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Youthful News 10-3-07 Useful news splashed out like paint on a Jackson Pollock canvas Checklist for stuff I can send you: ____CTLS workshop brochure (quite snazzy) ____Info from Last Chance Books workshop (altered books for fun and fundraising) ____Holiday Books Roundup from Booklist ____Top 10 Youth Romances from Booklist FOLKMANIS UPDATE: The question has been posed: The 50% wholesale discount only applies to items purchased by libraries and not for personal use or resale. Can I buy the puppets with my own money if I use them in storytime? The answer is ..YES! Folkmanis order info is online at www.CTLS.net <http://www.ctls.net/> . Click on Bargain Hunter. CTLS BARGAIN HUNTER: This is a new service at CTLS. Monique Lee ([EMAIL PROTECTED], 800-262-4431 x 13, 512-583-0704 x13) can help you find discounts on library materials and supplies. Folkmanis is her first youth services project. For more info, go to www.CTLS.net <http://www.ctls.net/> and click on Bargain Hunter. YOUTHSHARE THE ARTS AND CRAFTS EDITION: October 18, 2007, 9 to noon, at the NEW Taylor Public Library Free workshop for all you library types who work with children, teens and families. Share your ideas on how to combine literature, fun and art! Register at www.CTLS.net <http://www.ctls.net/> . FROM BOOKLIST 9-15-07: Based on the Susan Cooper novel of the same name, The Seeker: The Dark is Rising is opening in theaters on October 5. See http://www.walden.com <http://www.walden.com/> to watch the movie trailer and learn more. From Booklist Weston Wood and Playaway recently announced the release of the first line of digital audiobooks for the early-elementary market. The lightweight Playaway device comes with the audio content pre-loaded. Simply plug in earbuds and enjoy. Check out http://www.scholastic.com/westonwoods for a list of available titles and pricing information. From Booklist Holiday Books Roundup mostly preschool but some up to 6th grade From Booklist let me know if youd like a copy Top 10 Youth Romances - From Booklist let me know if youd like a copy GRANTS: From: Dina Mavridis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Impact Austin Girls Giving Grants Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 6:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Girls Giving Grants announces $5700 grant -- deadline extended to 10/31 Girls Giving Grants, the youth initiative of Impact Austin, announces $5700 grant opportunity! SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2007 AT 5PM. This year's simplified grant application can be found at <http://www.girlsgivinggrants.org/> www.girlsgivinggrants.org. The group is currently soliciting application proposals for programs which will benefit youth in Bastrop, Hays, Williamson and/or Travis counties. For more information, please contact Dina Mavridis, Director of Girls Giving Grants, at 512-791-4424 or send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] CHILDRENS LIT FESTIVAL: For those of you in the Dallas, TX area, I would like to announce the upcoming Star-Lit Children's Literary Festival on Saturday, October 20th. Star-Lit is a family literary event and in celebration of our 5th anniversary will be free to the public this year! A few details. Event: Star-Lit Children's Literary Festival Date: Saturday, October 20, 2007 Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Location: St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 5801 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, TX 75093 Cost: FREE Admission! Star-Lit is the annual fundraiser for the Dallas Bethlehem Center, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing the children of South Dallas with a positive environment for growth, regardless of their economic status or family situation. This year's authors and illustrators include: Laura Numeroff, Kimberly Willis Holt, Bryan Collier, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Greg Leitich Smith, Will Hillenbrand, Kim Brown, Tracy Dockray, and Dee Scallan. Come enjoy a fun-filled day of author presentations, book signings, raffle drawings, and a scavenger hunt featuring exciting prizes such as iPod Nanos, gift certificates, Webkins, and more. There will also be an on-site bookstore sponsored by Borders. For more information, please visit www.star-lit.org. For any teachers and librarians in the area, the school that sends the most students to Star-Lit will receive a free full-day school visit by Kimberly Willis Holt on Thursday, November 1st! Please email me if you would like more information on this contest. Please consider stopping in if you are in the area. Have a wonderful day! Jeff Morton 2007 Event Chair RIF: Reading is Fundamental has loads of useful tools for librarians and lovers of the written word calendars, interviews with authors, reading resources and this month The Worlds Spookiest Booklist! http://www.rif.org/educators/ LITTLE TOOT: Little Toot is being celebrated this year because it is the 100th birthday of author/illustrator Hardie Gramatky. More programming ideas are online at www.littletoot.org. --Jeanette Larson -------------------------------------------- Watercolor Contest Celebrating Little Toot Ask kids to create a watercolor picture of Little Toot (this reflects the medium Hardie Gramatky used). Kids can use watercolor, paints, markers or crayons to create their picture. To enter, contestants must create an illustration featuring a tugboat. Librarians will choose one entry to submit in each of two age categories: 5 and under and 6-10. Entries will be judged according to originality and creativity. The final product must be the childs own original work. One Grand Prize winner and three runners-up will be chosen in each of the two age categories: 5 and under and 6-10. All entries must be submitted with: Librarians Name, Title, Organization Name, Address, City, State, Zip, Email, Phone number, name and age of child entering (first name only) The libraries that are Grand Prize winners in each age category will each receive a framed giclée print of an illustration from the book, Little Toot, for the library and a copy of the newly restored classic edition of Little Toot, autographed by Linda Gramatky Smith, to give to the child whose art has won. Three libraries chosen as runners-up in each age category will each receive two autographed copies of Little Tootone copy for the library and one copy for the child whose work has won. Deadline for entries is November 1st. All entries must be sent in a .jpg format to www.littletoot.org/contest. Each participating library will receive an e-mail message with a printable certificate that can be given to all of the children who entered from the library. Winners will be notified by November 8th. Winning artwork will be posted at www.littletoot.org. By accepting a prize, winning libraries grant web host, Linda Gramatky Smith, the right to use the librarys name, show an image of the winning piece of art, and list the first name and age of the artist who submitted the entry for promotional purposes without further compensation or permission. Suzan Nyfeler Youth Services Specialist Central Texas Library System, Inc. 1005 W. 41st, Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78756 512-583-0704, x17 800-262-4431 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
