Worthington, Ohio, has deep library roots. A library has been part of its history since the planning by settlers before the city's birth in 1803. Among the treasures brought by James Kilbourne and the Scioto Company from Connecticut to the new, planned community they built was a collection of books for their new subscription library. The books…

Hearing some fun facts about books and authors can bring books to life and help ignite students' interest in books and reading. Because most elementary school media centers and public libraries have many of the Newbery Medal books, students will have a better chance of finding books they decide they want to read once they hear about them. Reading…

The 2009 Professional Development Schools National Conference recognized the North Florida Urban Professional Development School Partnership for its outstanding work in an urban education context and so named it one of the three recipients of the first-ever National Association for Professional Development Schools Award for Exemplary Professional…

Presents excerpts from the addresses of keynote speakers and recognizes award winners at the 26th annual convention of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) in Washington, DC. (CP)

Describes the National Teacher of the Year awards program and presents the 1988 winner, Terry Weeks. Weeks, a middle school teacher from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and a member of the National Council for the Social Studies, explains his philosophy of teaching and describes some of his unique classroom strategies. (GEA)

Author presents a character sketch of his wife, 1986 Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan. (DF)

Author Virginia Hamilton discusses the background of her award winning novel "Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush." (FL)

Author Daniel S. Davis discusses the background of his award winning book, "Behind Barbed Wire." (FL)

Author-illustrator Vera B. Williams discusses the background of her award winning book, "A Chair for My Mother." (FL)

Results of the 1976 Library Building Award Program sponsored jointly by the ALA Library Administration Division and the American Institute of Architects. (KV)

Virginia Haviland recounts her associations with earlier winners of the Regina Medal. (PF)

Reanalyzes recent data on newspaper editors' attitudes and behavior toward journalism prizes. Reports that most newspapers have policies that encourage prize seeking. (MM)

Lists the four young people cited as exceptional youth by President Ronald Reagan on September 9, 1988, during Youth 2000 Week. Cited were Andrea Taylor of Kansas City, Missouri, Peggy Lee Rogers of Denver, Colorado, Annette Pino of Pueblo, Colorado, and Ed Lucero, a student at Colorado State University. (SKC)

Provides information and discussion of the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children. Explains what makes a good nonfiction book for children and discusses several books that have been honored in the first two years of the award. (MG)