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Celebrate Your Library

Teen read Week: Oct 18-24, 2009

Computer Learning Month:  October  (not all links are active at this site)

International School Library Month: October

International School Library Day: October 5, 2009

National Book Month: October

National Family Literacy Day: Nov 1, 2009

American Education Week: Nov 15-21, 2009

National  Young Readers Week: Nov 9-13, 2009

     A collaboration between Center for the Book and Pizza Hut

Ruth McCauley

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Conference Tweaks

Conference Attendees:

Just a little bit of information you might need before coming to conference.  There has been some changes in programs due to rooms and time slots.  We will be having the KASL general business (a few door prizes will be given out) meeting on Friday, October 16th during the 1st break (right after the keynote speaker), we will be having district meetings on Saturday, October 17th during the 1st break (right after the keynote speaker).  We have added a breakout session featuring Harvey Daniels during session IV.  We have moved the Watch & Talk session to Friday, October 16th from 4:30 to 6:00.  We will have KASL items for sale at the conference and AASL trilogy of standards books.  You will get the member discount but will not have to pay shipping and handling on the AASL books.  I have ordered 75 copies of each.

Now for a little help.  I could use help manning the Internet Cafe throughout the conference.  I thought I would have all the students who were supposed to volunteer but only about 10 have done so.  If you would be willing to help, it would be greatly appreciated.

Besides working on this year's conference, I have started working on next year.  The dates and location have been set and I have arranged for our keynote speaker (I am not going to tell you now, or why would you attend the business meeting?) Arrangements are being made for a great national preconference again next year and a very special luncheon on the 1st day.  More information to come.

Barbara Bahm
USD # 464
824 Washington
Tonganoxie KS 66086
913-845-2627

Sunflower State Book Festival

Mark your calendar for the Sunflower State Book Festival

Friday Ocober 9 and Saturday, October 10

Osborne, Kansas

High School Gym

for more information:  email to:  Karen Wallace at osbor1lb@ruraltel.net

The Friday night, October 9th, kickoff will be an open house at the Osborne Public Library to honor Emporia State University professor Dr. James F. Hoy, the first recipient of the Don Coldsmith Award.  This award is given annually to a distinguished Kansas author whose lifetime contributions have utilized the written word to enhance the proud literary legacy of the Sunflower State.  The public can stop in at the library and visit with Dr. Hoy from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. There will be books written by Dr. Hoy available to purchase and have him sign.  The evening will conclude with an informal presentation by Dr. Hoy talking about his writings.

        The doors to the Festival will be open from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturday, October 10th, at the Osborne High School Gymnasium located at 215 West Washington Street in Osborne.  Book publishers and authors from across the state will have booths set up to showcase their books about Kansas.  Door prizes of Kansas books will be drawn for on the hour.  Admission is free and a lunch stand will be on the site.  There is a limited number of booth spaces still available for any exhibitor who might wish to participate.

47 miles North of Russell (I-70) on Highway 281 through the beautiful rolling hills of central Kansas

-- 

Harry Willems, Director
Central Kansas Library System
Great Bend Public Library            
1409 Williams  Street                
Great Bend, KS 67530             
Voice:    620 792-4865       
FAX:     620 793-7270
E-mail:  hwillems@ckls.org       
URL: <http://www.ckls.org

Central Elementary In Burden Wins Reading Caravan Award

September 14, 2009 was a star studded day for students at Central Elementary in Burden. Nominated by Linda Bartel, Central Elementary was the school chosen for the September KAKE TV Reading Caravan award. Susan Peters and her camera man visited the school at 12:30 for a red carpet welcome. The school was decorated with film reels, clapper boards, red carpet and a special star for Susan Peters. She read The Great Fuzz Frenzy by Janet Stevens to all of the students gathered in the library. 

After the reading, the CES library was presented a 500.00 check for books by Matt Fellars of EMC insurance and Steve Atkins of Stamford-Stover insurance. The money will be used to purchase some new resources for the students. Biographies, animals, and new magazines are suggested purchases.

The show was broadcast on KAKE TV 6:30 news on Saturday, September 19. Everyone was excited about preparing for the filming and about seeing themselves on TV. 

21st Century Skills Templates

New templates for Learning4Life
Just in time for back to school, AASL has posted new templates for Learning4Life, the division’s national plan to implement the learning standards and guidelines for the 21st century. The templates can be downloaded from the resources pages. Templates include a brochure, letter frame, postcards (left), notecards, a PowerPoint template, bumper sticker, button, and web banners....

Bring a Book for a Child in Iraq

Conference attendees: Please bring at least 1 book for the "Help Us Learn...Give Us Hope" project, organized by Col. Gary LaGrange.  Children in Iraq start learning English in 3rd grade, but their libraries have been destroyed by the war.  They can be gently used, new, or even weeded books from your libraries, and they especially need English dictionaries.  Please do not bring books that have anything about religion, violence, or are negative about the U.S.  We will collect them at the registration desk.

-Barb Bahm