At the Pawling Library, we are working hard to match great books with readers of every size and experience. We've added leveling stickers to the books in our Easy Reader section to help parents identify books that are at their children's current reading levels.  Stickers are color coded and placed at the top of the spine for make them easy to locate. The letters on the stickers correspond to a specific set of criteria that support readers at each level.  This helps parents find books that are just right for their child.  The earliest levels are stored in labeled boxes to make viewing and selecting titles easier for children.

A cross reference chart is located near the section, to help parents understand the levels and how they relate to their child's grade level. Please visit our Easy Reader section and see how easy it can be to help your children find great books that are just right for their growing reading skills!

February 10, 2010

The Pawling Library has recently updated its Health Information Project materials (HIP)! HIP materials feature videos and books with a focus on teen health and social issues and substance abuse prevention. These materials are recommended by teens for teens and address areas of concern to teens, their families, educators and agencies serving youth. The research-based RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTOR PREVENTION FRAMEWORK applies for all materials.

Videos have public performance rights and are useful for teachers in classrooms and workshops, for youth services providers and program leaders, parents, and young adults. They work well to facilitate group discussion and are helpful for student research assignments or presentations. Visit MHLS' Health Information Project main page to view all topics and related materials available free of charge through libraries in the MidHudson Library System..

The Health Information Project is funded by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) and in part by Dutchess County Government.

Our newly acquired DVD's include the following titles:

• Advertising the Media and Your Health
• American Teen
  
• Bigger Stronger Faster
• Breakfast Because
• Character Communication Basics
• Character Friendship Basics
• Cliques: Where Do You Fit In?
• Drugged Driving: The Road to Disaster
• Fast Food Nutrition
  
• Fathering: What It Means to Be a Dad
• Harassment Workshop
  
• Keep Your Cool: Anger in Conflict
  
• Lifestyle Diseases and How to Avoid Them
  
• The New Marijuana: Higher Potency, Greater Dangers
• Nobody's Perfect: Learning Self-acceptance
• Parenthood: Are You Prepared?
  
• Pharm Parties: A Lethal Mix
• Straight Talk: The Truth About Alcohol and Sex

Our newly acquired fiction titles include:

• How to say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford
• If I Stay by Gayle Forman
• Initiation by Susan Fine
  
• Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott
• Miles Between by Mary E. Pearson
  
• Shine, Coconut Moon by Neesha Meminger
• Wish You Were Dead by Todd Strasser

Our newly acquired non-fiction titles include:

• A Smart Girl's Guide to the Internet
• Be Confident in Who You Are
• Beyond Bruises: The Truth About Teens and Abuse
• Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying
• Cliques, Crushes, & True Friends
  
• Everything Sucks: Losing My Mind and Finding Myself in a High School Quest for Cool
• Is It Still Cheating If I Don't Get Caught?
• MAD: How to Deal with Your Anger and Get Respect
• My Anxious Mind: A Teen's Guide to Managing Anxiety and Panic
• Real Friends vs. the Other Kind
• Secrets Girls Keep: What Girls Hide (& Why) and How to Break the Stress of Silence
  

February 1, 2010