McCulloch Library

Watching the library twittersphere blow up with award information this morning was almost like being there. . . Can't you just feel the excitement?

The Printz Award is the most important literary award for writing for young adults.  The Printz Award "is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association.  The award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association." 

This year, the Printz award goes to Where Things Come Back, by Corey Whaley.

Here's a trailer for the book:

We will have copies in the library shortly!

Find a full list of awards here.  Enjoy!

I was browsing through Mary Institute: The Story of One Hundred Ten Years today and came across a lovely tidbit that I had not known.  T. S. Eliot, the grandson of the founder of our school, spoke at Mary Institute's centennial celebration.  How cool is that?  His four older sisters all attended Mary Institute, and he would have graduated from MI except, as Eliot says, "for the difference of sex." According to his speech, this was the first time he had ever spoken in St. Louis. If you want to read his remarks, check out the history of MI at 373.33.

As an added bonus, flip to the pages on the new technologies in the computer laboratory and in Messing Library.  We've come a long way!

I came across both of these amazing stop motion book lover videos on the same day! It must be my lucky day.  Bonus is the Rodrigo y Gabriela track in the second one.  Enjoy!