Badasses: The Legend of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death, and John Madden's Oakland Raiders.
Richmond, Peter (author).
Sept. 2010. 384p. illus. Harper, hardcover, $25.99 (9780061834301). 796.332.
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First published September 1, 2010 (Booklist).
The black-and-silver uniforms hinted at lawlessness or, at minimum, football noir. The roster was populated by renegades overlooked or passed on by other teams. They had more attitude on one team than today’s sanitized NFL has in total. They were the Oakland Raiders of the 1970s. Under head coach John Madden, they won seven division titles, one conference title, and one Super Bo...
Remember Little Bighorn: Indians, Soldiers, and Scouts Tell Their Stories by Paul Robert Walker. Notable Children's Books Winner In dense detail that draws on a wide variety of primary documents, including eyewitness accounts from all sides, this handsome volume gives an almost blow-by-blow account of the famous battle that came to be known as Custer’s Last Stand. Walker concentrates on the battle itself, fought on the Great ...
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Dr. Camila Alire, During the 2010 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., 2009 – 2010 ALA President, discussed the state of America’s Libraries with PBS Newshour’s Jeffrey Brown at the American Library Assn.’s Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., this past June. Dr. Alire detailed the many challenges facing libraries right now including budget, service, and resources cuts and how they are affecting communities and users.
The Friends of the Saint Paul (Minn.) Public Library collaborated with local businesses and professional organizations to present “Book It: The Party” — a social event connecting busy people through friendship, food, drinks, games, and service. The Friends invited adults of all ages (but particularly 20- to 40-somethings) to Central Library on Thurs., April 1, 7 p.m., for an evening of fun, games, and prizes. Read more...Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library hosts ‘Book It: The Party’
Meet a winner of the national I Love My Librarian Award
Nominations are now open through September 20 for the 2010 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award. The award really is a big deal: up to 10 librarians in public, school, college, community college and university libraries nationwide will win $5,000 and be honored at an award reception in New York, hosted by The New York Times. The 2010 winners will be announced in December. In the meantime, let’s take a look back at previous years’ winners. Here is Dwight McInvaill of Georgetown, South Carolina, who won the award in 2009. Read more...