Virtual Storytimes Must Follow Copyright
Here is a link to the School Library Journal's updated document on publisher permissions. Most have extended until at least March 2021. Each publisher has slightly different guidelines. Some requirements include:
· Name the author and illustrator. Say, “Read with permission of <publisher name>.”
· If you are recording, it must be shared as private or unlisted (so someone would need a link to access the recording).
· All recordings need to be taken down after a set amount of time. Be sure to have a plan for removing them.
· Check publisher’s website to see if they require you to submit a form.
Shael Weidenbach
Early Literacy Specialist
Home Grown Best of 2020 Lists
Children's and teen librarians at IndyPL submitted titles of their favorite kids books they had read during 2020. They did not have to be published in the year 2020, just be relatively new! The juvenile fiction list includes picture books, beginning readers, and novels. Selections are listed in order alphabetically by title starting with picture books, beginning readers, and novels.
IndyPL Staff Picks Juvenile Fiction:
https://indypl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/1652485239/1788879159
IndyPL Staff Picks: Juvenile Nonfiction:
https://indypl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/1652485239/1791315049
Graphic Novels for kids and Young Adult book lists are coming soon! Do a lists search in BiblioCommons for #indyplstaffpicks.
Back to School Dates
Requests will remain suspended until January 25th. If you haven't taught your students how to manage their holds, ask your teachers to show them how next week, or ask your principal to include the instructions in a newsletter.
Just in case, here's how:
Un-pause Your Holds! Login to the catalog (https://indypl.bibliocommons.com/). Next, select your user name at the top and choose On Hold from the drop down menu. On the left a small screen will summarize the number of holds not yet filled, waiting to be picked up and... paused. Select the holds that are paused and on each of them, click the Resume Hold button.
Renewal Limit Raised - Temporarily
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