In this article, the author describes her new approach to collection development. To fulfill her dream of each kid walking out of the library with the book they asked for, she enlisted the help of her students. Once they realized that their suggestions were taken seriously, the more they were willing to take the time to tell her about the great…

Audiobooks are excellent tools to help students build literacy skills as well as improve listening, writing, and vocabulary competencies. In many shared or independent reading situations, audiobooks offer support to reluctant and struggling readers, special-needs students, and English-language learners. They are also embraced by voracious readers.…

The forty-two titles selected by the editors of School Library Journal" are the best among over 2,100 new children's books reviewed since last January. Also included are 25 top notch Young Adult titles. (67 references) (MM)

The Editors of the School Library Journal Book Review present their annual selective list of outstanding children's books. (Author)

The author suggests that librarians should start applying discriminating judgement and sensitivity in choosing books for young adults. Reading material should be selected that is both popular in theme and acceptable in style and presentation. (JPF)

Efforts of the Constitutional Heritage Club (CHC) and several supportive groups to censor the book and magazine collections of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County are discussed. (NH)

Today's children cannot be pigeonholed into the molds that were satisfactory in the past. Granted, there are still scores of innocents around who will find something on the shelves regardless of its relevance. This article is concerned with the other type of child. (Author/NH)

Lists the advantages of using paperbacks in elementary schools and libraries and gives a directory to some 70 publishers of paperbacks for children. (PF)

The reevaluation syndrome'' currently sweeping children's Librarianship is evaluated. (NH)

Librarians are in an excellent position to conduct media research that could better inform us of transactions'' between books, films, tapes, and students. They need to actively create and promote programs that attract a larger community, especially the nearly invisible disadvantaged who can be found everywhere. (Author/NH)

School Library Journal book review editors have selected and annotated their choices for the best children's and young adults' books from those books that were submitted for review during 1977 by general book trade book publishers. Included in the annotations are: author, title, publisher, price, and recommended reading and interest levels. (JPF)

Twenty-two children's books which were published in 1971 are reviewed. (22 references) (MM)

The empact of the Newbery Award on the world of American children's books is examined by a librarian. (NH)

Titles of what are considered to be outstanding in terms of content, design or illustration as selected by the editors of School Library Journal Book Review" are presented. (47 references) (Author/NH)

We must give new attention to what our picture books are saying, to whom they are saying it, and how well they are saying it. (Author)