Idaho Commission for Libraries

In this issue:

• Susan Dailey's Pirate Theme
• The Scoop's "Dress Like a Pirate" contest
• Chocolate Gold Coin Recall
• Meet Cloteele Dahle
• Library Bathrooms, part 2
• Win-Win Partnership Key Component of Grant Program
• How Idaho Libraries Celebrated Tenn Read Week

In this issue:

• Dress Like a Pirate Contest
• Meet Toni Leith
• Attention to Every Detail Shows
• Buhl Librarian Retires
• Idaho Libraries Celebrate Teen Read Week
• Teen's Top Ten
• Idaho Family Reading Week Books
• Bright Futures Begin @ Your Library
• Collaborating in the Schools: Factors for Success

The Read to Me program has paperback copies of How I Became a Pirate, by Melinda Long for Idaho public libraries who are planning events during Idaho Family Reading Week, November 16 – 22, 2008. Just complete the form by October 29th and we’ll send you books to give to families.

The Bookworm is a monthly publication of the Read to Me First Book program. This early literacy newsletter is sent home to the parents of children receiving First Books each month, and contains age-appropriate literacy information and activities. It can also be distributed by school and public librarians to parents at storytimes and library events.

In this issue:

• Get Free Books for Idaho Family Reading Week
• Meet Kath Ann Hendricks
• Library to Library
  • High-tech and Low-tech tips from Rigby!
  • Family Reading Week Resource from Aberdeen District Library
  • Seen at the Idaho Library Conference in Idaho Falls
  • ILA Award Winners and New President

In the School Zone section of the Oct. 10 issue of The Scoop, we talk about the importance and benefits of collaboration. We'd love to hear your personal stories of successes and challenges. This is also a great opportunity to practice blogging for those of you taking the Splat 101! course...!

In this issue:

• Print Awareness & Young Children
• Book of the Month
• More Fun with Stellaluna
• Bat Songs!
• Bat Poem
• Parent Guidelines for Building Self-Esteem Through Literacy

Read to Me offers several resources to public and school librarians (this site is a work in process):

• The Bookworm: A monthly early literacy skills newsletter written for parents

As I was preparing a list of banned/challenged books for the September 26th ediition of The Scoop, I ran across an interesting statistic.