Programming Librarian

May 2012

It’s Time Again to Step Up to the Plate @ your library
Megan McFarlane | May 31, 2012
Step Up to the Plate @ your library, the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual trivia contest about the “boys of summer” returns just in time for summer. This year’s program is a whole new ball game. With a greater emphasis on social media, people of all ages are encouraged to use the resources at their library to answer a series of trivia questions developed by Hall of Fame staff.

Launch Your Programming into Space with Three Opportunities from NASA
Keliann LaConte | May 29, 2012
Looking for ways to add space-related programming to your library? NASA is offering a YA artwork contest, a traveling exhibition, and a programming workshop for librarians in Idaho and Montana.

Free STEM Traveling Exhibition Available
Angela Hanshaw | May 24, 2012
It’s a good day for librarians looking for free traveling exhibitions! Earlier we shared a Civil War exhibition, and now we’re diving into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The Harvard University/Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics is looking for a few libraries that might be interested in hosting a lightweight, portable STEM multidisciplinary exhibit about universal physics concepts in 2013.

Apply for the Civil War 150 Traveling Exhibition and Programming Grant
Angela Hanshaw | May 24, 2012
For those of you who can’t get enough of Civil War programming, or are still looking for ways to incorporate it into your library, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, in partnership with the Library of America, is now accepting applications from public, academic, and special libraries to host the free Civil War 150 traveling exhibition and receive a $1,000 grant to support public programming.

Registration Open for 2012–2013 WrestleMania Reading Challenge
Stephanie Kuenn | May 22, 2012
Registration is open for the eighth annual WrestleMania Reading Challenge, sponsored by WWE and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association. The challenge encourages teens and tweens to read during Teen Read Week and beyond.

Help Kids and Teens Discover Earth
Keliann LaConte | May 17, 2012
The Lunar and Planetary Institute is pleased to announce the release of Discover Earth: Hands-on Activities, a module to support hands-on Earth science explorations in libraries and other places of community learning. Educators are invited to download the activities, supporting reading games, and facilitator resources.

Feeding (into) the Frenzy: The 74th Hunger Games at Des Plaines Public Library
Cheryl Gladfelter | May 10, 2012
On March 17, the Des Plaines (Ill.) Public Library held its first after-hours teen program. The “74th Hunger Games” was the culmination of more than a year of planning by the youth services department head, the teen librarian, the web services librarian, and the youth services assistant.

New for May at EDSITEment
Angela Hanshaw | May 08, 2012
This month, EDSITEment offers three Launchpads designed to spark discussion about Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The May-pole of Merry Mount,” Pablo Neruda’s “Oda al mar,” and Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience.” EDSITEment also celebrates Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month by taking a look at the travels of Manjiro Nakanohama, our first Japanese “ambassador,” and shares stories from survivors who came of age during the Holocaust.

Finals Week, Inspired by Students
Katy Kelly | May 03, 2012
The Memphis (Tenn.) Public Library partnered with the the Immigration and Naturalization Office to provide citizenship workshops in many of their library branches and to host naturalization ceremonies.

Featured Library: Memphis Public Library
Angela Hanshaw | May 01, 2012
The Memphis (Tenn.) Public Library partnered with the the Immigration and Naturalization Office to provide citizenship workshops in many of their library branches and to host naturalization ceremonies.