Research shows there is a direct link between student achievement and library media programs stocked with a full range of resources and staffed by library media specialists.

The Bluebonnet Winner for 2007-2008 is...Down Girl and Sit on the Road by Lucy Nolan

For more information on books awards in Texas and Nationwide check out the

information below.

Texas Awards

2008-2009 Bluebonnet list

http://txla.org/groups/tba/docs/2008-09%20Citations.doc

2008 2X2 List

http://txla.org/groups/tba/docs/2008-09%20Citations.doc

2008-2009 Lonestar List

http://www.txla.org/groups/yart/lonestarlists.html

2008-2009 TAYSHA list

http://www.txla.org/groups/yart/tayshaslists.html

National Awards

Caldecott - The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Scholastic

Press, an imprint of Scholastic)

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal

/caldecottmedal.cfm

Newbery - Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village

by Laura Amy Schlitz, illustrated by Robert Byrd, and published by Candlewick.

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal

/newberymedal.cfm

Sibert - The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís

(Farrar/Frances Foster)

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/sibertmedal

/index.cfm

A listing of additional National Awards

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia

/2008medawardwin.cfm

MISD Library Policy Online

Direct Links to Campus Libraries

MISD Library Lesson Plan

To help MISD librarians with the never-enough time dilemma, we now have a webpage

of lesson plan ideas. Please take some time to look through these lesson plans, or submit one yourself. Elementary librarians may submit on the elementary library wiki,

or you may email Pam Pinkerton with the lesson plan for posting to the website.

Please be sure to include a short description, grade level, subject/s and title of the

lesson plan, along with any supporting files.

Don't know what to read? Check out these series bookmarks!

Recommended from Mary Orr Intermediate

Recommended from Coble Middle School

Recommended from Wester Middle School

Great news from Texas Education Agency!

TEA has announced that a parnership between TEA and Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has produced an online database package

consisting of EBSCO resources as well as Encyclopedia Britannica. This online database and encyclopedia are free to Texas public schools. Three Spanish language databases are also be available.

Need some Professional Development?

Look at these great opportunities from Region 11!

Links for MISD Librarians

Have questions on copyright, school library standards or weeding? Need some professional development? Be sure to check out our informative links.