Trend alert! What's new in school libraries

Brian Kenney, Editor-in-Chief of School Library Journal spoke at the 2007 Massachusetts School Library Association Annual Conference. Here are his top picks for what's new and what's ahead in school libraries.

It's all about connecting kids to the right content.
Reading for pleasure is staging a comeback.
We are in the midst of the Golden Age of nonfiction.
Gaming is having an impact on readers.
Web 2.0 technologies are being rapidly adopted by all librarians.
Librarians are grappling with social networking.
Libraries are becoming a destination.
We're having a revolution in YA services.
Early Childhood is an increasing focus for public librarians.
The sky isn't falling on school libraries.
Children are getting portals.
Academic libraries are creating information commons.
The move to digital content is accelerating.

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