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February 15, 2012 by Travis Jonker

Morning Notes: It’s All Over Edition

February 15, 2012 by Travis Jonker   2 comments

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NAMING NAMES: CYBILS WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Valentines Day brings the annual announcement of the Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards (also known as the CYBILS). I took part in the fiction picture book category as a first round judge and was pleased to see that Me…Jane ended up taking top honors. Click here to see all the winners – a fine group.

THE READING TUB

Literally:

(Thanks to Stephen’s Lighthouse for the link)

E-READERS: OVER?

Oh, the simple days when you could buy an e-reader and use it for reading books. What with all the tablet whizbangery these days (think Kindle Fire), is it only a matter of time before traditional e-readers fade away? Click here to read.

PUTTING PINS IN THINGS

A quick note to say I’ve been on Pinterest for a week of so and it’s been a good time. I’m calling it the Twitter of images (I’m guessing I’m not the first one to say that). Up for being friends (or whatever it is they call friendship there)? Click here. The ALSC Blog also recently posted about the service. Click here to read it.

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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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  1. adrienne says

    February 16, 2012 at 12:24 pm

    I didn’t want to like Pinterest, but I find it fun and addicting.

    • Travis says

      February 16, 2012 at 2:34 pm

      It is pretty fun. Time will tell if I keep using it, but it seems to be a source of good ideas.

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