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Aug 23, 2024 | 
ourdavie.com | Mike Barnhardt |Linda L. Ernst
New women’s group formed in Davie Published 10:15 am Friday, August 23, 2024 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Linda ErnstCo-Chair, DavieWomen’s AuxiliaryIn February of 2024 Sue Whittaker and Linda Ernst decided that they would like to to form a women’s group to meet other Davie County women and to help make the community a better place to live by working together.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
schoollibraryjournal.com | Jessica Ralli |Rachel Payne |Gail Cornwall |Linda L. Ernst
Every year during Banned Books Week, Sheila Dickinson, children’s librarian at Richmond (CA) Public Library, has led a banned books story time. “Before I begin reading I tell the kids and families that someone doesn’t want them to read this book.
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Jan 23, 2024 | 
schoollibraryjournal.com | Chelsey Philpot |Kathy Ishizuka |Rachel Payne |Linda L. Ernst
Did you know that it’s all right to wonder? There are all kinds of wonderful things!Did you know? Did you know? Did you know when you wonder you’re learning? When Fred Rogers first sang these simple lyrics on his children’s TV show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, in 1979, he was using science-of-learning ideas ahead of his time. Rogers passed away in 2003, and in the years since, a flurry of research has focused on the concepts he presented to young learners over the course of nearly 900 episodes .
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Jan 9, 2024 | 
slj.com | Gail Cornwall |Rachel Payne |Linda L. Ernst |Sarah Pousty
SLJ Modified: Inna Reznik/Getty Imagesn Parents of young children are hearing about the science of reading, decodable books, and recent changes in reading instruction, and wondering what these things mean for their preschoolers. During a recent Brooklyn Public Library workshop, questions from parents of young kids revealed their confusion about the best way to help their little ones get ready to read. “Why isn’t my toddler interested in flash cards?” one asked.
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Dec 21, 2023 | 
schoollibraryjournal.com | Marva Hinton |Kathy Ishizuka |Rachel Payne |Linda L. Ernst
SLJ montage: Zelenenka/Getty Images (pig); Recebin/Getty Images (book). Library space courtesy of Woodbury Public Library, Central Valley, NY Imagine going inside your local library and being able to interact with a llama, an alpaca, a pig, or a bunny rabbit. Young patrons at the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) had that opportunity this summer through a program that brings a petting zoo into the library.
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Oct 13, 2023 | 
slj.com | Gail Cornwall |Rachel Payne |Linda L. Ernst |Kimberly Olson Fakih
Sharing a board book should be a pleasurable experience for adults as well as children, and several of the topics, from superheroes to fine arts, will certainly be welcome. The latest batch of board books features smart offerings and sweet stories that meet young children right where they are developmentally. Many of these books are decked out with sounds, touch-and-feel elements, and die-cuts that will fully engage small hands and curious, growing minds.
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Oct 12, 2023 | 
schoollibraryjournal.com | John Scott |Rachel Payne |Linda L. Ernst |Kimberly Olson Fakih
Sharing a board book should be a pleasurable experience for adults as well as children, and several of the topics, from superheroes to fine arts, will certainly be welcome. The latest batch of board books features smart offerings and sweet stories that meet young children right where they are developmentally. Many of these books are decked out with sounds, touch-and-feel elements, and die-cuts that will fully engage small hands and curious, growing minds.
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Sep 21, 2023 | 
schoollibraryjournal.com | Kathy Ishizuka |Rachel Payne |Linda L. Ernst
EveryLibrary has joined the School Library Journal (SLJ) Blog Network. “Politics in Practice,” penned by leadership and staff of the national library advocacy organization, is now live and humming on SLJ (politicsinpractice.slj.com). Covering legislation, censorship, funding, and advocacy, “Politics in Practice” will encompass the full beat of the nonprofit (everylibrary.org), which solicits support for libraries—K–12, public, and academic—nationwide. “Making the Case for School Libraries.
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
schoollibraryjournal.com | Kathy Ishizuka |Rachel Payne |Linda L. Ernst |Shelley Diaz
READING ADVOCATE AND ACTOR LEVAR BURTON TO LEAD BANNED BOOKS WEEK AS HONORARY CHAIR (New York, NY - Wednesday, September 20, 2023) Beloved reading advocate, writer, and television and film star LeVar Burton will lead this year’s Banned Books Week, which takes place October 1–7, 2023.
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Sep 18, 2023 | 
schoollibraryjournal.com | Kathy Ishizuka |Rachel Payne |Linda L. Ernst |Shelley Diaz
“All I know about AI I learned in my book club” was one notion that popped into my head when I sat down to write this piece. That’s how the brain works. Deciphering information and discerning meaning through articulation, it’s a process shaped by experience, culture, and values, in this case, mine. (More on the book club to come.)It’s a key element of human cognition lacking in AI.
