Winner of Penworthy’s 18th Annual WLA Attendee Sponsorship Award!

The Penworthy Company is pleased to announce Tina Pfohl of Brickl Memorial Library in Dickeyville, WI as the winner of our 18^th annual WLA Attendee Sponsorship Award. Every year, we award a Wisconsin librarian with a $400 sponsorship to attend WLA’s annual conference, which holds programs to refresh library services, boost professional skills, and help librarians make connections. Congratulations Tina!

Who we are: The Penworthy Company makes buying children’s books the pleasure it ought to be® with an exceptional selection, sturdy Penworthy Prebound Books and a level of personal service you can trust. Based in Milwaukee, WI for 28 years, we’re proud to support the librarians in our home state.

Don't Miss the YSS Book Discussion at WLA this year!

Are you going to the WLA conference this year? Mark your calendars and start reading for a great program, you won't want to miss. The YSS Book Discussion will be held Thursday (November 4) at 4 p.m. This is your chance to participate in a book discussion led by librarians from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC). Everyone attending should have read either Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper (Atheneum, 2010) or Bruiser by Neal Shusterman (HarperTeen, 2010) in preparation for this session. Participants will follow CCBC book discussion guidelines www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/discguide.asp

Please go online to Survey Monkey to indicate your book choice at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3NNRPHB

WLA 2010

Are you registered for WLA yet? Early bird registration ends this Friday.

Register online or download the .pdf of the registration form TODAY!!

Read Up for the YSS Book Discussion

For those of you attending WLA this year, don't forget to check out the YSS book discussion that will be held on Thursday from 4-5:15!!!!

Take this opportunity to participate in a book discussion led by librarians from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC). Everyone attending this session should read either Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper (Atheneum, 2010) or Bruiser by Neal Shusterman (HarperTeen, 2010) in preparation for this session. Participants will follow CCBC book discussion guidelines (www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/discguide.asp).

Please go online to Survey Monkey to indicate your book choice at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3NNRPHB

Penworthy’s 18th Annual WLA Conference Attendee Sponsorship!

The Penworthy Company is happy to announce our 18th annual WLA Conference Attendee Sponsorship. Every year, we sponsor a Wisconsin youth services librarian to attend WLA’s annual conference, which holds programs to refresh library services, boost professional skills, and help librarians make connections (and have fun!). This year’s conference is November 2-5 at the Kalahari Resort in the Wisconsin Dells.

Who we are: The Penworthy Company makes buying children’s books the pleasure it ought to be® with an exceptional selection, sturdy Penworthy Prebound Books and a level of personal service you can trust. Based in Milwaukee, WI for 28 years, we’re proud to support the librarians in our home state.

Contest entry: We will automatically enter all Wisconsin youth services librarians into a random drawing for a $400 sponsorship to attend the conference. You don’t need to do anything to win this award! We’ll notify the winner at the end of September and present the award at the YSS board meeting at the WLA conference. Good luck!

WLA 2010

WLA is right around the corner. Check out these great programs that are being sponsored by the Youth Services Section this year. For information about all the conference programs visit http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/conferences/2010/index.htm.

Wednesday, November 3

7:00 am - 8:30 am

• Youth Services Section Board & Business Meeting
  

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

• Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Wisconsin Children's Book Awards (SPONSORED BY YSS)
  
  The Children's Book Award Committee of the WLA Youth Services Section carefully examined and evaluated 70+ titles by authors and illustrators with a Wisconsin connection. Come and hear them discuss this year’s winner, and also the books they selected to honor as Outstanding Books. Be ready for some great book talks! They will also talk about the process of selecting the winners and what it was like to be on this award committee.

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

• YSS Luncheon with Gordon Korman (SPONSORED BY YSS)
  
  Gordon Korman wrote his first novel when he was only twelve. A year and a half later, This Can’t Be Happening at Macdonald Hall was published by Scholastic. Now, twenty-five years after that 7th grade project, he has over sixty books to his credit, including the Island trilogy, No More Dead Dogs and Son of the Mob. Using his trademark humor, Mr. Korman will discuss his writing process and what goes into developing and writing his amazing children’s books.

2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

• “Can Children’s Books Save the World?” Behind the Scenes at the Arbuthnot Lecture – by the Lecturer (SPONSORED BY YSS)
  Presented by Kathleen T. Horning, Director, CCBC, UW-Madison
  
  The May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award is given annually by the Association for Library Services to Children, a division of ALA. The honoree “shall prepare a paper considered to be a significant contribution to the field of children's literature.” The 2010 Lecture was presented by Wisconsin’s own Kathleen T. Horning, Director of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center. Join us as Kathleen offers an “inside look” at the experience of making this prestigious presentation, and shares highlights from her paper: “Can Children’s Books Save the World?”

4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

• Graphically Speaking (SPONSORED BY YSS)
  Presented by Ruth Adams, Librarian, Memorial Library, UW-Madison
  
  Graphic novels are a huge growth area for teens and young adults. Do you know the difference between a graphic novel and a comic book? UW-Madison librarian Ruth Adams will discuss the growth of graphic novels as a literary format and help librarians get in tune with and understand what their readers are looking for.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

• Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2011 Nominees (SPONSORED BY YSS)
  Presented by Merri Lindgren, Librarian, CCBC, UW-Madison; Megan Schliesman, Librarian, CCBC, UW-Madison
  
  Beginning in 2011, the list formerly known as Best Books for Young Adults will become Best Fiction for Young Adults. Librarians from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) will talk about some of the titles nominated for the Young Adult Library Services Association’s (YALSA) 2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults list. The session will begin with a brief discussion on the list’s change in scope.

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

• Using Media to Market Libraries (SPONSORED BY YSS)
  Presented by Linda Jerome, Librarian, La Crosse Public Library; Georgia Jones, Youth Services Librarian, C.A. Friday Memorial Library, New Richmond; Mark Ibach, Marketing and PR Coordinator, South Central Library System; Dawn Wacek, Youth Services Manager, Rice Lake Public Library; Jesse Vieau, Madison Public Library
  
  Photos, videos, social networking, blogs and more. Librarians are finding creative ways to showcase the fun things going on at their local libraries. Join our panel for examples, ideas and a discussion of best practices.

4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

• YSS Book Discussion (SPONSORED BY YSS)
  Presented by Merri Lindgren, Librarian, CCBC, UW-Madison; Megan Schliesman, Librarian, CCBC, UW-Madison
  
  Take this opportunity to participate in a book discussion led by librarians from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC). Everyone attending this session should read either Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper (Atheneum, 2010) or Bruiser by Neal Shusterman (HarperTeen, 2010) in preparation for this session. Participants will follow CCBC book discussion guidelines (www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/discguide.asp).
  
  Please go online to Survey Monkey to indicate your book choice at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3NNRPHB

Friday, November 5, 2010

8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

• Accessing and Promoting Spanish Language Children's Literature (SPONSORED BY YSS)
  Presented by Julie Kline, Academic Outreach and Program Coordinator, CLACS, UW-Milwaukee, Mayra Sánchez Negrón, Amy Baumgart
  
  Amy Baumgart and Mayra Negrón participated in a Fulbright-Hays Group Project, "Chile y la Literatura Infantil y Juvenil" sponsored by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee during the summer of 2008. The program, based in Santiago, Chile, focused on Spanish-language children's and YA literature. Julie Kline will share Spanish language literature recognized by the Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, sponsored by the national Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) and coordinated by CLACS. Participants will become aware of the availability and use of authentic text, both for second language learners and for heritage speakers. The presenters will be sharing a variety of book titles, potential publishers and vendors for acquisition and valuable Spanish language websites for librarians, parents and teachers.

Guess Who's Coming to WLA?

Noted children's and young adult author Gordon Korman will be a featured speaker at this year's conference. Gordon Korman wrote his first book when he was 12 years old and published it at 14. He has been writing ever since and has more than 60 titles to his credit. While his early books have been classified as "humorous realistic fiction," Korman's recent works such as the Kidnapped series and the Island Trilogy include more elements of adventure and suspense.

His most recent titles include Framed, a sequel to Swindle and Zoobreak published by Scholastic and due out in Fall 2010, and Titanic, an adventure trilogy due to appear in Summer 2011. Korman's books are timeless and beloved by readers of all ages!

For more information about Gordon Korman and a complete list of his titles, visit www.gordonkorman.com.