The Unsung Heroes in our Schools

Huffington Post: 2012 April 9 And as we celebrate National Library Week, it is important that we recognize the importance of school librarians. School librarians transform lives through education and make it possible for students to thrive in a 21st century learning environment.

A new chapter for libraries

It's time for the Chilliwack school district to put money back into its elementary school libraries and teacher-librarians, according to the Chilliwack Teachers' Association.



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School libraries get user friendly

Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal: 2012 March 13

A small infusion of Districts funds is putting the focus back on school libraries, long ignored as emerging technology questions their importance.

Economics of E-Texts

National Post: 2012 February 27

Matt MacInnis envisions a day when university and grade school classrooms are completely free of paper textbooks.

His Silicon Valley-based company, Inkling, is working to bring that vision to fruition.

The ebook conundrum

Times Colonist: 2012 February 5

But even though the demand for ebooks is exploding, the supply isn't. The majority of major publishers in North America will not sell ebooks to libraries.

Read more: http://www.timescolonist.com/news/ebook+conundrum/6104574/story.html#ixzz1lXWjLcpx

ALA announces 2012 Youth Media Award winners

American Libraries Magazine: 2012 January 23

The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, video and audiobooks for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its Midwinter Meeting in Dallas.

Copyright and the Right

Michael Geist: 2012 January 20

The opposition to SOPA is not limited to the right in the United States. In Canada, Blogging Tories, which aggregates dozens of right-leaning blogs, went dark in support of the SOPA protest and the National Post was the only major Canadian paper to publish an editorial on the issue, concluding:...