Association for Library Service to Children:
Unit of the American Library Association supporting the profession
of children's librarianship. Site includes information on projects
and conferences, lists of award-winning children's materials,
resources for librarians and parents, and links to sites for kids.
http://www.ala.org/alsc/
Young Adult Librarian's Help/Homepage:
Resource page listing resources for young adult librarians including
journals, associations, and literature.
http://yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.us/
Connecting Young Adults and Libraries:
Supplement to the book of the same name gives news links and
resources of interest to those serving youth in libraries.
http://www.connectingya.com/
Potamus Place:
Games, Internet safety, homework help and subject bibliographies
just for kids, and a database where you can search for picture books
by subject. All included links are evaluated by professional
librarians.
http://www.potamusplace.net/
Locked In At The Library:
How to plan a sleepover at the library to market to young adults and
children.
http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/seworkspace/sleepers/index.html
Graphic Novels and Trade Paperbacks:
An annotated list of graphic novels and trade paperbacks recommended
for young adult areas of public libraries.
http://www.geocities.com/dawnanik/grnovels.htm
Children on the Internet:
Report detailing how kids are using the web. Provides a list of
resources appropriate for children.
http://www.otal.umd.edu/UUPractice/children/
Precocious Readers:
Suggestions for recommending books to gifted children.
http://www.mlaforum.org/volumeI/issue1/precocious.html
Teenlibrarian.com:
Online community for librarians who work with teenagers in public or
school settings. With news, resources, message board, chat, and
links.
http://www.teenlibrarian.com/
Essential Sites for the SLMS:
Annotated links of important sites for the school library media
specialist. Includes meta sites, associations, publications,
discussion groups, lesson plans, and literature resources.
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~pjoleksy/slelinks.htm
Caldecott Award:
Discusses strategies for librarians and teachers for getting
children to read by using Caldecott Award winning books. Includes
suggestions for parties, reading assignments, and provides a list of
Caldecott Award winners.
http://www.libraryreference.com/caldecott.html
Newbery Award:
Describes a variety of library and class activities to interest
children in reading Newbery Medal Books. Includes a list of previous
Newbery Award winners.
http://www.libraryreference.com/newbery.html
Virtual YA Index:
Listing of public libraries with young adult sites on the Web.
http://yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.us/virtual.html
High School Students and Their Use of the World Wide Web for
Research:
Reports the results of a study that shows teenagers are having
difficulty in evaluating resources on the Web. Uses Perry's Scheme
of Student Development to provide a framework for the findings.
http://www.libraryinstruction.com/confusion.html
