Dr. Dunkley's Weblinks

Websites for Young Adults:

1. ALA Resources for Parents, Teens, and Kids

(http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm? Section=litoolkit&Template=/ContentManagement/ ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=50662)

This sites includes numerous links. Scroll down to see links for teens.

(http://www.teenreads.com)
From The Book Report Network, this site includes bios of authors, reviews, awards lists, etc. Great site!

3. Young Adults @ Los Angeles Public Library

(http://www.lapl.org/ya/index.html)

4. "The Grouchy Cafe" Teen Angst Site

(http://www.grouchy.com)

Web Sites for Young Adult Librarians:

1. ALA Young Adult Library Services Association

(http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/yalsa.cfm)
Website includes materials and links to sites for teen readers.

2. Kay Vandergriff's Young Adult Literature Page

(http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/)
Explore this link for a variety of sources for young adults.

3. The ALAN Review

(http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN)
Electronic journal which explores values in YA Lit. Full-text online 1994-current

4. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literature

(http://www.reading.org/index.html)
Click on shortcuts to see JAAL. Can be used as a Selection Source. The organization has named Oct. as Childrens' Magazines Month. This site was contributed by one of our own, Barbara. Thank you.

5. Book Talk Site

(http://nancykeane.com)
This children's literature site includes young adult book talks and reviews.

Web Sites for Children's Literature:

1. Discovery

(http://www.discovery.com)
This is from the Discovery Channel.

2. The Children's Literature Web Guide

(http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown)
This link is mainly for "children's literature," but there are various links to literature for teens that you can click on and visit. Also some good links for teachers.

3. The Internet Public Library

(http://www.ipl.org)

4. Media Awareness Network

(http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/index.cfm)
This site is for parents, students, teachers, and community leaders with and interest in evaluating all types of non-book media. Many interesting links.

5. Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

(http://bensguide.gpo.gov)
U.S. Government links for kids, parents, and teachers, and of course, librarians.

6. The Lion and the Unicorn

(http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/ lion_and_the_unicorn/index.html) Journal about children's literature.

7. The Looking Glass

(http://www.the-looking-glass.net/)
Journal about children's literature.

8. Children's Literature

(http://www.childrenslit.com/)
Teaching resources and information for kids, students and librarians.

9. Kids Click

(http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/)
Resources for kids, designed by librarians.

Web Sites for Children’s Librarians/ Media Specialists:

1. Horn Book

(http://www.hbook.com)
Publications about books for children and young adults.

2. School Library Resources on the Internet

(http://www.gckschools.com/schools/gchs/library/i-net-libraries.htm)
Home page for numerous links to state and school library media associations in the U.S. (including FL's FAME)

3. Knowledge Quest & School Library Media Research

(http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/ aaslpublications.htm)
This link takes you to 2 ALA-American Association for School Libraries (AASL) official publications.

4. Scholastic Books Website

(http://www.scholastic.com)
This teacher resource site includes in-depth author interviews and biographical information.

5. BookList Magazine

(http://www.ala.org/booklist)
This is the electronic version of Booklist Magazine (current through present).

6. School Library Journal

(http://schoollibraryjournal.com)
Articles, reviews, ads, etc.

7. The Bookhive

(http://www.bookhive.org/)
A guide to children's books, includes strorytelling videos.

Professional Organization:

1. American Library Association

(http://www.ala.org)
Main Homepage for American Library Association, which has numerous links to various children's and young adult literature.

2. American Association of School Librarians

(http://www.ala.org/aasl/index.html)
Another professional organization. You can also get to this link via the American Library Association (ALA) link (www.ala.org).

3. Florida Library Association

(http://www.flalib.org)
Link to the Florida Library Association web site, with additional linksto conferences, legislation, publications, etc.

4. U.S. Dept. of Education

(http://www.ed.gov)

5. Florida Department of Education

(http://fldoe.org/)
Includes links to Education Directories, Publications, Public schools, employment opportunities, as well as links for parents, students, and teachers.

6. International Reading Association

(http://www.reading.org)

7. International Association of School Librarianship

(http://www.iasl-slo.org/)
Resources for Media Specialists from around the world.

Multicultural Websites:

1. ALA Site for Diversity

(http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/ offices/diversity/index.cfm)

This link is new. Click on Web site Site Map and scroll down to Diversity.

2. The Multicultural Book Review Homepage

(http://www.isomedia.com/homes/jmele/homepage.html)

3. Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents

(http://www.csusm.edu/csb)
Database which has links to recommended books in English and Spanish. Relates to performance indicators in diversity issues in reading/education.

4. Coretta Scott King Awards

(http://www.ala.org/template.cfm?template=/ CFApps/awards_info/award_detail_home.cfm &FilePublishTitle=Awards,%20Grants%20and %20Scholarships&uid=A3F20048C4DAB6F2)
Any of the books listed here can be related to diversity issues.

5. Celebrating Latin Americans Website

(http://www.nlci.org/common/index2.htm)
Click here to go to the El dia de los Ninos April 30th Celebration page. Mostly for younger children, but a site to remember as a school library media specialist.

6. Pura Belpre Award Site

(http://www.ala.org/template.cfm?template=/ CFApps/awards_info/award_detail_home.cfm& FilePublishTitle=Awards,%20Grants%20and%20 Scholarships&uid=B9EF73E2B7604A57)

REFORMA Award for Latina/Latino writers and illustrators of books for children and youth.

Banned Books Website:

1. Banned Books Website

(http://www.booksatoz.com/censorship/banned.htm)
Links for banned and censored books. Also includes links to African-American sites and sites for challenged comic books. To close the link and come backto the course, go to file, close.

2. Frequently Challeneged Books

(http://www.st-charles.lib.il.us/arl/arl_banned.htm)
This site includes links to additional sites on challenged books.

3. ALA Banned Books

(http://www.ala.org/bbooks)
This site has links to other interesting information on book banning.