February 2008 CMC Newsletter

CMC 40th Anniversary

The fourth monthly drawing celebrating the 40th anniversary of the CMC was held on January 22. The winner was Ashley Elliott, who received a $25 gift certificate to the library's MediaPlex. Congratulations to Ashley! There is still time to enter February's drawing for a $25 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble.

Book Awards Announced

On January 14, the American Library Association announced the winners of this year's major book awards. The surprise, but very popular, winner of the Caldecott Medal, given for outstanding illustration in children's books, was The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. Unlike most Caldecott winners, this book is very large (533 pages!). The winner of the Newbery Medal for the most distinguished book published for children was another popular surprise, Good Masters, Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Amy Laura Schlitz. For the complete list of winners, visit ALA's website.

Websites of the Month

This month's featured websites are two new resources on the CMC website itself. For those of you who have ever needed (or will someday need!) to prepare an author or illustrator unit, check out the Authors and Illustrators page. This resource contains lists of authors and illustrators whose books can be found in the CMC, along with links to the library's catalog listing each author's books. Also included are links to the authors' and illustrators' websites.

The second new resource is the School District Information page. This page lists all the area school districts that host our students for field experience and internships. Each school in each district is listed, along with superintendents' and principals' names, contact information, and links to the school and district websites. Finally, there is a link to Google Maps showing the directions from Cedarville to each school.

Please take a look at these new CMC website enhancements.

New Resources

During January, the CMC added a large number of trade books, as well as literature guides to several children's books and DVDs based on children's books. Click here to see the complete list of new materials added in January.