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I will be conducting another workshop on Bibliotherapy at the Ateneo Center for English Language Teaching (ACELT) during the 47th ACELT Conference on 11 February 2012. It's going to be a whole day event. Carla Pacis will deliver the keynote in the conference. I am inviting all school and public librarians to attend since the conference will discuss literature for children and teens and how it

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Courtesy of: Schools.com

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Thanks to Jennifer Nelson Saracevic for the list of winners and honors of the 2012 American Library Association Award. John Newbery Medal “Dead End in Norvelt,” written by Jack Gantos Two Newbery Honor Books also were named: "Inside Out & Back Again," written by Thanhha Lai "Breaking Stalin’s Nose,” written and illustrated by Eugene Yelchin Randolph Caldecott Medal “A Ball for Daisy,"

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This is my initial reply to Angelic and I wish I could say more. Angelic, Consult your Reading or Language Arts coordinator on skills that need strengthening or focus. It will also help you if you ask for the subject matter guide or the curriculum, if the coordinator is open enough. From there, you can identify topics for your lib instruction program. It should be clear to you, at this point,

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Here's another email seeking for ideas on setting up a library instruction program - Dear Ms. Zarah, Good day! I am currently updating our Library Instruction Program. I would like to ask you of some recommendations. What topics should we include for Prep, Grade 1 and grade 2? We are exclusive for boys and I know you have great experience in teaching. The email came from Ms. Angelic Abayan

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Yes, I admit. I am a Rusher. I started listening to The Morning Rush with Chico and Delle in 1997 and stopped tuning in the show in 2004 because of, work. At that time, live streaming was unheard of and listening to FM radio via mobile was but a dream. Podcasts were still an idea being fermented by the techies and I have not discovered the Steve Job's wonder gadget yet. Fast forward to 2010.

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Courtesy of: Schools.com

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Courtesy of: Schools.com

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From Anne Rosette Crelencia, Section Head of the Filipiniana Section, the National Library of the Philippines, lends her ideas on librarian stereotyping. a. How do I feel about librarian stereotyping? Not so bad because the idea offers a challenge to every librarian to prove what librarianship really is. b. Does this exist in my work place? If yes, in what forms? If no, why? Yes. Several

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Peachy Limpin, Pinoy licensed librarian working in Melbourne, Australia shares her thoughts on librarian stereotyping. She recommends a link to her blog on an encounter she had with an Aussie youngster asking about her work. What a funny little anecdote! a. How do I feel about librarian stereotyping? Frustrated b. Does this exist in my work place? If yes, in what forms? If no, why? Not in

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This is my pledge. I have nothing against e-books and digital formats of information. I love them as much. But the printed word is a culture that must be preserved. Printed matter, especially books, are products of human ingenuity and has great contributions to humanity's intellectual evolution. It is through books that man affirms himself as a social being, one whose personal experience

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Thanks to Rayvi Sunico for leading me to this link on DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 57-2011 09 December 2011 at the Department of Finance website. It will greatly be of help to me as a school librarian ordering and acquiring imported books off shore. There's a downloadable PDF on the Florence Agreement which mentions that books bought by libraries are exempt from tax duties. But, of course. As a

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I discovered this cute figurine of a nut personifying a librarian. Inscribed below are qualities describing a librarian: Proud to be a public serving, friendly, book stamping, well read, softly spoken LIBRARIAN. If I had it my way, I would change book stamping to book loving. Nothing wrong with stamping books, and I would do circulation work when the staff is out or on leave. But it's a

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Carla Pacis, writer friend from the industry, sent an email requesting for my top five Pinoy children's books. Here's my list -- 1. Ang Alamat ng Ampalaya by Augie Rivera - My all time favorite. This is the book I wish I had written. It is solid in plot and characterization. It speaks of justice and fairness. It does not moralize on the lesson of consequence. Kora Dandan Albano illustrated the

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In keeping with a blogging tradition, here are monthly first posts from December 2011 to January 2011, along with first lines from each post. December 2011 - Reading List for Teens: Just today I finished putting together a list of recommended reads for teens. November 2011 - Picture Book Month: Picture books are for all ages! October 2011 - 19th Children's Month @ the NLP - Photos from the

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I am re-posting an opinionated comment by Rey Llenor on a post I did last 1 December 2010 on Reading as a RIGHT. I chose to respond but will wait for next year to post it up in the blog. For the meantime, read on and do comment if the spirit prompts you to! Rey Llonor Tuesday, December 27, 2011 12:43:00 AM I love libraries as much as I love reading. But, library for me is not just an enclave of

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Found some good ones via Tully News Info.

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The holiday season has been wicked! The blog's been sleeping for weeks. Here's a list of book reviews in brief. I have taken this from my list of recommended reads in the library. Hoping to blog more the coming days since school's out on Christmas break. a. Your Guide to Effective Studying by Jenny King - King shares six steps to becoming a better student. She helps readers establish a focus at

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The 2nd Asian Children's Museum Conference drums up the issue of climate change and its effect on children. From the website of Museo Pambata -- Feb 2 to 4, 2012 Join our 2nd Asian Children's Museum Conference! Global warming has many causes and only one solution: YOU! Join us as we bring speakers from all around the world to discuss how we and our children can help Mother Earth in the fight

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Last night was PBBY's Christmas Party at Nina Lim-Yuson's place. She's been hosting the parties since forever. And though I did not stay on, missing the raffle, gift exchanges, the paella, I got a lot of teasing from friends in the industry. I think that's what made PBBY last this long. And we're counting!

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How did social media Begin? Bit Rebels has an article and a graphic to illustrate its genesis.

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Just today I finished putting together a list of recommended reads for teens. It was fun! Here's what I culled out of the fiction collection - Grade 9 1. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing by MT Anderson 2. Names Will Never Hurt Me by Jaime Adoff 3. Psyche in a Dress by Frances Lia Block 4. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 5. Once Upon a Time: Belle by Cameron Dokey 6. Rumble Fish

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The National Book Development Board and the Philippine Board on Books for Young People present the 2nd National Children's Book Award Best Reads for 2012 Rules Children’s Book, Definition  A printed and bound volume that explicitly states it is for children and/or young people, hereby understood to refer to those falling within the ages 0-19 years. These include works like fiction (e.g.

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NBDB now accepts nominations to the 2nd National Children’s Book Award The National Book Development Board (NBDB) is now accepting nominations to the 2nd National Children’s Book Award. On July 2012, the National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Philippine Board on Books for the Young (PBBY) will present the 2nd National Children’s Book Award, giving honor to the 10 best books for children

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I found this great link in the Scholastic website that is useful when introducing the work librarians do to younger children. It shows that librarians work with people and assists them in their use of books and the internet. Story time is given importance as well as the feedback which librarians need from readers and users of the library. It goes to show that readers services does not end at the

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So here's how I got my copies of Tales From the 7,000 Isles. I presented my parcel's receipt. Followed the line to the receiving area. Paid forty pesos and waited until the clerk brought the box out. One guy examined my parcel note. Guy 1: Naka-adress sa school (Parcel note is addressed to the school). Guy 2 examined the box. Looked at me and took the parcel note from Guy 1. Guy 2: Ibigay mo

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Source: http://lspaces.tumblr.com/ From John Williams, Australia From Jennifer Nannery, 189- Washington Heights NY From John Williams, Australia

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I have heard and read about curating online content late last year via blograrians who attended the annual American Library Association Conference. Another interesting topic discussed in the conference was that of transliteracy. That would be for another post. Plus, there's 21st Century Literacy to think and ponder on (though AASL - the Association of American School Libraries, has published a

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Thanks to David Cabanero, PLAI PRO, for sending these useful links! Now that the PLAI Congress is just around the corner, it would be great if we could all pitch in, lend a hand a do our bit to spread the news. To download the National Book Week Poster, please open this: NBW Poster For the PLAI Congress 2011 invitation, please download from this: PLAI Congress invite For the PLAI Congress 2011

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This is a response from Coralie Clark's article on the under-used school library in the International Baccalaureate Program. Written in 1995, it is a prophetic article that has great relevance in this day and age. Thanks to Stacey Taylor for the link! Librarians face many challenges and concerns as technology changes and the learning landscape spurs many and varied pedagogical paradigms.

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From the Philippine Association of School Librarians (PASLI) -- The Philippine Association of School Librarians, Inc.(PASLI) is inviting you to the seminar-workshop on ‘Developing and Teaching Information Literacy in School Library Media Centers’ on January 27, 2012 from 7:00am to 3:00pm at the Information Resource Center of C&E Publishing, Inc. located at 839 EDSA South Triangle, Quezon City. A

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I will be guesting on radio on November 9 2011 at the program LibRadio, DZUP 1602. The show starts at 12 noon and will run for about an hour. The program is in coordination with the UP School of Library and Information Science. It's on its second season now and counting. I will be interviewed about children's library services particularly so the long weekend will allow me to prepare for this.

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Picture books are for all ages! Go to the website here. Read an article in School Library Journal here.

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After reading a retelling of the classic Beauty and the Beast early this year, I was skeptical to pick up Marian Churchland's Beast, her first original graphic novel. Not another retelling please, so I told myself. Surprise! It was far from the classic folktale, but it was strangely familiar. Beast by Marian Churchland I think that did the trick - the familiar is mixed with the new and the

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One way to get teens reading -- book displays! Having set up two shelves of graphic novels and art books increased readership and book circulation. Will make this a regular fixture in the library.

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I am back to blogging. The flu hit me hard over the past week and, following my doctor's advice, I took time to rest. Gave me so much to think about -- my health, nutrition and growing old. Enough said, here's a series of graphic novels review I promised posted in the blog for Teen Read Week 2011. Brain Camp by Susan Kim, Laurence Klavan, Faith Erin Hicks Camp Fielding is the ideal camp for

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It has come to this. Developing a virtual and digital collection in a library is inevitable. The resurrected ebook sensation of 2010 swept the country with fear, doubt, anxiety and to tech savvy creatures and marketing mavens, excitement. It's a highway to big earnings for those who produce the technology but for librarians, it is another road towards change. And change must be managed before

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I'm under the weather. Still nursing a flu but the virus does not stop me from blogging. Here's my brief review on Ghostopolis by Doug Tennapel. What is your image of God? For creatures in Ghostopolis, God, or rather Jesus, is twelve feet tall, black and dressed in aviator attire. He built Ghostopolis for the dead, ghouls and ghosts, mummies and zombies, spectres and wil-o-the-wisp, skeletons

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Trawling the web these days, I have discovered some valuable search engines and websites for school librarians. I still love Google and my loyalty remains but searching for meaning in the big wide online world can derail and way lay even the most focused reader. So, I'm sharing what I found. I'm still exploring the online resources and search engines myself and it's been fun. Sweet Search is a

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For the next seven days, I will be posting reviews of graphic novels I've read so far. This is in congruence to the celebration of Teen Read Week. This year's theme is Reading for the FUN of it: Picture It @ your library. In the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) website, you would find support materials, neat ideas and promotional resources in celebrating Teen Read Week in your

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I have installed a Twitter app in the blog last year to widen the reach of my posts. While participating in an online workshop, I was given readings on the use of Web 2.0 tools for library services and programs. I thought of sharing this image on Getting to Know Twitter via the Bit Rebels. Apart from this, tips and tools for using and integrating Web 2.0 in teaching is aplenty. Cybrary Man's

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KUTING (Kwnetista ng mga Tsikiting) has been very busy the past weeks mentoring young children to become good writers. Here's the good news from fellow KUTING, Ime Morales. The family of the late children's book writer Mae Astrid Tobias, in cooperation with KUTING, sponsored the 1st Mae Astrid Tobias Writing Workshop for Children. Chosen students from the UP Integrated School participated and

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A recent forum in an online workshop where I'm currently enrolled prompted me to go back to this blog's archives and cull out posts I've written about Information Literacy (IL). This four-part post on IL is a paper I presented on a local seminar on IL by the Philippine Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (PATLS) way back in 2006. Information Literacy at the School Level

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Tales From the 7,000 Isles Filipino Folk Stories is already published! It's available in the US and orders for the book can be made online. Visit ABC-CLIO's website for more information. In Manila, Scholastic Book Fairs Philippines shall be the official distributor. If you know a Scholastic Book agent, you may place advance orders from him/her. I have been in touch with my friend and

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My first encounter with an Apple computer was at the Curriculum Library of the "old" International School of Manila. This was around the early 80's. It was a cute looking monster. And expensive. So my mom told me. It's a MacIntosh, she said. It has a mouse. A decade and some after, I was lent one and used the cute little monster for my word processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheet work in

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Offer a prayer. A minute of silence. A toast or two.

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I have to admit that when I got the invitation from the National Library of the Philippines to do a lecture on storytelling for Children's Month, I was pleasantly surprised. I did not know that Children's Month is celebrated in the Philippines. Here is a press release sent to me by Ms. Dolores Carangui on Children's Month. National Children’s Month has been celebrated every October since 1993,

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SEMINAR-WORKSHOP ON LEARNING DISABILITIES October 7 – 8, 2011 College of Education Training Center Rationale Learning disability (LD) is a condition where a person (across ages) has difficulty in learning academic tasks in spite of an average or better mental ability. Persons with LD have deficits that slow down higher cognitive processes and result in specific learning problems in

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For the teachers who taught me that I can find my own voice, this one is for you! Happy Teacher's Day!

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Author: Samantha Penney, samantha.penney@gmail.com

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Photos from the Opening Ceremonies of the 19th Children's Month at the National Library of the Philippines. More details in the next blog posts. The ribbon that opened to the exhibit of an ideal children's library/reading center set-up. The program for this morning's activities. I cut the ribbon alongside CLAPI (Children's Literature Association of the Philippines) President, Ms. Emi Villanueva

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Yeng Remulla, Pinoy entrepreneur and book author of Productive Pinoy, is the blog's author of the month. Remulla writes with humor and wit. Extracting real life experiences as a young entrepreneur, he shares life lessons gained along the tough path of building and sustaining a business. What I like about his book is the way he tells these real life experiences in bits of stories, like vignettes

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This greeted me in my FB account this morning. Apparently, author copies were sent to Dianne de Las Casas, my co-author in New Orleans, Louisiana. I await to get mine anytime soon. Cover design by Bernadette Wolf. Photography by Yumi Pitargue. Published by Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO. The photo is courtesy of Dianne de Las Casas, storyteller diva and fantabulous writer!

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I'll be doing the lecture on 3 October. My topic is Effective Storytelling. See yoou there! And if you're a reader of the blog, don't be shy. Say Hi!

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Dear me... I just have to post this! Von Totanes just landed on a calendar, Men of the Stacks along with eleven male librarians or guys who work in the LIS profession! Von is calendar boy for June 2012. Ikaw na, Von! See the full gallery here.

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Just a note to share with my readers. This September, the blog has been presented with opportunities for growth and networking. Neal-Schuman sent a press release of a new book on 21st Century Literacy which found its way in the blog. Artspace of New Haven Connecticut has invited me to contribute in an online exhibit on personal libraries and top shelf reads. More on that in the coming months.

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Adarna House, the country's leading publisher of Filipino and bilingual picture books and storybooks for children introduced Wikahon to the public last 14 September 2011 during the five long Manila International Book Fair. Wikahon is a conjoined word in Filipino. Wika, meaning language and kahon, meaning box. As the name implies, the kit contains books and activity sheets arranged in reading

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L-R Jolad of DLSU-Taft, Peachy Limpin Balikbayan from Aussie, Igor Cabbab Dean of SLIS UP Diliman, and Zarah Gagatiga Blograrian

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It's in ABC-CLIO's catalog along with a feature on Dianne de las Casas' marvelous work in storytelling and training librarians in the art and craft of tale telling. Excited to get copies of the book!

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Here's a new resource book for school librarians who plan and implement curricular programs in the library. Developing 21st Century Literacies: A K-12 School Library Curriculum Blueprint with Sample Lessons by Mary Jo Langhorne, Denise Rehmke and the Iowa City Community School District presents a blueprint of a library instructional program and the curriculum developed by the Iowa City Community

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I promised to post about the recently concluded Sulataktakan: Conversations on Children's Literature forum of the PBBY at the MIBF 2011. Suffice it to say that the panelists, Maillin Paterno Locsin, Dr. Luis Gatmaitan, Rusell Molina, Jomike Tejido and Beth Parrocha Doctolero, were all fantastic that day. They were candid and smart; brutally honest but modest; witty and entertaining at the same

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What a pleasant news! The Ateneo de Manila University-Rizal Library, Ateneo High School Educational Media Center, and the Private Secondary School Administrators Association of the Philippines (PRISSAAP), in collaboration with the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL), are seeking papers for the Regional Conference on School Librarianship with the theme: “Directions for the

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Day 2 at the MIBF started with a brief guest appearance on air. Thanks to Dr. Luis Gatmaitan who pulled some strings at the 702 DZAS on-site radio booth, I was able to promote the PBBY forum scheduled that afternoon. Tita Carmen was a gracious host. It was not my first time on radio but she made the five minute chat enjoyable. From there on, Luis and I were companions until 2PM for the PBBY forum

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I went to the Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) last Friday (16 September) and Saturday (17 September). My first visit was job related. I dropped by the Anvil showroom to select exam copies of Filipiniana and foreign titles which they carry via Megatext. Then I was off to the Scholastic and Adarna booths. At the Scholastic booth, I met John Kwong from the Book fairs department. He was so

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A student borrowed a magazine from the library. Boy: Miss, I'll read this magazine in the bathroom (silly grin). Me: Ok. Be sure it's clean when you return it. No missing pages. Boy chuckles. Boy: Yes miss! Girl 1: Miss, you allowed him to do that? Girl 2: That is so gross! Another boy rushes in the library. Boy 2: Miss, I saw Boy in the boy's comfort room with a magazine in hand. May I

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This book review contains some spoilers. Don't say I didn't warn you. Rachel Ward's first novel for young adult, Numbers, is a quick and accessible read. It begins with an apathetic and detached main character, Jem who could see the death dates of people. The book, for me at least, begins a bit slow but builds up pace in the middle. In the end, it packs an emotional wallop that made me

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Last 2009, children’s book writer Mae Astrid Tobias succumbed to lupus just months after celebrating her 30th birthday. Her early death came as a shock to her family and friends, but her well-lived life, however brief, became a source of inspiration. In her writing career, Astrid has written television scripts, feature articles, and children’s books acclaimed by the Palanca Awards for

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My last session for Scholastic Philippines' school librarians training on reading advocacy ended today with thirty participants from private schools in Bulacan, Batangas and the greater Metro Manila area. They shared books they've read; worked in groups to identify existing activities and strategies leading to literacy and reading advocacy; and listened to my input on school library standards and

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September 9 - What do you hope will happen in the Filipino ReaderCon? What are you expecting from the event? First of all, as reader, literacy advocate and President of the Philippine Board on Books for Young People, I wish the organizers of the Filipino ReaderCon a successful convention. As a reader I am happy to find readers who, like me, are still in love with the written word. As literacy

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Last night, I was a guest resource person in Teacher Portia's class. The class, composed of twenty, more or less, graduate students studying Children's Literature are on the topic of book and literature evaluation. Much talked about were the award giving bodies locally and abroad. Together with Totet de Jesus (illustrator), Dr. Luis Gatmaitan (writer) and Michelle Agas (storyteller) we shared our

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Alai Agadulin, Junior Writer/Researcher of Adarna House, Inc., replied to me and Darell Marco on his query about the Pilar Perez Medallion Award -- Good day, Mr. Marco! The Pilar Perez Medallion for Young Adult Literature was created with the collaboration of the following: The Filipinas Heritage Library (FHL), Powerbooks, Adarna House, Inc., Candy Magazine, and National Book Store (NBS). The

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Salvacion "Salve" Dimzon, school librarian from Taguig, agreed to this interview for the blog. She has been very active in advocating library use and services through their organization, APSA-TAPAT (ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS ADMINISTRATORS OF TAGUIG CITY AND PATEROS). Good work and good luck to Salve on the work they do in their side of the metro! a. When and where did you graduate LIS?

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Darell Marco, school librarian and blogger, sent me this inquiry - I'm writing to you with regards to our report in her class. WOuld you know anything about the Pilar Perez Awards? e.g. criteria for judging, who were the judges, what were the "contending" books, why did it die? etc? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Darell is pursuing his MA degree at the UP Diliman and is currently

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I just ended a whole day seminar-workshop on Reading Advocacy Through Effective School Library Services. The event was sponsored by Scholastic Philippines for school librarians who are subscribers to their Assessment in Education Program (AEP). It's a sustained reading inventory cum reading skills development program and librarians are part and parcel of its implementation. There were fourteen

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September 2 - Do you read Filipino literature? If yes, what are some books by Filipino authors that you can recommend to fellow readers? This Friday's meme made me look back at the Filipiniana reviews I have posted in this blog. To answer the questions, I went back to the blog archives and exhumed quite a number of book reviews. I'm a school librarian thus, my orientation leans heavily on

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I have been reading. And I feel I owe readers of the blog some reviews. I am Keeping It Short and Sweet (well, not on all the books I've read). If it isn't sweet at all, I'll try to be as Substantial as possible. Title: The Cry of the Icemark Author: Stuart Hill What it's about: Thirrin Lindensheild, heir to the throne of the Icemark, is set to battle the ruthless general of the Polypontian

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At the start of August, I began a campaign for a book donation project. I posted this in Facebook for local donations and registered in JustGiving for friends abroad. So far, I got book donation pledges from Gwenn Galvez of Anvil Publishing and Blooey Singson, book blogger superstar and true blue Potterite. The books will go to Sambat Trust's current library project, the Pantay Bata Elementary

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2011 Alcala Prize winner, Yasmin Doctor, graciously agreed to my request for interview. Her clean and colorful illustrations rendered Rizaldy, the 2011 Salanga Prize winning story of Eugene Evasco, a relevant read. Last I heard, Lg & M is serious at publishing the story book in time for December 2011. It would be the final month of the sesquicentennial celebration of Rizal's birth year. Ms.

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The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) is inviting all writers, illustrators, and children’s book enthusiasts to participate in Sulataktakan: Conversations on Children’s Literature. The forum will focus on what makes an award-winning children’s book, as well as work styles of known children’s book authors and illustrators. The event, which will be on September 17, 2011, Saturday,

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Isasara ni Lara Saguisag ang tribute na ito para kay Astrid. Si Lara ay nasa US at nagtatapos ng graduate studies sa panitikang pambata. Ako din, Bayong ng Kuting. Metaphor for Astrid? Hmm. Pwedeng description na lang? I know that we tend to idealize some people as "child-like," as living their life full of wondrous innocence, vigor, imagination, openness, fearlessness. But I saw all of these

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Si Agay Llanera-Reyes, Dang Bagas at Liwa Malabed ay mga ka-kaladkarin ni Astrid sa mga lakad, gimik, "adventures", at kung ano-ano pa ay may mga senti at nakakatuwang Astrid moments. Ang kay Agay -- a. Favorite ko yung essay niya na binasa ko sa eulogy niya. Kasi mailap si astrid pag nagkukuwento tungkol sa karamdaman niya. So through that essay, mas naintindihan ko siya. and to think i only

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August 26 - How hard or easy is it to be a book lover in the Philippines? What are some of your frustrations as a Filipino reader (e.g. availability of books)? What are positive aspects of being a reader based in the Philippines (e.g. book prices are lower here than they are abroad)? As far as my experience goes, access and availability of books has always been easy for me because I work in a

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Astrid was a student of Heidi Eusebio Abad at the UP Diliman in both graduate and bachelor courses in writing and literature. Naging miyembro ng KUTING si Astrid at si Heidi. Nagkitang muli ang guro at mag-aaral bilang manunulat ng panitikang pambata. Narito ang mga alaala ni Heidi kay Astrid -- a. Ang paborito kong kuwento ni Astrid ay ang Bayong ng Kuting dahil nabasa ko siya mula nung first

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Matipid si Lalaine Aquino sa pagsagot ng tatlong tanong. Pero, swak na swak! Less is more, ika nga. a. Ano ang paborito ninyong kwento ni Astrid? At bakit? b. Bigyan mo siya ng metapora bilang manunulat, halimbawa, si astrid ay isang bumubulusok na kometa :-) d. Ano ang ala-ala ni astrid na habang buhay mong dadalhin? 1. Bayong ng kuting--isang simpleng kwento ng pagkalinga sa hayop 2. Si Sstrid

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