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Is the Cookie Monster a terrorist?
Well, I don’t believe (I can’t believe!) that the Cookie Monster is really a terrorist, but he certainly looks like one for us these days on the cover of the October 1976 Sesame Street mag… more →
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Is the Cookie Monster a terrorist?
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the Monkey wrote 10 months ago: Well, I don’t believe (I can’t believe!) that the Cookie Monster is really a terrorist, … more →
Libraries struggle along in Los Angeles County
the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: We keep hearing about how the U.S. economy is struggling. Those of us in libraries know how, during … more →
Do games promote "media literacy"?
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: The term “media literacy” has been around for 20 years or so and I always thought it mea … more →
Children left at home (or at the library) alone
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: Lots of children aged 9 and over are told to go home after school, lock the door, and not let anyone … more →
Adolescent literacy site worth a visit
the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: Have you visited AdLit.org? It’s part of the WETA Web site family from Washington, DC, Public Televi … more →
Children's librarian holds off police in VT
the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a story about a children’s librarian, Judith Flint, at the Kimball (VT) Public Li … more →
Where modern children's literature (and librarianship) came from
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: If, like me, you don’t read a lot of the children’s publishing blogs and newsgroups, you … more →
Session at ALA on the future of libraries
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: Oops… right after I said I wouldn’t write any more about the ALA conference, I read an a … more →
My first 24 hours of ALA Annual
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: It’s hard to find much time to blog while you’re running around ALA Annual, but I did wa … more →
Flooded Cedar Rapids (IA) Library will be gutted
the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: If you haven’t seen the news about it yet, take a look at the news about the flooded Cedar Rap … more →
Massachusetts not fond of its libraries just now
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: I would not want to be working as a public librarian in MA just now, because it appears that the cit … more →
Kids say they still want books around - hooray!
the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: Take a look at this new Scholastic-funded study described on CNNMoney, which I heartily endorse beca … more →
In Kansas City, libraries still must beat the stereotype
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: Have you seen moms bringing their children into the library and stage-whispering to them, “Shh … more →
An utterly cool and demi-godly T-shirt
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: If any of you are fans of the Rick Riordan Percy Jackson series, the way I am, you’ll want to … more →
Teachers in UK aren't using children's books well
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: A recently released study from the UK Centre for Literacy and Primary Education (CLPE – is thi … more →
Did a book traumatize you, once upon a time?
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: Here’s an interesting piece from the SFGate.com site – “Books that traumatized you … more →
Remember "A Nation at Risk"?
the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: Well, I may have been a little late finding this story, but here’s an important anniversary, p … more →
Getting Kids and Teens Published
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: I saw on PUBYAC, the children’s and YA library services newsgroup, that the children’s a … more →
"School Talk" is critical for public librarians
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: Those of us in public libraries need to talk the language of teachers and school librarians. We need … more →
