History The roots for this celebration can be found in other literary celebrations and programs, including Children’s Book Week and National Library Week as well as summer reading programs and programs like Every Child Ready to Read. Typically these programs seek to focus attention on the joy of reading, sharing books, and encouraging literacy. In March 1996 during a radio interview in Tucson, Arizona, author and poet Pat Mora learned about a holiday celebrated in Mexico, as well as in other Latin American countries. El día de los niños, or the Day of the Child, has its roots in International Children’s Day, first celebrated in Turkey in 1920. In subsequent years, following the first World Conference for the Well-being of Children, held in Geneva in 1925, that celebration has evolved into a series of celebrations held in different countries throughout the world on various dates. These more generalized celebrations usually focus on issues related to child welfare. Pat Mora thought about this holiday and decided to expand it to promote the joy of books, adding the link to literacy, an essential issue for the well-being of children. Faculty and staff at the University of Arizona, along with members of the Tucson Chapter of REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, developed the concept with the hope of initiating planning the first celebration to be held on April 30th, 1997. Other organizations, including MANA del Norte, a women’s group in Santa Fe, NM, and librarians, including Oralia Garza de Cortés and Veronica Myers, quickly offered their support for the celebration. REFORMA voted to endorse the celebration of family literacy, and was an early lea... ... middle of paper ... ...h are mentioned elsewhere in this book that support local programs. ALSC also provides a database of local programs at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/initiatives/diadelosninos/diacelebrations/diacelebrations.cfm so that librarians can see what their peers are doing and discover new ways to enhance local programs. In 2007, Target became the first official national sponsor of Dia. Through their support Through their support, libraries received complimentary bilingual brochures about Dia. Funding also provided mini-grants to help establish or enhance local programs at eight libraries: El Paso (TX) Public Library, Hennepin County (MN) Library, Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County (NC), Queens (NY) Public Library, Riverside County (CA) Library System, Broward County (FL) Library System, Providence (RI) Public Library and Phoenix (AZ) Public Library.
While the Dewey decimal system contains a comprehensive index, the Library of Congress Classification system does not (Taylor 430). Each volume of the LCC schedules contains its own index and these indexes do not refer to one another. Finding subjects in the schedules can be awkward. To locate a topic, one must check through each volume index of all the different disciplines that may ...
Cinco De Mayo ( the fifth of may) is well mistaken for Mexican Independence Day, The celebration of the remembrance of how Mexico held victory over France in 1862.Even though it was Mexico's victory, Los Angeles actually has the biggest celebration than Mexico itself.
Sperazi, L. An Evaluation of the IBM PALS Program for the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Newton Highlands, MA: Evaluation Research, 1990. (ED 328 267)
This library system is utilizing all the technologies and materials available to them to serve the community in the best way. Despite certain social indicators and demographic statistics indicating that the library should not be overly utilized, it is thriving and is heavily in use. There are areas that the library can look to improve based on statistical evidence, such as reaching out to the low income population and the over 55 years age group. This library seems to be meeting numerous needs for a wide range of patrons, and doing it well.
In almost all children’s books, authors write fun and playful stories that ultimately intend to teach those reading it a lesson about life. The lessons seem simple, but they all make statements regarding how people function in the complex society of today. No matter what age a person is, reading literature will always provide a lesson concerning life and all of the challenges that come along with it. Without teaching these lessons, there would be no point to reading the story at all. In fact, the story would not even exist. The books My Antonia, The Joy Luck Club, and The Odyssey all prove true the fact that for a story to have value, it must make a statement.
Arist (2007) chose three outstanding examples of libraries—academic, special, and public---that demonstrate how to provide information, technology, programming, and services to their communities. Her purpose is to encourage every library to do the same.
...ial Needs: Information and Activities to Promote Awareness and Understanding. Santa Barbara, CA: Learning Works, 1996. Print.
One quote that was used was, “Children who specialize in a single sport and train intensively for it are at higher risk of experiencing overuse injuries, as well as burnout, anxiety and depression, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP),” (Perry). She said this because it shows how when children play sports that there is a major health risk involved and they could be depressed and exhausted. Another quote is, “More kids are participating in adult-led organized sports today, and sometimes the goals of the parents and coaches may be different than the young athletes,” (Brenner). Doctor Joel Brenner said this because it shows how the coaches and parents are sometimes more involved in the sport than some of the young athletes. Though this argument may seem accurate it does not fully explain some of the major health risks and what the parents and coaches are doing to prevent as many injuries as possible.
Adaptive Technology Equipment for the Library. Lisiecki, Christine; Computers in Libraries, v19 n6 p18-20,22 Jun 1999
It is through the work of women such as Ms. Lori and Ms. Elizabeth that our community is able to thrive. The library teaches those how to be independent and strong without pushing them away. It provides skills and courage to complete one may not have had the ability to complete alone. The courses and activity it provides allow the community to interact and connect with each other. For those who do not have the means necessary to travel or to learn, they provide them at lower prices, so that these individuals have same chances as others to reach their dreams and spread their wings to fly. The classes the provide give hands on learning that many cannot receive without the proper money. From Mommy in me to the cooking class, Rogers memorial Library offers a world of culture and education to create an abundance of joy and passion. In world of technology they provide a surplus of knowledge for one to take home and thoroughly enjoy without the attachment of mechanics at all times. Its community activities that such as September Fest and Multi-Cultural Day show how it will always be there for anyone. Rogers Memorial library is not just a library, it is a home, a school, a friend. Our library is not just a part of our community, but of our
In the ideas to visualize the establishment of collection development policy, the policy should be written in structural form. The American Library Association (ALA) in 1980’s published a model provides an excellent standard reference document, Guide for Written Collection Policy Statements (1996). The ALA guides the reflection of the CDP for years ahead and simply to identify the important elements in writing the plans. Gabriel 1995 said by drafting the individual policies libraries can act as the produce tools that enable the selectors to work tow...
...of Library and Information Sciences, Third Edition (pp. 1507–1517). Taylor & Francis. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1081/E-ELIS3-120043240
Lyons, C., & Tappeiner, E. (2008). Cataloging 2.0: Metadata research at a community college. Journal of Library Metadata, 8(2), 155-157.
"The Value of Children's Literature | Education.com." Education.com | An Education & Child Development Site for Parents | Parenting & Educational Resource. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. .
The main goals behind Sport Education are to help students become knowledgeable about different sports and activities to the point where they can participate in these outside of the classroom to stay active. Also it teaches execution and strategies and encourages competitiveness. It is important for kids to be competitive because they will have to be in life and it will teach the importance of winning and losing the right way. “Sports offer kids a great chance to work cooperatively toward a common goal. And working coope...