Morning Notes: Bent Books Edition

EVERYTHING IS STARTING

Snnniiiifffff! Ah, the smell of fall. Now that it’s September, thoughts begin to turn to Newbery and Caldecott medal contenders. Right on time, blogs Heavy Medal and Calling Caldecott are back in business taking a hard look at the books that might win the big awards come January.

NEWBERY AND CALDECOTT WINNERS SPEAK!

ALSC has just posted the acceptance speeches from the Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder Banquet in June. They are all great. Watch. Connect. Read. has the whole thing here.

KEEPING IT SHORT

Bent book bookends:

(Thanks to Boing Boing for the link)

GUESS THE PICTURE BOOK

That Marc Tyler Nobleman, always coming up with interesting posts to check out. This time, he’s posted one page from some of his favorite picture books to see if you can guess them. Click here for the questions. Click here for the answers.

NETFLIXING BOOKS

If you want to get a librarian mad, mention a service that’s “like Netflix, but for books”. To quote Brian Williams: “It’s called a library”. Amazon made waves on this front in the past, offering book rentals to Prime members. Oyster is the latest addition to this field of subscription access reading. Click here for the details.

(Thanks to LISNews for the link)

WHAT’S ON HOLD?

School librarian John Schumacher (you know him) recently posted the books that his students are putting on hold. A good look at what’s currently in high demand. Click here to read.

BETTER BOOK TITLES ON…

To Kill a Mockingbird.

REVENGE OF THE NERDCAMP

Remember Nerd Camp? The spontaneous conference that Nerdy Book Club co-founder Colby Sharp organized? Well the man has gone ahead and laid plans for the 2014 installment, happening next summer. Click here to learn more and mark your calendars accordingly.

DEAR DUMB MOVIE

You know the Dear Dumb Diary series? They get a good amount of checkouts at my school. Not only is the series being turned into a film (for the Hallmark Channel), but it’s a musical to boot. Click here for details.

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