SPECIAL PROMOTION! Get an automatic $5 discount on your purchase of the JAMAICAN MUSIC & SOUL DVD -Two film Set DVD with "Made in Jamaica" & "The Journey of the Lion" - by showing your "The Journey of the Lion" ticket from the 3:30pm screening.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010[1:00PM] CANDOMBE: [AFRO-LATINO MUSIC PROGRAM] More than two hundred years ago, there was an influx into Uruguay of slaves from Africa whom, after being freed, continued to make up the poorest and most marginalized strata in society. Fernando Nunez, a black man, a musician, and a maker of drums, sees himself as the heir to "Candombe", an important social and cultural legacy from his slave forefathers. The official history and culture of Uruguay, on the other hand, which has never acknowledged this contribution to the degree which it deserves, continues to marginalize expressions of black culture. Fernando Nunez and his friends from the Barrio Sur back street quarter of Montevideo have decided to fight to keep these important cultural roots alive in the consciousness of the Uruguayan people. By Rafael Deugenio, 1993, 16mins, Docu-Drama with Spanish with English subtitles. Official selection, African Diaspora Film Festival 1993


SONS OF BENKOS: An entertaining documentary that explores the African culture of Colombia through music. The film presents the music of the "Sons of Benkos," one of the most important Black leaders in the fight for freedom during the times of slavery in Colombia. The film also shows the evolution of Afro-Colombian music over time through the fusion of Cuban and contemporary African rhythms with traditional Afro-Colombian music. By Silva Lucas, 2003, 52mins, Spanish with English subtitles. Docu-Drama. Official selection, African Diaspora Film Festival 2006. [Panel discussion after the screening.][3:00PM] PRO-BLACK SHEEP: Rashad is a young man with extraordinary intellectual sophistication. He is discovered to be sending anonymous emails to black leaders, criticizing them for undermining the progress of black America. The leader who makes the discovery hires Rashad as an adviser, setting him on a journey to find the voice he needs to make a difference. By Clayton Broomes Jr., USA, 2009, 109mins, drama in English. Official selection, African Diaspora Film Festival 2009. [Panel discussion after the screening]

Admission Fee: $10.00
Contact: Diarah N'Daw-Spech, ADFF / ArtMattan Productions, (212) 864-1760
Rita Salpieto, Jersey City Museum, (201) 413-0303, ext. 144
Ben Jones, New Jersey City University, (201) 200-3245

Donna Brazile comes to Newark Public Library -1/12/10

Donna Brazile keynote for Newark Public Library MLK Lecture

This year's lecture will feature keynote speaker Donna Brazile, veteran Democratic political strategist, author of the best-selling autobiography "Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics," and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. In the media, she serves as a political contributor on CNN; a consultant to ABC News, regularly appearing as a commentator on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"; and a frequent contributor to NPR's "News and Notes." In print and online, she is a columnist for "Roll Call" and "Ms." magazine. For more information and to RSVP, please call 973-733-7793 or email rsvp@npl.org.

Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Lecture
featuring Donna Brazile
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
5:30 - 7:30 pm

Main Library - Centennial Hall-Second Floor
5 Washington Street:
Newark, NJ
http://www.npl.org/Pages/AboutLibrary/directions.html

ALA MEDIA AWARDS are coming -1/18/09

The 2010 American Library Association Media Awards will be annnounced on
Monday, January 18, 2010, 7:30- 9:00 am at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

Each year the American Library Association (ALA) honors books and media for children and teens. Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, the ALA Youth Media Awards, including but not limited to the prestigious Caldecott, Coretta Scott King Book Awards, Newbery and Printz awards, guide parents, educators, librarians and others in selecting the best materials for youth. Selected by committees composed of librarians and other literature and media experts, the awards also encourage original and creative work in the field of children's and young adult literature and media.


Past winners
2009 http://educationservicesnews.blogspot.com/2009/01/ala-youth-media-awards.html

2008 http://educationservicesnews.blogspot.com/2008/01/ala-awards-official-list.html

2007 http://educationservicesnews.blogspot.com/2007/01/ala-award-books-announced.html

College Student Essay Contest-deadline 1/8/09

NCBS

The National Council for Black Studies (NCBS) is the leading organization of Black Studies professionals in the world. For more than 30 years NCBS members have been at the forefront of driving the development of Black/Africana Studies as a respected academic discipline.

Essay Contest

Submit your essay today to compete in the NCBS Annual Student Essay Competition! Winners will be recognized at the Student Luncheon.


ESSAY GUIDELINES:
Essays should focus on any aspect of the Africana experience, i.e., art, education, history, literature, politics, psychology, social and policy issues.
Must bet typed in MS Word, 12-18 pages in length, double-spaced with one-inch margins left-to-right and top-to-bottom.
Students are asked to document sources using either the MLA or APA style guides.
Submissions must be mailed to the address below. Faxed or electronic essays are not accepted!

Please include the following information on your cover sheet only:
Name
Mailing address
Telephone number
Email Address
Name of college or university
Class status (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Graduate Student)
Name of Faculty Advisor
Do not include the above information on any subsequent pages of the essay other than on the cover sheet.
DEADLINE: January 8, 2010
(must be received by this date)


Send all manuscripts to:

National Office, NCBS
Department of African American Studies
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 4109
Atlanta, GA 30302-4109

Street/Overnight Address
1 Park Place South, #962
Atlanta, GA 30303

Prizes

Winners
Undergraduate Winners:
1st Place - $350.00
2nd Place- $250.00
3rd Place- $125.00

Graduate Winners:
1st Place - $350.00
2nd Place- $250.00
3rd Place- $125.00

For more information:

http://www.ncbsonline.org/home

http://www.ncbsonline.org/student_essay_contest

info@ncbsonline.org

GSCBA-Attention: New Jersey Public and School Librarians

Don't delay- Submit your tally sheets!-deadline 1/1/10

The Garden State Children's Book Award Committee would like to encourage New Jersey school and public libraries to make the children's votes count!

For the official tally sheet and ballot for the 2010 Award Winners, as well as information on where to send your library's winning results, please see the following link on the NJLA website: http://njla.pbworks.com/f/gscbaballot10.pdf

If your library has set up a display and ballot box for the 2010 nominees, please tally up the three most popular titles in each of the four categories (Easy Reader, Easy Reader Series, Fiction and Non-Fiction) and send your library's winning results to the committee by Friday, January 1, 2010.


If your library has not set up a display and ballot box for the 2010 nominees, your library can still participate by using your library's circulation statistics to determine the three most popular titles in each of the four categories and send your library's winning results to the committee by Friday, January 1, 2010.

For information on the Garden State Children's Book Award, the 2010 Ballot and Past Winners, please see the following links on the NJLA website:

Ballot
http://www.njla.org/honorsawards/book/GSCBAballot.pdf
http://www.njla.org/honorsawards/book/GSCBA_annotations_fiction.pdf
http://www.njla.org/honorsawards/book/GSCBA_annotations_NF.pdf

Nominees
http://www.njla.org/honorsawards/book/GSCBA_annotations_ER.pdf

Information
The Garden State Children's Book Awards were established in 1977 to honor books for younger readers. The Children's Services Section (CSS) of the New Jersey Library Association felt that books for the early and middle grades seldom received proper recognition. Yet it is at this age, more than any other, that the potential reader needs to be encouraged, stimulated and captivated by the printed work and good illustration.

The winners are chosen by a committee of the Children's Services Section of the New Jersey Library Association on the basis of literary merit and popularity with readers. The awards are given to both author and illustrator in four categories: "Easy to Read" as specifically designated by the publisher, "Easy to Read Series", Fiction and Non-fiction for younger children in grades 2-5. Because children vote for their favorite books, the committee works with titles published three years before the award.

http://www.njla.org/honorsawards/book/index.html

Past Recipients:
http://www.njla.org/honorsawards/book/childrens.html
http://www.njla.org/honorsawards/book/teen.html

If your library did create a display of the 2010 GSCBA nominees and would like to share pictures of it with us, or if you have any questions, please email us at GSCBACom@gmail.com.

Happy Thanksgiving Reading?-books to avoid

Trying to organize a Thanksgiving Day book display can be problematic.
Many of the stalwarts such as those found on the New York Public Library's http://kids.nypl.org/holidays/thanksgiving.cfm
and other lists
http://wildrosereader.blogspot.com/2009/11/thanksgiving-book-lists-book-reviews.html
are also found on Oyate's Books to Avoid list ( Note Oyate has discontinued this list but you can find the list at
http://journalstar.com/news/local/education/books-to-avoid/article_5d0d1834-c648-5adb-bc7e-239252337d66.html

The books found on the Recommended Books list from Oyate:

Bruchac, Margaret M. (Abenaki), and Catherine Grace O’Neill, 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2001, grades 4-up
(Juv.394.268 G729s)

Hunter, Sally M. (Ojibwe), Four Seasons of Corn: A Winnebago Tradition. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1997, grades 4-6.
(Juv.394.1 .H947f)

Peters, Russell M. (Wampanoag), Clambake: A Wampanoag Tradition. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1992, grades 4-6.
(Juv.974.48 P481c)

Regguinti, Gordon (Ojibwe), The Sacred Harvest: Ojibway Wild Rice Gathering. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1992, grades 4-6.
(Juv.977.6 R334s)

Swamp, Jake (Mohawk), Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message. New York: Lee & Low, 1995, all grades.
(Juv.299.79 S7919)

among others show respect for Native American traditions and don't employ or further the mythological Pilgrim-Indian friendship, first thanksgiving with turkeys and feathers.
See http://www.oyate.org/resources/longthanks.html
However, they may not be as attractive to students and teachers.

The problem is how do we critically examine ourselves, our perspectives and our transmittal of these myths to the next generation by employing the familiar books and stories in our teaching

Some books that might help in that exploration are listed below:

E98 .P99 H57 1999
American Indian stereotypes in the world of children : a reader and bibliography

E175.85 .L64 2007
Lies my teacher told me : everything your American history textbook got wrong

LC1099.3.T47 2009
Culturally proficient leadership:the personal journey begins within

Text your Wisdom, Write a Book with NJSL

National November Write Your Own Book Month

The Challenge

The New Jersey State Library is taking the challenge is to write a book with 50,000 words in one month.

The NJ State Library will compile a book with the collective wisdom of people sharing advice for another human being.

Text your words of wisdom for a child, friend, politician, parent, teenager, adult, parent to the New Jersey State Library, by November 30, 2009, so that it can be included in the book!

The Book:

H2H (Human to Human) wisdom in 140 characters!
The name of the book will be, H2H (Human to Human) wisdom in 140 characters
- unless someone texts us a better title!
It will be published online.

Participate:

• Text your advice ( maximum:140 characters or less).
• Text "H2H" to 51684, hit “space” and type your advice
• Include your initials or first name to your quote if you want it to appear with your quote.
• Standard message charges apply.
• You'll receive a message to let you know your submission has been accepted
• NJ State Library will collect your text messages until they have 50,000 words of wisdom.
• All entries must be submitted no later than November 30.

Submission Guidelines:

• No profanity
• No personal references
• NJ State Library reserves the right to reject submissions.

Updates:

Updates will be sent weekly ( no more than1 message per week).

Stop the messages anytime you want by replying "Stop".

Questions? :

Nancy Dowd:

ndowd@njstatelib.org

609-278-2640 ext 122

MIX IT Up at Lunch Day- Nov. 10, 2009

Teaching tolerance a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center is sponsoring

Mix It Up at Lunch Day

in K-12 schools

November 10, 2009

The event is a simple call to action: take a new seat in the cafeteria. By making the move, students can cross the invisible lines of school division, meet new people and make new friends.
Mix it Up at Lunch Day helps students become more comfortable interacting with different kinds of people.

For information go to:

http://www.tolerance.org/mix-it-up

Organization Tips for Teachers

http://www.tolerance.org/mix-it-up/lunch-day

and

Lessons and Activities are also available

http://www.tolerance.org/mix-it-up/activity

Schools can register to participate:

http://www.tolerance.org/mix-it-up/add/school

Jersey City Public Library staff on Wendy Williams,11/9/09

“How YOU doin’?” is the signature greeting of nationally syndicated radio, and now TV personality, Wendy Williams, so Library Director Priscilla Gardner decided to have some fun and recorded a video with some of the administrative staff – all, giving their distinctive versions of, what else?! “How YOU doin’?”

Wendy loved the video, and now the Jersey City Free Public Library will appear live on her show on Monday, November 9th, with all participants introducing Wendy. The Wendy Williams Show originally airs daily (M-F) at 10 a.m. on Fox 5 (WYNY-TV, Channel 5) and is repeated, daily (M-F) at 10 p.m. on My 9 (WWOR-TV, Channel 9) Both television stations are in the New York metro area.Maybe it’s because Wendy Williams is a Jersey Girl and proud of it, or maybe it’s also because of Assistant Library Director Dennis Hayes’ (all-body) rendition (seein’s believin’!) of her question, “How YOU doin’?” that the Jersey City Free Public Library will be featured.

Dan Fitzpatrick, the Associate Producer of The Wendy Williams Show, wrote in an e-mail to Director Gardner that Wendy “LOVED” Dennis Hayes’ take on her query.The Library Director called Miller Assistant Branch Head Jason Sanders to video tape the production on October 20th, with the following participants (in order of saying,“How YOU doin’?”): Library Director Priscilla Gardner; Carolyn Armour, administrative assistant to the Library Director; Carl Shipman, Maintenance; Assistant Library Director Sonia Araujo; Finance Director Wayne Ponder; MIS Head Victor Enriquez; Assistant Library Director Dennis Hayes; and Patricia Dunn of the Business Office.

Watch all participants and the videographer introduce Wendy on The Wendy Williams Show on Monday, November 9th!

Missed it?
Here is a link to the entry
http://www.wendyshow.com/2009/11/09/how-you-doin-fever-tapes/#more-7202
https://www.flickr.com/photos/30018080@N00/4158683936
https://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2009/11/jersey_city_free_public_librar_1.html

Halloween Costumes for Poetry Lovers

Dress like your favorite poet(ess) for Halloween,
Easy instructions for admirers of Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe, William Carlos Williams, Walt Whitman and Sappho!

http://poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/210, 93

Calls for Papers -NJGE and Transformations Journal

CALL for PROPOSALS

Tenth Annual NJ Global Educators Conference
Thinking Globally: New Jersey & Beyond
The New Jersey Global Educators Spring 2010 Conference
Friday, April 16, 2010
Kean University, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ

Topics Include:

• NJ P-12 Initiatives in Global Education


• Uses of Technology in Global Education


• Sustainability – Economic or Ecological – Is there a Difference?


• Pros and Cons of Studying in NJ versus Studying Out of State or Overseas: To Travel or Not to Travel


• Opportunities and Barriers to Global Education


• 21st Century Skills in Global Awareness


• Global Citizenship: What does it Mean?


• Pros and Cons of Globalizing Curriculum Initiatives


• Current Assessment Strategies – A Help or a Hindrance for Global Education Initiatives


• Proposals from other related areas are welcome
  
  PLEASE COMPLETE THE PROPOSAL SUBMISSION FORM at

https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGpTZWt6UmJOd3ZDWFB4azg1ekhYNmc6MA..

Or

http://tinyurl.com/NJGEregistration

Deadline: December 1, 2009


and

Transformations: The Journal of Inclusive Scholarship and Pedagogy
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR A SPECIAL ISSUE
TEACHING THE EARTH
Guest Editor: Anthony Lioi
The editors of Transformations seek articles (5,000 – 10,000 words) and media reviews (books, film, video, performance, art, music, etc. – 3,000 to 5,000 words) that explore environmental issues in all pedagogical contexts and disciplinary perspective. Essays should raise questions concerning constructive pedagogical responses to local and planetary environmental issues.

· Ecological literacy
· Environmental ethics
· Natural, cultural, and financial economies
· Resource depletion
· Mass extinction
· Popular culture and the environment
· Religion and ecology
· Corporate greenwashing
· Celebrity environmentalism
· The Earth and the Internet
· Resource wars
· Indigenous nations and environmental sovereignty
· The queer Earth
· Nature writing
· Green cities
· Food and farming
· Radical environmentalisms
· Ecology in the Borderlands
· Environmental racism
· The Anti-Toxics and Environmental Justice movements
· Rural, suburban, and urban geography
Deadline: November 3o, 2009
Transformations: The Journal of Inclusive Scholarship and Pedagogy is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary forum for pedagogical scholarship exploring intersections of identities, power, and social justice. The journal features a range of approaches — from theoretical articles to creative and experimental accounts of pedagogical innovations from teachers and scholars from all areas of education.

Send submissions or inquiries in MLA format (6th ed.) as attachments in MS Word or Rich Text format to: Jacqueline Ellis and Edvige Giunta, Editors, transformations@njcu.edu.

OR

send a hard copy to

Transformations,

New Jersey City University,

Hepburn Hall Room 309,

2039 Kennedy Boulevard,

Jersey City, NJ 07305.

Author(s) name and contact information should be included on a SEPARATE page.

For submission guidelines go to: www.njcu.edu/assoc/transformations.
Published semi-annually by New Jersey City University

VOTE for your favorite One Book NJ

VOTE!

From now through Sunday, November 15, librarians and readers of all ages are encouraged to vote for the titles best suited to be One Book New Jersey selections! You can only vote for one title per category, but you can place a vote in all four categories: Adult, Teen, Middle Grade, and Read to Me.

Vote now, and spread the word! Winning selections will be announced on November 16, 2009

To view the titles and vote go to http://www.onebooknewjersey.org/

APA Manual-Sixth Edition-Errors

UPDATE

APA will allow exchanges!

Anyone who gets in touch with the association between November 2 and December 15 and asks for a replacement will receive a free copy of the emended second printing, according to Rhea Faberman, director of communications. Rhea Faberman’s phone number is 202-336-5709.
(She recommends that people contact the APA's service center to submit those requests.)

Here is the information for the APA Service Center :

APA MainContact Mailing address:

American Psychological Association,

750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242

Telephone: (800) 374-2721 or (202) 336-5500

Service Center Hours:

Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

See http://pubmanual.blogspot.com/2009/10/apa-has-apparently-agreed-to-allow.html

for details!

FURTHER UPDATES

One of our professors called to find out using the information you shared. Here is the info that he emailed :
“Just called down there to make sure they knew their dates and they said they’re still trying to figure out the nuts and bolts of how they’re going to get the old copies and send out the new ones and that they should have the process solidified by 11.10.”

From LIBREF-L@LISTSERV.KENT.EDULIBREF-L@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU

"After November 2, a link on the APA's website ...(http://apastyle.apa.org/) ...will be available for people with copies to return to click on, and furtheri nstructions will appear on how to return our defective copies.

The representative ... said that there will not be a cost for the shipping, and we may return all copies we wish to have replaced.

A copy of the 2nd printing will be substituted. Still some errors in that printing, from what I understand, but better than the many found in the first one."

____________________________________________
APA Manual 6th Edition Alert

If you bought the new Sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association be sure to check if you have the first or second printing!

The first printing has errors.
The second printing is the corrected version.

Please note the Congressman Frank J. Guarini Library has Sixth edition - second printing copies of the APA manual in the Reference Collection (Ref BF 76.7 .P83 2010 )

First vs. Second Printing
Check the verso page with CIP info.

For the first printing, the last line on the bottom reads: Sixth Edition, First Printing

However, on the 2nd printing, towards the top of the page, the next line below the Copyright paragraph is the line: Second printing: August 2009 and the last line only states: Sixth Edition

See http://pubmanual.blogspot.com/ for updates on obtaining second printing copies
and the post
http://pubmanual.blogspot.com/2009/10/image-of-verso-page-of-second-edition.html
for a page image.

Corrections List
If you have the First Printing, check http://supp.apa.org/style/pubman-reprint-corrections-for-2e.pdf for lists of corrections.

Sample Papers
access the corrected sample papers at http://apastyle.apa.org/ by clicking first on "Related Resources" and selecting the "Sample Paper" option from the left-hand column.
Or
Follow this link http://search.apastyle.org/?facet=stylecontenttype:Sample%20paper

( Thanks to the EBSS-L ALA listserv and the APA Style Blog for this information)

OCTOBER DATES

October 3rd
Cornel West
The Book Club of Bethany Baptist Church,with the support of Dr. Randal Pinkett and
Mayor Cory A. Booker,
hosts
Dr. Cornel West as he signs copies of his most recent book,BROTHER WEST: LIVING AND LOVING OUT LOUD, A MEMOIR.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
3:00 pm
Bethany Baptist Church
275 West Market Street
Newark, NJ 07103

Amiri Baraka/Randy Weston Duo
A Tribute to Amiri Baraka at the Jazz Vespers on Saturday, October 3rd at 6pm sharp:
Bethany Baptist Church
275 West Market Street
Newark, NJ 07103
(973)623-8161
http://www.bethany-newark.org/
Guest artist: Randy Weston Duo - (Jazz Saxophonist)

October 8th
James Harris
James Harris, first vice president of the state conferences of NAACP branches, will open New Jersey City University’s 2009-2010 African Heritage Colloquium Series on Thursday, October 8. Mr. Harris will speak on “40 Years of Justice: The NAACP, History, and Relevance for a New Generation,” 12:00 – 1:30 p.m., in Multipurpose Room A of the University’s Michael Gilligan Student Union, 2039 Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City. Sponsored by NJCU’s Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center, the lecture is free and open to the community. For further information call the Center at (201)200-3524

Sharon Draper
Thursday Oct 8th 2009 Mancini Hall, 7pm Ocean County Library, Toms River Branch, 101 Washington Street, Toms River , NJ 08753Ocean County Library’s 40th Anniversary of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Celebration with author Sharon Draper

Sharon M. Draper is a professional educator as well as an accomplished writer. She has been honored as the National Teacher of the Year, is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary Award, and is a New York Times bestselling author.

October 9th
Deadline for I Love My Librarian Award
STILL TIME FOR LIBRARY USERES TO NOMINATE LIBRARIANS FOR 2009 CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK/NEW YORK TIMES I LOVE MY LIBRARIAN AWARD

Nominations are still open for the 2009 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award.
The award invites library users to recognize the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community college and university libraries for their efforts to improve the lives of people in their community. Nominations will run through October 9 and are being accepted online at http://www.blogger.com/www.ilovelibraries.org/ilovemylibrarian.

Sunday, October 11th
National Coming Out Day
National Coming Out Day is an internationally-observed civil awareness day for coming out and discussion about gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues. It is observed on October 11 every year by members of the LGBT communities and their supporters (often referred to as "allies").
http://www.hrc.org/issues/coming_out.asp
http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/educator/index.html


Monday, October 12th
Hector Cantu creator of Baldo
Award-winning journalist Hector Cantú, co-creator/writer of the nationally-syndicated newspaper comic strip, “Baldo,” will open New Jersey City University’s 2009-2010 University Lecture Series on Monday, October 12 at 4:00 p.m. in Room 202 of Hepburn Hall, on the University campus at 2039 Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City.

Banned Books Week 2009

9/ 26−10/3/09

Banned Books Week

Read a banned book!

Check these websites:

For other lists
Check:
http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/
http://tinyurl.com/mlgpqt (ALA Frequently challenged Books)
http://tinyurl.com/yco2fbv
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/banned-books.html

Commemorations-Sad and Happy

9/15/09

On Sunday, 15th September, 1963, a white man was seen getting out of a white and turquoise Chevrolet car and placing a box under the steps of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Soon afterwards, at 10.22 a.m., the bomb exploded killing Denise McNair (11), Addie Mae Collins (14), Carole Robertson (14) and Cynthia Wesley (14). The four girls had been attending Sunday school classes at the church. Twenty-three other people were also hurt by the blast.
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/m_r/randall/birmingham.htm

Among the books written about the events are:

Juv. C978w 1997

The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963 : a novel Curtis, Christopher Paul. New York : Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 1997, c1995. 210 p. ; 20 cm.
See here for a reader's guide and lesson plans
http://www.multcolib.org/talk/guides-watsons.html
http://webenglishteacher.com/curtis.html

Juv.811.6 .W3625b 2007
Birmingham, 1963 1st ed. Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- Honesdale, Pa. : Wordsong, c2007. 39 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
see here for an authkor guide
http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/pwtv/studyguides/Weatherford.pdf

View 4 little girls by Spike Lee

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3302971953362876297

4 Little Girls (1997)
There are many remarkable things about the documentary 4 Little Girls. Spike Lee's striking, beautifully realized film is a cinematic lesson of what kind of material is better suited to the documentary format. In his first documentary, Lee shares an attribute of Ken Burns: the major event in his documentary is not seen on camera. Except for four quick glimpses of black-and-white autopsy photos, the picture stays clear from the bombing. Lee remains with the faces, the girls' friends, families, and the historic figures of the era. They've all grown up since the bombing but their memories haven't faded. The vital facts of the case are certainly here: the troubled history of Birmingham, the court proceedings, friends' last run-ins with the girls. What touches us deeper though are those witnesses telling us of living through the core era of segregation and bigotry: a father explaining to his child why she can't have a sandwich in a cafeteria and a woman offering up tears of past events. There's even an interview with George Wallace, the prince of segregation, that belongs in a David Lynch feature. Lee's film asserts the bombing energized the civil rights movement and when the voice of America, Walter Cronkite, echoes those sentiments, you believe he may have it right. From the director of ' 'Do The Right Thing' ' and ' 'Malcolm X' ' comes ' 'a masterpiece.' ' (Chicago Tribune) When a bomb tears through the basement of a black Baptist church on September 15, 1963, it takes the lives of four young girls. This racially motivated crime, sparks the nation?s outrage and helps fuel the civil rights movement sweeping across the country. There are many remarkable things about the documentary 4 Little Girls. Spike Lee's striking, beautifully realized film is a cinematic lesson of what kind of material is better suited to the documentary format. In his first documentary, Lee shares an attribute of Ken Burns: the major event in his documentary is not seen on camera. Except for four quick glimpses of black-and-white autopsy photos, the picture stays clear from the bombing. Lee remains with the faces, the girls' friends, families, and the historic figures of the era. They've all grown up since the bombing but their memories haven't faded. The vital facts of the case are certainly here: the troubled history of Birmingham, the court proceedings, friends' last run-ins with the girls. What touches us deeper though are those witnesses telling us of living through the core era of segregation and bigotry: a father explaining to his child why she can't have a sandwich in a cafeteria and a woman offering up tears of past events. There's even an interview w...all » There are many remarkable things about the documentary 4 Little Girls. Spike Lee's striking, beautifully realized film is a cinematic lesson of what kind of material is better suited to the documentary format. In his first documentary, Lee shares an attribute of Ken Burns: the major event in his documentary is not seen on camera. Except for four quick glimpses of black-and-white autopsy photos, the picture stays clear from the bombing. Lee remains with the faces, the girls' friends, families, and the historic figures of the era. They've all grown up since the bombing but their memories haven't faded. The vital facts of the case are certainly here: the troubled history of Birmingham, the court proceedings, friends' last run-ins with the girls. What touches us deeper though are those witnesses telling us of living through the core era of segregation and bigotry: a father explaining to his child why she can't have a sandwich in a cafeteria and a woman offering up tears of past events. There's even an interview with George Wallace, the prince of segregation, that belongs in a David Lynch feature. Lee's film asserts the bombing energized the civil rights movement and when the voice of America, Walter Cronkite, echoes those sentiments, you believe he may have it right. From the director of ' 'Do The Right Thing' ' and ' 'Malcolm X' ' comes ' 'a masterpiece.' ' (Chicago Tribune) When a bomb tears through the basement of a black Baptist church on September 15, 1963, it takes the lives of four young girls. This racially motivated crime, sparks the nation?s outrage and helps fuel the civil rights movement sweeping across the country.«

September 15, 2009-October 15, 2009
Hispanic Heritage Month
See here for activities
http://www.colorincolorado.org/calendar/celebrations/hhm
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson023.shtml
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/hispanic-heritage-month/south-america/6629.html
http://www.nps.gov/history/Nr/feature/hispanic/
and read some of these:

E184 .S75 L36245 2005 Latina legacies : identity, biography, and community /
edited by Vicki L. Ruiz and Virginia Sánchez Korrol

E184 .S75 H5653 2007 Hispanic Americans /
edited by Paul McCaffrey.

Teaching 9/11

Resources from the New Jersey Department of Education

Top 9/11 Resources
http://www.state.nj.us/education/aps/cccs/ss/911.htm

Children's Support Resources - Children & Trauma
http://www.childrenofseptember11.org/resources.aspx?s=31

and the first ever comprehensive 9/11 curriculum,
September 11th Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum
http://www.learnabout9-11.org/

Video Resources
http://mediaspecialistsguide.blogspot.com/2011/09/sharing-9-11-with-your-students.html
includes a link to What Happened? The Story of September 11, 2001".
and the Curriculum guide "What Happened? The Story of September 11, 2001."
http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/nick-news.pdf

see http://educationservicesnews.blogspot.com/2011/09/teaching-911-10-years-later.html and http://educationservicesnews.blogspot.com/2010/09/lesson-plans-for-911.html for more resources.

Presidential speech -9/8/09

The President Speaks to students today


PreparedText of speech
http://www.whitehouse.gov/MediaResources/PreparedSchoolRemarks/

Transcript of speech
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-in-a-National-Address-to-Americas-Schoolchildren/

Lesson plans and activities

Grades:Pre-K-6
http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/lessons/prek-6.pdf

Grades:7-12
http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/lessons/7-12.pdf

In SEPTEMBER-visit your public library!

September is Library Card Sign-up Month - a time to remind parents and kids that a library card is the most important school supply of all.

Don't have a public library card?

Just bring a form of ID and a utility bill or mail addressed to yourself at your current address and you can get one. Parents can enroll their children

Already have a library card?

Encourage others to join!

JERSEY CITY:

A Tale of Our City, Jersey City’s 2nd annual book festival,

Saturday, September 12th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in

Van Vorst Park, the Victorian park across from the Main Library,

472 Jersey Avenue (corner of Montgomery Street)

Jersey City, NJ

Meet local authors, storytelling, magic shows, celebrate Hispanic heritage and a farmer's market

Also Library card Sign-up!

Downloadable audiobooks, e-books and more at your Public Library

Teachers needing audiobooks and e-books can download them from their public library to an mp3 player or iPod. The loan period is ten (10) days.

A catalog of offerings can be accessed at your local public library's website or here at the ListenNJ website,
http://www.listennj.com/A8D0DFD2-B331-4AAC-961E-EABEE84AFBBB/10/333/en/Default.htm

Some participating libraries are listed here, http://www.listennj.com/A8D0DFD2-B331-4AAC-961E-EABEE84AFBBB/10/333/en/Libraries.htm

But, there are many more that offer this service.

Some libraries may also offer downloadable videos too!

Great tools for students and teachers!

August 7th-YA Author/YA movie-Elizabeth Public Library

Friday, August 7-4PM
Watch the movie Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings) and
then, after the film, we'll be hanging out with David Levithan, co-author of the book that inspired it! The movie will start at 4pm,
David will be arriving around 5:30pm for the discussion. Interested teens (and their librarians) are invited to attend!

Elizabeth Public Library
11 South Broad Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
(908) 354-6060
www.elizpl.org

2009 Eisner Awards Announced

The Eisner Awards are part of Comic-Con International, San Diego, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to creating awareness of and appreciation for comics and related popular art forms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contributions of comics to art and culture.
For more information see http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_faq.shtml#oscars

2009 Eisner Awards Winners
From http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_main.shtml

Best Short Story: "Murder He Wrote," by Ian Boothby, Nina Matsumoto, and Andrew Pepoy, in The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror #14 (Bongo)
Best Continuing Series: All Star Superman. by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC)
Best Limited Series: Hellboy: The Crooked Man, by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben (Dark Horse)
Best New Series: Invincible Iron Man, by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larocca (Marvel)
Best Publication for Kids: Tiny Titans, by Art Baltazar and Franco (DC)
Best Publication for Teens/Tweens: Coraline, by Neil Gaiman, adapted by P. Craig Russell (HarperCollins Children's Books)
Best Humor Publication: Herbie Archives, by "Shane O'Shea" (Richard E. Hughes) and Ogden Whitney (Dark Horse)
Best Anthology: Comic Book Tattoo: Narrative Art Inspired by the Lyrics and Music of Tori Amos, edited by Rantz Hoseley (Image)
Best Webcomic: Finder, by Carla Speed McNeil, www.shadowlinecomics.com/webcomics/#/finder/
Best Reality-Based Work: What It Is, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Graphic Album—New: Swallow Me Whole, by Nate Powell (Top Shelf)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint: Hellboy Library Edition, vols. 1 and 2, by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips: Little Nemo in Slumberland, Many More Splendid Sundays, by Winsor McCay (Sunday Press Books)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books: Creepy Archives, by various (Dark Horse)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material: The Last Musketeer, by Jason (Fantagraphics)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Japan: Dororo, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
Best Writer: Bill Willingham, Fables, House of Mystery (Vertigo/DC)
Best Writer/Artist: Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library (Acme)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: Guy Davis, BPRD (Dark Horse)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: Jill Thompson, Magic Trixie, Magic Trixie Sleeps Over (HarperCollins Children's Books)
Best Cover Artist: James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse)
Best Coloring: Dave Stewart, Abe Sapien: The Drowning, BPRD, The Goon, Hellboy, Solomon Kane, The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse); Body Bags (Image); Captain America: White (Marvel)
Best Lettering: Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #19 (Acme)
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism: Comic Book Resources, produced by Jonah Weiland (www.comicbookresources.com)
Best Comics-Related Book: Kirby: King of Comics, by Mark Evanier (Abrams)
Best Publication Design: Hellboy Library Editions, designed by Cary Grazzini and Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
Hall of Fame: Judges' choices: Harold Gray, Graham Ingels; Voters' choices: Matt Baker, Reed Crandall, Russ Heath, Jerry Iger
Other Awards
Will Eisner "Spirit of Comics" Retailer Award: Tate's Comics, Fort Launderdale, Florida, USA
Bob Clampett Award: Denis Kitchen
Russ Manning Award: Eleanor Davis
Bill Finger Award: John Broome, Frank Jacobs

Check OSCAR for graphic novels and books about collecting graphic novels!

Transformations Journal- call for papers-deadline 8/31/09

transformations
The Journal of Inclusive Scholarship and Pedagogy

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR A SPECIAL ISSUE
TEACHING NATION
Guest Editor: Edward Ramsamy

The editors of Transformations seek articles (5,000 – 10,000 words), media reviews (books, film, video, performance, art, music, etc. – 3,000 to 5,000 words), and photo-essays that explore nation in a variety of pedagogical contexts and from all disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives.
Topics might include:
• Defining, defending, crossing national borders;
• Conceptualizing and contesting ideas of nation in the classroom;
• Courses on Im/migration and/or emigration;
• Pedagogical approaches to nation, identity, citizenship, and language;
• Globalization, economics and labor;
• Diaspora, transnationalism, exile;
• Nations, states, nation-states;
• Colonialism, post-colonialism and nation;
• Nation and communities;
• Nation, race-ethnicity, religion, class, gender, and sexuality;
• National conflict and cooperation;
• Nationalism, patriotism, xenophobia in the classroom;
• Articulating and representing cultural identities;
• Teaching indigeneity and sovereignty.

Deadline: August 30th, 2009

Transformations: The Journal of Inclusive Scholarship and Pedagogy is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary forum for pedagogical scholarship exploring intersections of identities, power, and social justice. The journal features a range of approaches — from theoretical articles to creative and experimental accounts of pedagogical innovations from teachers and scholars from all areas of education.
Send submissions or inquiries in MLA format (6th ed.) as attachments in MS Word or Rich Text format to: Jacqueline Ellis and Edvige Giunta, Editors, transformations@njcu.edu. OR send a hard copy to Transformations, New Jersey City University, Hepburn Hall Room 309, 2039 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07305. Author(s) name and contact information should be included on a SEPARATE page. For submission guidelines go to: www.njcu.edu/assoc/transformations.

Published semi-annually by New Jersey City University

Getting Ready for September?- A Helpful Website

The Teacher Created Materials Website has an interesting collection of :

• Free activities http://www.teachercreatedmaterials.com/free

and a searchable

• Free Activities archive of materials , lesson plans and activities http://www.teachercreatedmaterials.com/free/#archive

There are also Webinars http://www.teachercreatedmaterials.com/webinars/

and podcasts http://www.teachercreatedmaterials.com/podcasts/

A fun site to browse through!

NJ Graphic Novel Fans Alert!

COME ROCK OUT AT THE SOUTH ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
So Punk Rock (and Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother), a graphic novel for teens written and illustrated by brother/sister team Micol and David Ostow, will be presented at the South Orange Public Library on Thursday evening, Aug. 6th, at 7 p.m. by the authors, who are South Orange natives.

Micol and David will show the MTV-style book trailer for So Punk Rock, and read a short selection of the book. Teens will have a chance to look at the hilarious illustrations designed by Dave, ask questions, learn a little bit about the writing and publishing process, and maybe even win a copy of the book.

All are welcome and refreshments will be served. For further information please contact Phyllis Kalb at the South Orange Public Library at (973) 762-0230 or pkalb@sopl.org. For a description of the book, see the author website at http://www.micolostow.com/, and http://www.micolostow.com/sopunkrock/

See a Book- Read a Movie

Summer is here, time to experience movies and literature together
Try these titles

COMING SOON TO THE SCREEN

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood prince
Juv.R883he
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417741/

Skellig
Juv.A452s
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382301/

Available on DVD

Coraline
Juv.G141C
Juv.R966c (graphic novel)

Tale of Desperaux
Juv.D545TA

Inkheart
Juv.F982i

Spiderwick Chronicles
Juv.D863

Happy Summer Reading and Viewing!

Laugh globally at the ADFF in June

LAUGH OUT LOUD COMEDY FILM SERIES

The African Diaspora Film Festival, The Office of the President, Diversity and Community Affairs and the Center for African Education at Teachers College, Columbia University invite you to ADFFs Laugh Out Loud Film Series Program featuring films from Senegal, Mozambique, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad & Tobago, France and the US.

Friday, June 26 through Sunday, June 28, 2009 at Teachers College, Columbia University. All films are in English or with English subtitles.

FREE Friday screenings and discussions on films from Africa and the African Diaspora. Refreshments will be served. All other screenings: $9 General Admission, $7 students & seniors.Sat, June 27 - 172 Macy Hall

TC African Diaspora Cine Club
Teachers College, Columbia University
525 West 120th Street - Room 172 Macy Hall
Train 1 to 116th Street - Walk up four blocks or
Bus M4, M60 or M104 to 120th Street


Friday, June 26 at 6:00PM
Special Event Screening: Discussion & Cocktails
100% Arabica
by Mahmoud Zemmouri, 85min, 1997, France, comedy in French with English subtitles.

In a housing project located on the outskirts of Paris renamed "100% Arabica" by its inhabitants, African immigrants live side by side. The residents are united by their struggle for recognition in a society where immigrants are often regarded as second-class citizens. In a world of exiles, poverty is the common denominator. Against this backdrop, director Zemmouri has brought together two of the biggest and most charismatic stars of the cross-cultural musical form known as Rai, Cheb Mami and Khaled, who play the leaders of a band called Rap Oriental. As the band of musicians starts to gain in popularity, the Imam of the local mosque (Mouss) tries to destroy them by stirring up racial and cultural tensions. However, no one can stop the infectious popularity of the songs in this story of music triumphing over bigotry and violence.

at Teachers College, Columbia University
525 West 120th Street
Fri, June 26-172 Macy Hall FREE (faculty and students) Screening (6:00PM)
Photo ID required to enter building


Friday, June 26
8:30PM
in Room 172 Macy Hall
VIEW TRAILER
SANKY PANKY
by Jose Enrique Pintor, 110 min, 2007, Dominican Republic, comedy in Spanish with English subtitles.

The Dominican Republic has beautiful beaches, beautiful people, and a little something called "Sanky Panky," which female tourists might want to stay away from. In this musical comedy starring the charismatic Fausto Mata, his attempts at getting foreign women to fall in love with him in order to procure a visa to the United States have hilarious results. A huge hit in both the Dominican Republic and the Dominican communities abroad, SANKY PANKY is a humorous look at the little-known phenomena of seducing travelers for personal gain. Popular Dominican music, such as Big Family and Aventura, accompany many of Mata's ridiculous exploits in his quest for a little "Sanky Panky."

Saturday, June 27
2:00PM
in Room 172 Macy Hall
PLAYING AWAY

by Horace Ove, 100mins, 1986, Trinidad&Tobago/UK, comedy in English. Official Selection, Lond and African Diaspora Film Festivals

To mark the conclusion of their "Third World Week" celebration, a cricket team in a small English village invites a West Indian cricket team from South London to a charity game. "Not surprisingly, there's wariness on both sides. But Willie Boy (Norman Beaton), the proud, wryly philosophical captain of the Conquistadors, is intent on accepting the invitation. Meanwhile, the captain of the Sneddington Cricket Club, the innocent but overwhelmingly self-satisfied Derek (Nicholas Farell), is confident of a handy Sunday afternoon victory. Obviously, the possibilities, both comic and serious, in this cultural exchange are endless, and the filmmakers seem not to have missed any of them. But, for all the film's abundant humor, Ove, said to be Britain's first black film maker, and the Oxford-educated Phillips, never let us forget that racial tensions lurk beneath the occasion's surge of good will. In the end, Playing Away's pleasures are subtle and genuine." ~Los Angeles Times

Saturday, June 27
4:00PM
in Room 172 Macy Hall
THE GREAT BAZAAR

by Lincinio Azevedo, 58 min, 2005, Mozambique, comedy in Portugese with English subtitles. Winner Best Short Film, Durban International Film Festival. Official Selection, African Diaspora Film Festival.

In the suburb of an African city, 12-years-old Paito sells fritters outside his house. One day, a band of young robbers takes his money. He decides he's not going to go home until he recovers what he lost. With this in mind, he heads out for the big city on the same train as the thieves. Looking for work, he begins to live in a market square that at night becomes a dormitory for homeless vendors. There he meets Xano, a boy his age, whose insolent behavior and fearlessness attract him. Unlike Paito, Xano despises work and he steals. Despite their differences, they become friends. Together, they reinvent the world.

Saturday, June 27
8:30pm
in Room 172 Macy Hall
NO TIME TO DIE
by King Ampaw, 95mins, 2006, Ghana, love and comedy in English. Official Selection, African Diaspora Film Festival.

Death and funeral traditions play a significant role in African culture. No Time to Die is director King Ampaw's contribution to passing the traidtion onto the next genderation. hearse driver, David Dunnoth meets and falls in love with a young, beautiful dancer who is plannine an elaborate homegoing celebration for her mother. This love and comedy feature lenght film follows David as he does everything to win her affection.

Saturday, June 27
6:00pm
in Room 172 Macy Hall
REUNION

by Sheila Marie Norman, 110mins, 2006, USA, comedy -drama in English . Recipient of numerous awards including Best Actress, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress. Official Selection, African Diaspora Film Festival.

Struggling with vulnerability, Dominique (Carolyn Owens), a college professor, must do some soul searching to address personal shortcomings. Suffering from kidney failure, she attends a family reunion to approach her estranged sister, CeCe (Trisha Mann), for a transplant. However, unresolved conflicts from their catastrophic childhood remain. At great emotional expense, both sisters must confront the demons of their past to find forgiveness and healing. Wacky relatives attending the reunion add color and controversy to the affair. Mounting tensions erupt when Aunt Clara (Maxine Hayden), the family matriarch, reveals a shocking secret, shaking the family tree to its roots

Sunday, June 28
2:00pm
in Room 172 Macy Hall
ALMODOU

by Amadou Thior, 85mins, 2002, Senegal, comedy in Wolof/French with English subtitles. Official Selection, African Diaspora Film Festival.

Sometimes distasteful practices are most effectively criticized with a good sense of humor. Meet Modou, a young, courageous and determinde talibe - a pupil in a Koranic school-who manages to escape from his corrupt and abusice teacher to find a better life in contemporary Dakar, Senegal.

Sunday, June 28
4:00pm
in Room 172 Macy Hall
SPECIAL GUEST Q&A
w/Refreshments
MURDER MAGIC by Windell Williams, 100mins, 1993, USA, drama in English. Official Selection, African Diaspora Film Festival.

A comedy-drama by gifted New York based director Windell Williams, Murder Magic is about a treacherous family secret which causes a murderous conflict between two brothers, one clean-cut and ambitious, the other a womanizing ex-convict. Don't miss this deliciously original, filled with humor, and distinctively intelligent independent feature film and meet director Windell Williams. Q&A after the screening. Refreshments will be served. Sunday, June 28 at 4:00pm. Q&A with filmmaker, Windell Williams and refreshments will be served.

Sunday, June 28
6:30pm
in Room 172 Macy Hall
HOW TO CONQUER AMERICA IN ONE NIGHT
by Dany Laferriere , 96mins, 2004, Canada/Haiti, Romantic comedy in French with English subtitles . Recipient of Zenith Prize (Best First Fiction Feature), Montreal World Film Festival. Official Selection, African Diaspora Film Festival.

Newly arrived in Montréal, and determined to conquer North America by charming blond-haired women, Gégé, a Haitian in his thirties, lands up at Fanfan's - his nostalgic uncle who has given up poetry for a good old taxicab and dreams of returning to his homeland. Over the course of one night filled with humor and friendship -- highlighted by a party attended by twins Andrée and Denise, two Québécoises with contrasting charms -- the two fun-loving guys take stock of their lives, memories and fantasies. Meanwhile, on television, various celebrities draw up a comic portrait of North American society. "A shrewd, funny, humane and very well-written and acted comedy from Haitian-born Montreal writer Dany Laferriere (author of How To Make Love To a Negro Without Getting Tired and On the Verge of a Fever), who makes a lively directorial debut with this comic-dramatic tale." ~ Michael Wilmington - Chicago Tribune.

Screenings: $9 General Admission, $7 students & seniors.
Friday, June 26 8:30pm
Saturday, June 27
Sunday, June 28

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact OASID at oasid@tc.edu , (212) 678-3689, (212) 678-3853 TTY, (212) 678-3854 video phone, as early as possible to request reasonable accommodations, such as ASL interpreters, alternate format materials, and a campus map of accessible features.Info: (212) 864-1760

Calling Newark-Teen Girls -Apply NOW-June Deadline

From the Sadie Nash Leadership Project

Last Chance: Apply for Newark Summer Institute ONLINE Last Chance!

Apply Online: Apply now for Newark Summer Institute 2009

Please help spread the word to your youth contacts about this great opportunity. The application date has been extended to June!
www.sadienash.org or 718.422.8664

SADIE NASH LEADERSHIP PROJECT
Frequently Asked Question

What do we do? SNLP is a unique educational leadership program that is made up of young women ages 14-21 in New York City and Newark, NJ. We are currently recruiting for our Summer Leadership Institute for 2009. SNLP gives you a chance to meet amazing peers and accomplished leaders (like filmmakers, activists, scientists, artists, writers); to take fun exciting courses (about things like human rights, creative writing, medicine, sociology, the environment); and to develop your unique way of leading with your peers and with our support. SNLP is about you, run by you and for you, as a leader and as a young woman.

Why do we do it? The Sadie Nash Leadership Project is designed to guide you through a process in which you come to understand the importance of your life experiences, and how these experiences can be applied to taking action and making change. We believe you, as a young woman in high school, have the ability to change the world, now and in your future. The Sadie Nash Leadership Project is your opportunity to take some time and look at your own leadership, your potential leadership, and the leadership of the women around you.

How does it work? The Sadie Nash Leadership Project requires an initial commitment of six weeks. The summer program lasts for six weeks from July 6th – August 14th, Monday through Friday from 10am until 4pm (on Fridays, we have special events and the hours are different). The summer program will be located in downtown Newark (we hope on the Rutgers Newark campus where it was located last year) which is accessible by bus and train. There will be required pre-session orientation meetings in early June to prepare you for the summer, and to provide an opportunity to meet the staff and to get to know each other. During the summer you and your peers will take classes, meet women involved in different forms of leadership, take workshops on issues that are important to you, and explore your own and others' leadership. The program is FREE, and in fact you will receive a weekly stipend to attend.

What is the stipend? To help you cover your expenses (food and transportation) during the summer you will receive a stipend during the program for everyday you attend. You only receive the stipend when you are at the program because it covers those two direct costs that come with attendance

June Celebrations- Juneteenth-June 19

What is Juneteenth?

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation - which had become official January 1, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on the Texans due to the minimal number of Union troops to enforce the new Executive order. However, with the surrender of General Lee in April of 1865, and the arrival of General Granger’s regiment, the forces were finally strong enough to influence and overcome the resistance
Source-http://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm

For more information see http://www.juneteenth.com/welcome.htm
For the location of celebrations near you see http://www.juneteenth.com/worldwide.htm

And check out these books from the library:
Juv. 323.263.B816j Juneteenth: Freedom day by Muriel Miller Branch

Juv. 973.7.C321u Underground Railroad for Kids: from slavery to freedom with 21 activities by Mary Kay Carson

Also see these sites for lesson plans:

Celebrate Juneteenth http://www.readwritethink.org/calendar/calendar_day.asp?id=547

Juneteenth Wordsearch http://www.teachervision.fen.com/black-history-month/printable/37370.html

Celebrating Juneteenth in Texas http://tides.sfasu.edu/Teachers/Tides/docs/LessonPlans/Elementary/socialPlans/WardenJuneteenth.html

Roads to Freedom http://www.slaveryinamerica.org/history/hs_lp_roadstofreedom.htm

Before, During, and After the Emancipation Proclamation Lesson Plan: A Slave's View
http://www.slaveryinamerica.org/history/hs_lp_rtf-emancipation.htm

See http://educationservicesnews.blogspot.com/2011/06/juneeteenth-in-new-jersey.html
 for 2011 New Jersey events