Describes an exhibit organized by the media specialist at Base Line Middle School (Colorado) that portrayed ethnic stereotypes in today's culture through movies, records, sports logos, cartoons, newspaper articles, magazines, and other media. Presentations by community members from the ethnic groups are described, and student reactions are…

Discusses the use of 39 new fiction and nonfiction travel-related titles to enable children to practice thinking skills in a nonthreatening environment. Examples for teaching inference, observation, prediction, comparison, and contrast are provided. Examples can be used as entry points for booktalks or introductions to other kinds of programs.…

Discusses two Electronic Library Education Centers (ELECs) created at the University of Arizona to improve library instruction in the use of online resources. Examines costs of developing ELECs; technical changes experienced; and benefits to users and librarians. A sidebar by Abbie J. Basile identifies Internet resources for planning and/or…

Provides ideas for activities related to gardening and growing things for elementary school media centers and classrooms. An annotated list of 49 age-appropriate sources of information, including 10 picture books, 5 audio-visual aids, and 2 adult books, is provided. (LRW)

Ten years ago Wayne State University (WSU) libraries assimilated the university's media services unit. An analysis of its present facilities, services, collections, goals, and cost-recovery elements demonstrates the full-service WSU media center is a cost-effective, integral part of WSU library service. (Author/AEF)

Describes the Teachers as Readers project sponsored by the Association of American Publishers Reading Initiative to promote the reading of children's books by elementary school teachers. The role of children's books is considered, a pilot program in Virginia is described, and factors in forming a successful program are discussed. (LRW)

Provides an overview of keynote speakers and issues addressed at the 1992 National Conference of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) held in Baltimore (Maryland). Highlights include educational reform and restructuring; librarians as enablers of change; programs to help with change; and electronically based projects. (LRW)

Reports on the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services. Highlights include conference delegates; an initiative providing recommendations for priority actions in the context of the Omnibus Children and Youth Literacy through Libraries Act, including school library services and public library children's and young adult…

Provides directory information, arranged by state, for colleges and universities that offer certification programs in school library media services. Undergraduate and graduate programs are indicated, as well as accreditation status; and schools in Puerto Rico and Canada are included. (LRW)

Presents five puzzles in the shape of stars that contain scrambled letters and clues to help define computer terms and improve computer literacy. Use of the puzzles by students and adults in the computer labs of library media centers is discussed. Answers to the puzzles are also provided. (LRW)

Describes a high school library "stress collection" of 125 fiction and nonfiction titles dealing with issues teens may experience and provides brief annotations for a number of these resources. Topics covered include academic and other anxieties, crises, dropouts, drugs and alcohol, families, health, illness and death, pregnancy, sexual…

Discusses the role of the media specialist and offers ideas for library orientation. The concept of invitational education (i.e., education aimed at creating a total school environment that summons teachers and students to realize their potential and to make classrooms inviting) is considered and several related resources are suggested. (MES)

Discusses ways that school media specialists can address the needs of latchkey children and at-risk students. A total of 21 resources providing background information and suggestions for dealing with the issues involved are listed. (MES)

Summarizes state-level activities in Illinois, Connecticut, Nevada, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Montana, New York, Oklahoma, Colorado, Minnesota, Florida, and Wisconsin that influenced recommendations at state pre-White House Conference on Library and Information Services meetings for improved library services to children and young adults. A position…

Highlights examples of outreach and lending programs that bring the museum experience into school and public libraries and suggests that the school library media specialist can act as the link between museums and teachers. A list of contacts for the nine programs mentioned is provided. (EAM)