Website Resources
Library Information:
http://www.lff.org/
Americans for Libraries Council is a national nonprofit that champions the role of libraries in American life and promotes new approaches to sustaining and developing libraries in the 21st century.
http://www.publiclibraries.com/
Connect to any library in the country from this site.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/
Over 2,100 publicly-available ebooks from the University of Virginia Library's Etext Center, including classic American fiction, major authors, children's literature, American history and much more. Over 8.5 million free ebooks shipped from this site to over 100 countries from the oldest and largest public ebook library on the web!
http://www.lff.org/documents/LongOverdue.pdf
Booklet - Long Overdue: A Fresh Look At Public and Leadership Attitudes About Libraries in the 21st Century
http://www.ala.org/
The American Library Association is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 64,000 members. Its mission is to promote the highest quality library and information services and public access to information. ALA offers professional services and publications to members and nonmembers, including online news stories from American Libraries and analysis of crucial issues from the Washington Office.
Reference Desks:
http://libraryspot.com
Encyclopedias, maps, online libraries, quotations, dictionaries and more.
http://www.refdesk.com/
Reference, facts, news and free family-friendly resources.
Website for Kids:
http://www.kidsclick.org/
KidsClick was created by a group of librarians, as a logical step in addressing concerns about the role of public libraries in guiding their young users to valuable and age appropriate web sites.
http://www.kidskonnect.com/
A portal for our children to safely explore the Internet. These pages allow students to work at accessing the information they needed in a safe and successful way. KidsKonnect captures links to researched sites, and is organized in over 430 topical pages.
When I step into this library, I cannot understand why I ever step out of it.
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Marie de Sevigne, O Magazine, December 2003
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Interesting Facts
Americans give their libraries an "A" more often than any other community service.
More than half of the American public (52%) would choose a tax increase rather than a cutback in or a fee for library services.
Even in the age of the Internet, 80% of Americans say that "all children need access to a good, safe and appealing library."
There are an estimated 122,000 libraries of all kinds in the United States.
About 80% of funding for the nation’s nearly 15,00 public libraries comes from local taxes. About 20% from the state and less than 1% from federal dollars.
Two out of three Americans have a library card and use them.
43% of library users are between the ages of 35 and 54.
Public libraries are the number one access point for people who do not have internet access.
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"The security of the nation depends on knowledge and community; the library gives us both." - Lewis Lapham, Honorary Chair, Americans for Libraries Council
Jen's Favorite Books:
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
The Simpler Family by Chris Klein
All Anne Rule True Crime books
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
The Kid's guide to Working Out Conflicts by Naomi Drew
Vicky’s Favorite Books:
All Chicken Soup for the Soul Books by Jack Canfield and Mark Hansen
The Educated Child: A Parents Guide From Preschool Through Eighth Grade by William J. Bennett, Jr., Chester E. Finn, and Jr., John T.E. Cribb
Trees Make the Best Mobiles: Simple Ways to Raise Your Child in a Complex World by Jessica Teich and Brandel France de Bravo
Slowly, Slowly, Slowly, Said the Sloth by Eric Carle (Really ANY book by Eric Carle.)
Eat Your Peas by Kes Gray and Nick Sharratt
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I've never known any trouble that an hour's reading didn't assuage.
- Charles De Secondat, French lawyer & political philosopher (1689 - 1755)
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