The Girl-Positive Library

The Girl-Positive Library
Author: Mary Ann Harlan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2018-12-07
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Providing a model of critique useful in readers advisory, collection development, and book clubs, this title encourages the inclusion of young adult titles advancing a positive representation of girls in programming and instruction. Even in an era in which there are multiple and wide-ranging conversations about representations of diverse groups in literature, the depiction of girls in young adult literature has received inadequate attention. This text provides a model for understanding how girls are represented in young adult literature that will aid school and youth services librarians in their personal understanding and awareness as they build collections and create programming. It provides practical suggestions for how to use and implement a feminist lens while reading, discussing, and reviewing titles. Included are a list of recommended annotated titles and discussion questions for use in developing appropriate instructional and interesting programs that explore concepts of girlhood, media literacy programs, and diverse collections.

The Girl-Positive Library

The Girl-Positive Library
Author: Mary Ann Harlan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2018-12-07
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1440860645

Providing a model of critique useful in readers advisory, collection development, and book clubs, this title encourages the inclusion of young adult titles advancing a positive representation of girls in programming and instruction. Even in an era in which there are multiple and wide-ranging conversations about representations of diverse groups in literature, the depiction of girls in young adult literature has received inadequate attention. This text provides a model for understanding how girls are represented in young adult literature that will aid school and youth services librarians in their personal understanding and awareness as they build collections and create programming. It provides practical suggestions for how to use and implement a feminist lens while reading, discussing, and reviewing titles. Included are a list of recommended annotated titles and discussion questions for use in developing appropriate instructional and interesting programs that explore concepts of girlhood, media literacy programs, and diverse collections.

More Help!

More Help!
Author: Nancy Holyoke
Publisher: American Girl Publishing Incorporated
Total Pages: 102
Release: 1996
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781562474812

Presents more letters written to "American Girl" magazine by girls asking for advice about the problems they face in everyday life.

Library Girl

Library Girl
Author: Karen Henry Clark
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-09-27
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1632173182

Library Girl is the inspiring childhood story of how beloved librarian, author, and Seattle icon, Nancy Pearl discovered her strengths and realized her passion. It is a loving tribute to the power books and librarians have to transform children’s lives. Nancy Pearl loved books and spent so much time in her school library that her grade school classmates teased her, calling her “library girl.” When she discovers her neighborhood public library is open on Saturday, she begins the adventure of her lifetime. There, an inspiring librarian recognizes her abilities, recommends books that ignite her vivid imagination, and provides experiences to bolster her burgeoning self-confidence. As she loses herself in the books she finds herself in their pages and comes to recognize her strengths. Her self-discovery brings a realization at a young age that she wants to become a librarian so she can help children discover their dreams. This young girl, Nancy Pearl, grows up to become “America’s Most Celebrated Librarian,” devoting her life to talking about books up and down library aisles, on radio and television, at conferences and colleges around the world. Ultimately, she authors books about books, believing that reading allows people to find dreams of their own . . . with the turn of every page.

The Care and Keeping of You Journal

The Care and Keeping of You Journal
Author: Cara Natterson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2013-02-26
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1609581652

This companion to our bestselling book, The Care & Keeping of You, received its own all-new makeover! This updated interactive journal allows girls to record their moods, track their periods, and keep in touch with their overall health and well-being. Tips, quizzes, and checklists help girls understand and express what�s happening to their bodies--and their feelings about it.

The Care & Keeping of You 2

The Care & Keeping of You 2
Author: Cara Natterson
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-02-26
Genre: Girls
ISBN: 9780606315760

For use in schools and libraries only. A compassionate and practical reference for older adolescent girls shares advice for managing physical and emotional challenges, covering topics ranging from menstruation and body changes to personal care and peer pressure.

Ambitious Girl

Ambitious Girl
Author: Tasha Strong
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2021-01-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9780316229692

"A girl is inspired by an ambitious woman to ponder the word and claim it for herself as well"--

American Reference Books Annual

American Reference Books Annual
Author: Juneal M. Chenoweth
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 577
Release: 2019-06-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1440869146

Read professional, fair reviews by practicing academic, public, and school librarians and subject-area specialists that will enable you to make the best choices from among the latest reference resources. This newest edition of American Reference Books Annual (ARBA) provides librarians with insightful, critical reviews of print and electronic reference resources released or updated in 2017-2018, as well as some from 2019 that were received in time for review in the publication. By using this invaluable guide to consider both the positive and negative aspects of each resource, librarians can make informed decisions about which new reference resources are most appropriate for their collections and their patrons' needs. Collection development librarians who are working with limited budgets—as is the case in practically every library today—will be able to maximize the benefit from their monetary resources by selecting what they need most for their collection, while bypassing materials that bring limited value to their specific environment.

The Collection Program in Schools

The Collection Program in Schools
Author: Marcia A. Mardis
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2021-07-19
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1440876649

This thorough treatment of collection development for school library educators, students, and practicing school librarians provides quick access to information. This seventh edition of The Collection Program in Schools is updated in several key areas. It provides an overview of key education trends affecting school library collections, such as digital textbooks, instructional improvement systems, STEM priorities, and open education resource (OER) use and reuse. Topics of discussion include the new AASL standards as they relate to the collection; the idea of crowd sourcing in collection development; and current trends in the school library profession, such as Future Ready Libraries and new standards from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Each chapter has been updated and revised with new material, and particular emphasis is placed on disaster preparedness and response as they pertain to policies, circulation, preservation, and moving or closing a collection. This edition also includes updates to review of curation and community analysis principles as they affect the development of the library collection.

Understanding (Post)feminist Girlhood Through Young Adult Fantasy Literature

Understanding (Post)feminist Girlhood Through Young Adult Fantasy Literature
Author: Elizabeth Little
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2024-11-04
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1040216749

Understanding (Post)feminist Girlhood Through Young Adult Fantasy Literature takes advantage of growing critical interest in popular young adult texts and their influence on young people. The monograph offers an innovative approach by pairing traditional literary analysis with the responses of readers to show the complex ways that young people respond to the depiction of female protagonists. In the first section, the book utilises a feminist framework to examine young adult fantasy novels published from 2012 to 2018, with a particular focus on A Court of Thorns and Roses (Maas, 2015) and Red Queen (Aveyard, 2015). The analysis shows how strong female protagonists in young adult fantasy are postfeminist heroines who reinscribe patriarchal power structures, embrace limited understandings of gender roles, and persist in relationships that oppress them. In the second section, the monograph introduces empirical data from a series of focus groups discussing those same novels. The discussion shows that readers respond to these popular young adult fantasy texts with complexity and nuance that highlights their postfeminist subjectivities as they simultaneously reject and reinscribe elements of postfeminism in their understanding of the girl protagonists.