It's time for another exciting literary contest!
Fall into a Good Book
The weather is cooperating. There are bushels of new books in both the library and the Friends' Bookstore just waiting to be read. Fall is a fabulous time to lose yourself in timeless novels or non-fiction. Reveal your Autumn reading through literary leaves.
Remember, a picture is worth a 1000 words.
Deadline to submit your photo is October 8th.
Ready your thinking caps for the spooky October contest on favorite thrillers or mysteries.
Official Rules:
All entries must be electronic and emailed to: friendsbookstorerochmn@gmail.com
All entries will be posted on the Friends and Friends’ Bookstore Blog where positive comments will help determine the winning entry.
Photographs must be original and all winning individuals must agree to sign a release form for publication within our newsletters and social media sites.
Winning entries may be published in newsletters and posted on our social media sites and displayed in the Library/Friends’ Bookstore. Winner(s) may remain anonymous if they so choose.
The content of the entry must be suitable for viewing by an audience of all ages.
No more than one entry per person per contest.
Only one prize per entry.
The prizes consist of donated books; a variety of children’s, young adult, fiction, non-fiction, etc. will be available to choose from. Every effort will be made to find a book of the winner’s choice.
If your entry contains any copyrighted material the entrant will be responsible for securing the licensing rights and giving appropriate credits.
A qualified panel will review all entries and decide the contest winners.
Each entry will be graded on the following criteria:
1. Quality of entry – style, content, and enthusiasm
2. Does the entry relate to the topic?
3. Creativity of entry
4. Blog Comments
5. Overall impression
Friday, September 10, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
September Calendar of Book Events
September is a big reading month - perhaps the weather, perhaps school?
It is the Literacy Month, yesterday also the UN International Literacy Day.
September is the National Library Card sign up month
The Last Week of September is Banned Book Week (see the library's web site for a list of 100 banned books - that you won't believe were ever banned. Charlotte's Web???)
the 17th September is Bestselling Books Day - head to any of the Best Sellers Lists and give a book a go! (The Nike slogan of 'Just do it' = applies to reading too!
September 25th is National Book Festival on the National Mall (Library of Congress). It will be hosted by President Obama and his wife Michelle. Their web site has a list of authors and ways to participate.
Please feel free to add comments of events, especially local, that you know!
It is the Literacy Month, yesterday also the UN International Literacy Day.
September is the National Library Card sign up month
The Last Week of September is Banned Book Week (see the library's web site for a list of 100 banned books - that you won't believe were ever banned. Charlotte's Web???)
the 17th September is Bestselling Books Day - head to any of the Best Sellers Lists and give a book a go! (The Nike slogan of 'Just do it' = applies to reading too!
Please feel free to add comments of events, especially local, that you know!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
International Literacy Day 8 September 2010
UNESCO launches new Knowledge and Innovations Network for Literacy (KINL)
UNESCO is launching a new Knowledge and Innovations Network for Literacy (KINL) that will enable researchers and practitioners all over the world to link up and share information and best practices. The network’s launch will be a highlight of International Literacy Day celebrations* on 8 September at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The annual 2010 International Literacy Prize awards ceremony and a round table on Literacy and Women’s Empowerment are the other main events of the Day. In addition, UNESCO’s Director-General Irina Bokova will be in New York to give a keynote address at the international conference “Literacy: an essential foundation for development” at the United Nations. The opening address will be given by former First Lady of the United States Laura Bush, who is Honorary Ambassador for the UN Literacy Decade (UNLD).
"Literacy and women's empowerment" is the theme of International Literacy Day 2010, in line with the UNLD thematic calendar. While women’s empowerment is at the core of the global development agenda, girls still account for more than half of the 67.4 million out-of-school children in the world, and two-thirds of the 796 million adult illiterates are female.
Ms Bokova stressed in her message for the Day, “Investing in women’s literacy carries very high returns: it improves livelihoods, leads to better child and maternal health, and favours girls’ access to education. In short newly literate women have a positive ripple effect on all development indicators. This international day aims to mobilize everyone’s attention to the urgent need for increased commitment to literacy, especially for girls and women.”
On 8 September at Organization Headquarters in Paris, the award ceremony for UNESCO’s 2010 International Literacy Prizes, which recognize innovative approaches to literacy education, will be held from 9.30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Room IV. The two awards of the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize, supported by the Republic of Korea, have been attributed to projects in Cape Verde and Germany. Programmes in Nepal and Egypt are receiving the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy, supported by the People's Republic of China. The Honourable Mention of the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize goes to a project in Colombia and the Honourable Mention of the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy to one in Malawi.
The awards ceremony will be followed by the launch of the Knowledge and Innovations Network for Literacy (KINL) (11 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., Room IV). Created with support from Verizon Foundation and Microsoft, the Network is a virtual workplace where literacy researchers and practitioners can link up, share knowledge and debate literacy topics on line. The network will generate knowledge and innovation in support of the acquisition and use of literacy, and promote advocacy, policy formulation and programme delivery, as well as cooperation and partnerships. It will be operational beginning 1 November 2010. Participating in the launch will be UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Cheick Modibo Diarra, who is Microsoft Corporation’s Chairman for Africa and Literacy Champion; and Marc Gosselin, representative of Verizon Foundation.
“Promoting literacy requires action from both the public and private sectors; we are all stakeholders in the fight to eradicate illiteracy,” said Dr. Diarra about KINL. “Microsoft shares UNESCO’s belief that technology can play an important role in doing so by providing access to education solutions and curriculum for both basic and digital literacy and helping more people participate in the global information society.”
Verizon Foundation President Patrick Gaston said, “If we are to create a seismic shift in the literacy landscape, education and literacy leaders from around the world must be able to communicate with one another and collaborate. The Knowledge and Innovations Network for Literacy will provide literacy leaders from every nation with easy access to the resources needed to ensure that every child is literate. The Verizon Foundation is proud to partner with UNESCO on this transformational project.”
After the launch, the International Literacy Day Roundtable on Literacy and Women’s Empowerment (11.30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Room IV) will be chaired by Qian Tang, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Education. It will include presentations by Cheick Modibo Diarra and Khunying Kasama Varavarn (Thailand), recipient of a UNESCO medal for life-time contribution to literacy and non-formal education; and Raafat Radwan, First Undersecretary of the Egyptian Ministry of Education and Director-Manager of the General Authority for Adult Literacy. Finally, the Literacy in Action roundtable (3 to 4.30 p.m., Room IV) will bring together the 2010 Winners of the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize and the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy to present their programmes, followed by discussion.
At the same time, UNESCO’s offices around the world will be organizing a variety of events to mark International Literacy Day. (from their website)
UNESCO is launching a new Knowledge and Innovations Network for Literacy (KINL) that will enable researchers and practitioners all over the world to link up and share information and best practices. The network’s launch will be a highlight of International Literacy Day celebrations* on 8 September at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The annual 2010 International Literacy Prize awards ceremony and a round table on Literacy and Women’s Empowerment are the other main events of the Day. In addition, UNESCO’s Director-General Irina Bokova will be in New York to give a keynote address at the international conference “Literacy: an essential foundation for development” at the United Nations. The opening address will be given by former First Lady of the United States Laura Bush, who is Honorary Ambassador for the UN Literacy Decade (UNLD).
"Literacy and women's empowerment" is the theme of International Literacy Day 2010, in line with the UNLD thematic calendar. While women’s empowerment is at the core of the global development agenda, girls still account for more than half of the 67.4 million out-of-school children in the world, and two-thirds of the 796 million adult illiterates are female.
Ms Bokova stressed in her message for the Day, “Investing in women’s literacy carries very high returns: it improves livelihoods, leads to better child and maternal health, and favours girls’ access to education. In short newly literate women have a positive ripple effect on all development indicators. This international day aims to mobilize everyone’s attention to the urgent need for increased commitment to literacy, especially for girls and women.”
On 8 September at Organization Headquarters in Paris, the award ceremony for UNESCO’s 2010 International Literacy Prizes, which recognize innovative approaches to literacy education, will be held from 9.30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Room IV. The two awards of the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize, supported by the Republic of Korea, have been attributed to projects in Cape Verde and Germany. Programmes in Nepal and Egypt are receiving the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy, supported by the People's Republic of China. The Honourable Mention of the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize goes to a project in Colombia and the Honourable Mention of the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy to one in Malawi.
The awards ceremony will be followed by the launch of the Knowledge and Innovations Network for Literacy (KINL) (11 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., Room IV). Created with support from Verizon Foundation and Microsoft, the Network is a virtual workplace where literacy researchers and practitioners can link up, share knowledge and debate literacy topics on line. The network will generate knowledge and innovation in support of the acquisition and use of literacy, and promote advocacy, policy formulation and programme delivery, as well as cooperation and partnerships. It will be operational beginning 1 November 2010. Participating in the launch will be UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Cheick Modibo Diarra, who is Microsoft Corporation’s Chairman for Africa and Literacy Champion; and Marc Gosselin, representative of Verizon Foundation.
“Promoting literacy requires action from both the public and private sectors; we are all stakeholders in the fight to eradicate illiteracy,” said Dr. Diarra about KINL. “Microsoft shares UNESCO’s belief that technology can play an important role in doing so by providing access to education solutions and curriculum for both basic and digital literacy and helping more people participate in the global information society.”
Verizon Foundation President Patrick Gaston said, “If we are to create a seismic shift in the literacy landscape, education and literacy leaders from around the world must be able to communicate with one another and collaborate. The Knowledge and Innovations Network for Literacy will provide literacy leaders from every nation with easy access to the resources needed to ensure that every child is literate. The Verizon Foundation is proud to partner with UNESCO on this transformational project.”
After the launch, the International Literacy Day Roundtable on Literacy and Women’s Empowerment (11.30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Room IV) will be chaired by Qian Tang, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Education. It will include presentations by Cheick Modibo Diarra and Khunying Kasama Varavarn (Thailand), recipient of a UNESCO medal for life-time contribution to literacy and non-formal education; and Raafat Radwan, First Undersecretary of the Egyptian Ministry of Education and Director-Manager of the General Authority for Adult Literacy. Finally, the Literacy in Action roundtable (3 to 4.30 p.m., Room IV) will bring together the 2010 Winners of the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize and the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy to present their programmes, followed by discussion.
At the same time, UNESCO’s offices around the world will be organizing a variety of events to mark International Literacy Day. (from their website)
Second Saturday Sale September 11th
The Friends' Bookstore is having another Second Saturday Sale in 5 days - Sept 11th. This time we are highlighting books on Crafts, Hobbies and Quilting. Join us (and Paige Turner!) for some absolutely wonderful books to get you started on the holiday season (dare I say that when it is only JUST September?)! Plan ahead, start early, and enjoy the craft process.
We have also had a wonderful selection of magazines and books newly arrived - we appreciate EVERY donation. Thank you for your generosity which in turn helps the Rochester Public Library. Every booksale and every book sold in the Bookstore enables our library to buy additional books, computer programming, supports author visits or other community events. Many of the books donated also are added directly to the shelves, either replacing worn copies or becoming a new book.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Kindle Reads
With all the excitement about several long trips and filling the Kindle with things to read, I have downloaded many books. As in MANY books. The vast majority were free books, but not the classics (I do have an archive of some of my favourites which I return to often). This time I found several titles of Zane Grey that I recall nearly verbatim! (My father is an avid western reader and we shared quite a few authors; I have also seen many a cowboy movie!) Then there were several of my favourites by Gene Stratton Porter - I was so thrilled when these were re-issued a few years ago thinking more people would read them. Nearly a local author! (Wisconsin, but also with an ecological message). I suppose in a way they were the Romance novels that I read, not being exposed to the Harlequin kind. Further back in time, I was astonished to find Thornton W Burgess on the Kindle! Old Mother West Wind stories. Reddy Fox, Old Mr Toad, and so many other long lost friends. I am definitely looking forward to becoming reacquainted with them after 40+ years! I have started to think of other books to look up too = some of my earliest scifi for example - John Wyndham. Anya Seton.
And then of course, there is the use of the iPad with the Kindle app. Trying to find ONE device that will function as lightweight portability to read, listen, access, etc. I hate to confess that I love the slide on the iPad instead of the Kindle. Most especially when reading non-fiction, or when re-reading old familiar tales. I was appalled at myself to be in the comfort of my own home, reading the Kindle though. Back to my books! I have so many that need reading! So many books have recently been published! Yet another list of 20... More details/reviews later!
And then of course, there is the use of the iPad with the Kindle app. Trying to find ONE device that will function as lightweight portability to read, listen, access, etc. I hate to confess that I love the slide on the iPad instead of the Kindle. Most especially when reading non-fiction, or when re-reading old familiar tales. I was appalled at myself to be in the comfort of my own home, reading the Kindle though. Back to my books! I have so many that need reading! So many books have recently been published! Yet another list of 20... More details/reviews later!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Read 'em and eat contest
A number of bookclubs and book lovers come to Jaspers for discussions or reading over morning coffee or lunch each week. (E-books have been visible too!) The friendly staff at Jaspers have always been accomodating and enjoy some of the selections. This group (the BBC) always brings napkins that they enjoy reading too.
Jose chose several books for his children after submitting this photo!
FALL INTO A GOOD BOOK will be the title of our next contest = details next week! Enjoy the long weekend ahead, with all those reading opportunities!
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