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| Events and Celebrations ************************** New Fall Preview in the Library Cookies and coffee were served as the Jag faculty and staff visited the library to view the first shipment of books and AV for the new 2007-2008 school year. Click here to view some great pictures of our Jag faculty and staff.
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September 29-October 6, 2007 Banned Books Week, an annual celebration of the freedom to read, is observed the last week of September. Each year, librarians, booksellers, teachers and countless others take this opportunity to highlight the importance of intellectual freedom and remind us not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. Source: American Library Association http://www.ala.org/ala/events/librarypromotion/librarypromotions.htm Banned Book WeekThe 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books From 1900-2000Intellectual Freedom for Young People"Books
and ideas are the most effective weapons Lyndon Baines Johnson **************************February In
1926 Woodson organized the first annual Negro History Week, which
took place during the second week of February. Woodson chose this
date to co-incide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham
Lincoln - two men who had greatly impacted the black population.
Biographies of Famous African Americans Follow a Black History Timeline from 1600-2000 Activities to celebrate Black History MonthExplore Aftrican American Literature *************************March Women's
History Month is an annual declared month in the United States that
highlights contributions of women to events in history.
Biographies of Famous Women in History Follow a Women's History Timeline Activities to celebrate Women's History Month *************************Teen Tech Week is a national initiative aimed at teens, their parents, educators, and other concerned adults. The purpose of the initiative is to encourage teens to use libraries nonprint resources for education and recreation, and to help teens recognize that librarians are qualified, trusted professionals in the field of information technology. The event is held annually during the second week of March. http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teentechweek/ttw.htm Source: American Library Association http://www.ala.org/ala/events/librarypromotion/librarypromotions.htm *************************April 13-19, 2008 First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support. All types of libraries: school, public, academic and special participate. http://www.ala.org/ala/pio/natlibraryweek/nlw.htm Source: American Library Association http://www.ala.org/ala/events/librarypromotion/librarypromotions.htm **************************April What is National Poetry Month? National Poetry Month was established by the Academy of American Poets as a month-long, national celebration of poetry. The concept was to increase the attention paid-by individuals and the media—to the art of poetry, to living poets, to our poetic heritage, and to poetry books and magazines. Source:Copyright © 1997 - 2007 by The Academy of American Poets http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41 Activities to celebrate Poetry Month **************************Asian Pacific American Heritage Month May Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month was enacted by Public Law 102-450 on October 28, 1992. The purpose of the law was to honor the achievements of Asian/Pacific Americans and to recognize their contributions to the United States. May was selected for the recognition because two significant events in history took place in that month: Japanese immigrants first arrived in the United States on May 7, 1843, and the transcontinental railroad was completed on May 10, 1869 (Golden Spike Day). KUMC Diversity Calendar http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/ ***************************October 14-20, 2007 Teen Read Week is a national literacy initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association that is aimed at teens, their parents, librarians, educators, booksellers and other concerned adults. The continuing message of the Teen Read Week initiative is to encourage 12-18 year olds to "Read For The Fun Of It". Each year an annual theme allows YALSA to focus on timely topics and teen interests. Teen Read Week is celebrated the third full week in October every year. http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenreading.htm Source: American Library Association http://www.ala.org/ala/events/librarypromotion/librarypromotions.htm ***************************The Inklings Writing Clubsponsored byThe Writer's GarretIf you like to write, read, listen to other students read their creative work and want to be published in a literary magazine and on the internet, be a part of our literary organization. Everyone is welcome! ************************** |
