Authorship and Copyright

When you create a work, you own the copyright. However, if you submit that work for publication typically you agree to give up your copyrights to the publisher. Depending on the wording of the agreement you sign with the publisher, you may not have the right to: post your work on your personal website, archive

Four Recent Award Winners by African American Authors

At the recent announcement of the annual Youth Media Awards by the American Library Association (ALA), four books by African American authors won multiple awards during this African American History Month.  All of the books were honored by ALA\’s Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) with a Coretta Scott King (CSK) Author Book Award or Honor designation, given

African-American Authors Win Library Association Awards

Jacqueline Woodson,2012 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers\’ Literature[24 Aug 2012] / Tulsa City-County Library / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The American Library Association (ALA) announced its annual Youth Media Awards on Monday, February 12, 2018, appropriately enough in Library Lovers Week!  And, fittingly for African American History Month, the three awards given to individuals for their body of work (and

Who is your favorite author?

The library is investigating adding some pleasure reading materials into our collection.   We need your help to identify which genres you like to read and which authors to collect.   Have a favorite?  Please share! Here is just a FEW of the categories we need your opinion on: Fiction   Nonfiction Biography & Autobiography History Mysteries

Robert Louis Stevenson

Today is Robert Louis Stevenson\’s birthday. The library has lots of stuff by and about him. Here\’s a small selection: Treasure Island (we also have an audiobook version, and an e-book version) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Kidnapped Selected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson edited by Ernest Mehew Cruising with Robert

Top Ten Tuesday: Top 10 Children\’s Books Writers

As I was searching Top-ten-list.org, I found a list of the top ten children’s books writers. I noticed that several students have been checking out children’s literature for class projects so I thought this would be an interesting blog post to share. The library actually has items from all of the authors mentioned; just click

Top Ten Tuesday – 10 Most Powerful Women Authors

Forbes published a list of the ten most powerful women authors based on their \”ability to influence us through their words and ideas. Collectively, these women hold readers captivated with stories of fantastical worlds, suspense and drama, insights into the complexities of minority experiences and cultures, and fresh takes on societal issues and expectations…\”   It