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Have you ever wondered how to play faro, farkle, or goose? What about Queen's Guard, Fox & Geese, or Bottecelli? Have you forgotten the rules to Mubblety-Peg, Jackstraws, or Snakes & Ladders? You'll find those and more in Playing Grandma's Games by Karen Arnold. Arnold has also included information on the history and rules of play for board, dice, card dice, and Indian games for children. There is a list of suppliers, as well as a bibliography and index. Price is $11.95 for the 160 page book (ISBN: 1-890437-47-6), available from Western Reflections, Inc., PO Box 710 - 636 Main, Ouray, CO 81427- 970/325-4490; fax 970/325-0782; email westref@ouraycolorado.net; Web http://www.westernreflections.net.
The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation provides grants to public and school libraries serving disadvantaged populations. Funds are earmarked for purchasing books for young people rather than administrative or operational use. The foundation welcomes applications from libraries with need and limited book budgets. A user-friendly, two-page application form is available from The Lois Lenski Foundation, Attn.: Arthur F. Abelman, Moses & Singer, 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019-6076. To qualify for year 2000 grants, completed application forms must be received no later than September 30, 2000.
The Born to Read: How to Raise a Reader brochure offers tips to parents and other childcare providers on how to share books and instill in children the joy of reading from the day they are born. Helping parents raise children with healthy bodies and minds is one of the goals of the Born to Read program. Another is to demonstrate how community partnerships between librarians and health care providers can result in outreach to new and expectant parents and help them raise children who are "born to read." For more information about the Born to Read program, see the ALA Web site at http://www.ala.org/alsc/born.html or call 800/545-2433, ext.1398.
Friends of Libraries U.S.A. (FOLUSA) has enhanced and focused its Books for Babies campaign to include parents at all reading levels by importing an informative, easy-to-read booklet used during the national reading promotion in England. Babies Love Books by Catherine and Laurence Anholt will show American parents at lower reading levels the importance of nurturing literacy skills in their children by talking, playing and reading with them. This colorfully illustrated new edition to the Books for Babies kit is included in bright yellow bags for moms along with baby's first book, baby's first library card, three pamphlets about the importance of reading, Barbara Bush's "Family Reading Tips" and a nursery rhyme and finger game booklet. Locally inserted library information and a bib are optional additions. The kits are available for purchase by Friends, public libraries, hospital groups, churches, Rotary, Kiwanis, women's clubs and other community organizations for $5 each with a minimum order of 25. They are distributed to mothers of newborns through hospitals and doctor's offices. Sample kits with bibs are available for $8. For more information call 800-9FOLUSA.
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is joining divisions of ALA and associations across America in support of the second annual ALA Divisions 2001 Job Shadow Day. This event, which will be held on February 2, 2001, partners junior high and high school age students with library mentors for an up-close look at careers. ACRL is looking for volunteers from academic and research libraries to serve as library coordinators and mentors. Commitment forms are available on the Web at http://www.ala.org/acrl/jobshadowday.html. Completed forms should be submitted to ACRL Job Shadow Day, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; fax 312/280-2520. For more information about Job Shadow Day or requests for Job Shadow Day planning kits, call Margot Sutton at 312/280-2522; e-mail: msutton@ala.org. Information about ACRL's programs and services are available at http://www.ala.org/acrl.html.
The Public Library Association's (PLA) 2001 Spring Symposium will be held March 1-3, 2001, at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel in Chicago. Topics for the Symposium are: "Emergent Literacy - Reading Development in Children," "Digitization," "Emerging Formats - DVDs, E- books and More" and "Planning and Designing Library Buildings." An additional topic will be announced. The symposium also will feature an opening general session, author luncheon and a PLA store. Registration forms will be available in September. Registration and program information will soon be available on the PLA Web site at http://www.pla.org.
Spanish-speaking families, as well as schools & organizations serving them, may obtain a videotape featuring tips on parent involvement in education, ready-to-learn issues, reading and math, and preparing young people for college. "Vamos juntos a la escuela" ("Let's Go to School Together") was produced by the U.S. Department of Education for use in parent meetings or in the home. The 15-minute tape can be used in presentations to groups of Spanish-speaking families by schools, colleges, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, & others. Maria Elena Salinas, news anchor for the Univision Spanish-language television network, provides the narration. The tape is packaged in a kit with print materials in Spanish. The free video may be ordered online at http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html or by calling 877/4-ED-PUBS.
The Women's National Book Association (WNBA)/Ann Heidbreder Eastman Grant is available for librarians interested in learning about the relationship between the library and publishing profession. The grant of up to $750 is for a librarian to take a course or participate in an institute devoted to aspects of publishing as a profession or to provide reimbursement for such study completed within the past year. Librarians holding an MLS or its equivalent and having at least two years of post master's work experience in a library may apply. The primary qualification will be the likelihood of career benefit to the person taking the course. For more information or to receive a copy of the guidelines, see the American Library Association (ALA) Web site at http://www.ala.org/work/pubs/eastman.html or call Grant Administrator Eve Cotton at 312/290-2427. The application is available from ALA Fax-on-Demand at 800-545-2433, press 8 and select number 462.
REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Informational Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, announces its new mentoring program for American Library Association (ALA) Latino Spectrum Scholars. The program is designed to match REFORMA library practitioners with Latino Spectrum scholars based on scholars' professional interests and mentors' library experiences. The program will be coordinated with the ALA Diversity Office that is responsible for the ALA Spectrum Scholars Program. The only requirements of involvement in the program are that mentors be REFORMA members in good standing and that ALA Spectrum Scholars be Latinos. Application deadline for the program is August 31, 2000. Latino Spectrum Scholars and REFORMA library practitioners interested in the program should contact, Mentoring Program Chair Maria A. Champlin by e-mail at mariac@lvccld.lib.nv.us or Mentoring Program Vice-Chair Judith Valdez by sending e-mail to jvaldez@carbon.cudenver.edu. Additionally, interested parties can review the program and application forms on the REFORMA Web site at http://www.reforma.org.
Technology and its impact on our everyday life and the unique culture of the American West will be explored at the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 10th National Conference. Focusing on the conference theme, "Crossing the Divide," two prominent leaders will explore these issues in Denver, Colo., March 15-18, 2001. Registration for ACRL's national conference will begin in September 2000. For more information, see the conference Web site at www.ala.org/acrl/denver.html. Questions about the conference should be directed to Margot Sutton at 800-545-2433; ext. 2522 or send e-mail to msutton@ala.org. More information about ACRL's programs and services can be found at http://www.ala.org/acrl.html. ACRL is a division of the American Library Association.
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