NEWS
Libraries influence in learning
AN open access article published in Nature uses data from 45 Chinese Universities to investigate the role of libraries in improv- ing learning engagement.
In the abstract the paper says research shows the level of college students’ learning engagement is low and that “the influence of the university library environment on college students’ learning engagement has not been fully explored”.
It found that “The learning engagement of liberal arts majors is much lower than that of science students. We found that the library environment has an important influence on college students’ learning engagement” Find the paper at
www.nature.com/articles/ s41599-024-02892-y
Menopause & Me anniversary
SUFFOLK Libraries has marked one year since launching its Menopause & Me pro- ject funded by the Department for Health and Social Care and in partnership with Suffolk Mind.
Over the past 12 months it has developed a new range of guidance and resources as well as support groups in libraries to help people in Suffolk experiencing the meno- pause and perimenopause. Bethany Fisher, Menopause & Me Lead for Suffolk Librar- ies, said: “We’re delighted to be marking the first year of running this groundbreak- ing new project and more importantly so pleased we’ve been able to help women across Suffolk affected by the menopause.”
ALA receives biggest grant for initiative
THE American Library Association announced the second round of its Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant which helps people with disabilities. ALA President Emily Drabinski said: “The LTC: Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant has been the largest grant initiative in the history of the ALA... Each of these 465 libraries will begin or continue projects that will improve library access for thousands of library users across the nation.”
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Empowerment, validation, refuge – this year’s Yoto Carnegies Shortlist
THE 16-strong Yoto Carnegies Short- list was announced at the London Book fair this month setting the scene for the final decisions from judges and shadowing groups which come in June.
Maura Farrelly, Chair of Judges for The Yoto Carnegies 2024, highlighted some of the qualities and characteris- tics that distinguished shortlisted titles from the rest of the longlist. “These are books to empower young readers, and for some will provide val- idation and refuge; stories of courage, of characters striving to find themselves and their place in the world, often in dif- ficult or dangerous situations.” She said: “The books shortlisted for the
writing medal exemplify immersive and compelling writing with the power to inspire and move readers across a range of forms. The illustration shortlist is entirely comprised of picture books, with a strong theme of the environment, underlining the way picture books can speak to all ages, and showing how nature and illus- trated books can heal and empower.” Four of the eight titles in award for writing are poetry. Three of them verse novels. One of these is Crossing the Line (Bonnier Books UK), the debut from Tia Fisher, a verse novel about how teenagers can be swept up into county lines. Another is Joseph Coelho’s The Boy Lost in the Maze (Otter-Barry Books), illustrated by Kate Milner. The Water- stones Children’s Laureate’s novel in verse blends the legend of the Minotaur with the quest of a modern-day teenager to find his biological father. Then there is New York Times best-sell-
ing author Kwame Alexander’s The Door of No Return (Andersen Press) a pre-slav- ery era story of 11-year-old Kofi who is taken away from everything he loves in the hope of freedom.
The fourth is the poetry collection Choose Love (Graffeg) by Nicola Davies,
illustrated by Petr Horáček which high- lights the real-life experiences of refugees. The other contenders in the writing prize
are: The Song Walker by Zillah Bethell (Usborne), Away with Words by Sophie Cameron (Little Tiger), Safiyyah’s War by Hiba Noor Khan (Andersen Press), Steady for This by Nathanael Lessore (Bonnier Books UK).
The shortlist for Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlist includes familiar figures and a debut. There is 2009 winner Catherine Rayner’s “sketchy style” illus- trations for Julia Donaldson’s The Bower Bird (Macmillan Children’s Books) and three-time shortlisted illustrator Poonam Mistry’s The Midnight Panther (Bonnier Books UK) – a fable about courage and finding your place in the world. But it also includes the debut of Chloe Savage whose book, The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish (Walker Books), is about delving into the unknown. The other titles in the illustration shortlist are: The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker (Walker Books); April’s Garden by Catalina Echeverri, written by Isla McGuckin (Graffeg); Lost by Mariajo Ilustrajo (Quarto); The Wilder- ness by Steve McCarthy (Walker Books) and To the Other Side by Erika Meza (Hachette Children’s Group). Yoto, the screen-free audio platform for children, is the headline sponsor of the Awards. The Yoto Carnegies are also sponsored by ALCS and First News are the official media partner. The award’s official book supplier, Scho- lastic, working with CILIP, will donate shortlist packs to 10 schools in disadvan- taged areas to allow them to also take part in the shadowing. Applications will be open from 22-28 March. Scholastic is also presenting a week of events cele- brating the shortlist on their Scholastic Schools Live platform from Monday 15 April. Visit
www.yotocarngies.co.uk.
March 2024
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