Coming up, check out the 21st BYU Symposium on Books for Young Readers taking place July 17th and 18th 2008! Speakers include:
Official website: http://ce.byu.edu/cw/bfyr/ 
Stephenie Meyer, Utah native and Brigham Young University Graduate was recently interviewed by School Library Journal:
Speaking of The Host, her latest work, Meyer said, “[It] was just a story I had fun telling myself. My personal entertainment is always the key to why a story gets finished. I never think about another audience besides myself while I’m writing; that can wait for the editing stage.”
Read the full interview below! The Host was released today, May 6.
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6557492.html?nid=2671&rid=1279687720&source=title
ALA’s report on serving non-english speakers has come out.
“The study’s goal was to develop an accurate baseline distribution of linguistically isolated areas in the United States relative to public library location. To do so, a comparative analysis of the US Census 2000 data category “linguistic isolation,” relative to the geographic location of public library outlets, was conducted. Libraries serving these populations were identified, and subsequently, perceived effective library services, materials and activities were identified through survey of these libraries.”
The article highlights the key findings and implications of the study, however the full report is also available for download, for your own perusal.
Sometimes we wonder who would steal books from the library, and why. Sometimes we don’t.
An interesting article from the New York Times about the vernacular of book reviews. Take heed CBPR reviewers!
“How I Came to Write”: LDS Authors for Young Adults edited by Jesse S. Crisler and Chris Crowe
PS 153.M66 H69 2007
Brief autobiographical sketches from more than sixty Latter-day Saint authors of young adult literature.
Peter Pan y Wendy by J.M. Barrie, translated by Leticia Klemetz
823 B27pe 2004spa
A Spanish translation of Peter Pan.
My Name is Gabito/Me llamo Gabito- by Monica Brown, illustrated by Raúl Colón
928 G1653b
An illustrated biography of Gabriel García Márquez. Describes his childhood, and several experiences that influenced his writing and stories. English/Spanish text.
In a recent article discussing the evolution of libraries, and their changing role in society in this increasingly digital age, Salt Lake City’s public library was mentioned. It was used as an example of embracing the trend of libraries as a social centers, rather than solely places for research.
