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Through this newsletter, we hope to keep you informed on upcoming Carnegie Library events, introduce fun books, and provide resources for use in your classroom.
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| | BLAST Pick of the Month
by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed
"As a refugee from Sudan to the United States, Sangoel is frustrated that no one can pronounce his name correctly until he finds a clever way to solve the problem." We here at BLAST love this book! My Name is Sangoel is our October program book and we have just started using it with the 3rd grade students in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. During the read aloud, we discuss some of the challenges Sangoel faces. We ask the students, "Do you think Sangoel should change his name? Why?" The discussions have been very interesting!
At the end of the story, Sangoel creates a rebus to teach everyone how to pronounce his name. We turned this into an activity for the 3rd graders where they had to think of a rebus for their own name. They could use their first, middle or last name.
Check out some of their work! Can you guess what the names are?
Answers: Symphony, Elayne, Benjamin, Frankie, Boswell, Dayshon |
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh presents: My Pittsburgh 
Throughout the year, children from across the city have been particiapting in the My Pittsburgh program at their local Carnegie Libraries. These programs showcase a book about Pittsburgh's history and citizens, such as Steel Town by Jonah Winter and Uncle Andy's by James Warhola. After the read aloud, kids are encouraged to use various art supplies to create a picture of their favorite Pittsburgh place or person. My Pittsburgh is an on-going program. Want to get in on the action? Ask your local children's librarian when the next My Pittsburg program will be! |
Fall Festival of Children's Books
Friday, October 22, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Lecture Hall
Oakland Tickets are $20 (students $10 with valid student ID)
Book sales will begin at 8:00 am in the Director's Conference Room (First Floor,CLP Main). Book signing to follow at noon. Pre-signed book will be available
For more information, contact the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh at 412.622.1924 |
| Black, White & Read All Over 2010-2011 Season
Share the stories. Meet the writers. Get the autographs
Black, White & Read All Over is a family book series, created to encourage family reading and to introduce kids and parents to the most talented writers of children's books today.
This Season's Guests:
Carnegie Library Lecture Hall (Oakland)
 "Read for your life," declares the new Ambassador of Children's Literature in praise of the power of the story. Paterson's own award-winning stories of friendship and struggle have readers laughing and crying, sometimes at the same time.Ages 5 and up
August Wilson Center
 Roam the woods with Lincoln, knock it out of the park with Josh Gibson, and escape with Harriet Tubmand to the North. Award-winning Kadir Nelson makes America's past come alive through words and his lush illustrations.Ages 7 and up
Carnegie Music Hall
 Dangerous secrets and triumphs of courage leap off the pages in Funke's thrilling Inkheart fantasy trilogy. The international author unveils Reckless, her first book in a new series with a dark twist on the Brothers Grimm fairytale world.Ages 8 and up
Teen Author Special Event Friday, January 28 @ 7pm Carnegie Library Lecture Hall (Oakland)
John Green's teen novels are both spot-on funny and thought provoking: it's no wonder he won a Printz award for his first novel Looking for Alaska and is getting starred reviews for his latest book Will Grayson, Will Grayson. Green is also co-creator of the popular YouTube vlogbrothers channel with a dedicated community of world-aware nerdfighters, charged with "raising nerdy to the power of awesome." Ages 14 and up
Tickets $10 Special Event $15 or 2 for $25 Subscription $35 (includes John Green) Student and Group discounts available To order tickets: Call 412-622-8866 or |
Dear Educators and Librarians, The BLAST program has been so fortunate to have your support! Whether you've shown it through positive evaluations, letters of support, or simply by regularly scheduling us to visit your school. Thank you!!
BLAST is dependent on library funding and, as many of you know, the struggle to find sustainable funding is on-going. There are a lot of different ways you can help. Please visit the Pittsburgh Protect You Library website and consider supporting the library and the BLAST program. |
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If you have any questions or any ideas that you would like to see in upcoming newsletters, please feel free to e-mail us with your input. We're here to serve you!
Sincerely,
Bonny Yeager and Laura Bandura
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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