Each year the American Library Association honors books, videos, audiobooks, and other exceptional materials for children and teens. The Youth Media Awards guide teachers, parents, librarians, and others with the selection of outstanding materials for youth. The Youth Media Awards include the renowned Caldecott, Newbery, Coretta Scott King, Pura Belpré, Printz, and Odyssey awards as well as other awards and recommended lists for youth. The 2019 Youth Media Awards will be announced on January 29 at 8:00 a.m. (PST) during American Library Association's Midwinter Conference. For more information check out the
American Library Association Youth Media Awards site.
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Coming in April: DPL's Youth Lit Fest
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Mark your calendars for April 6, 2019! Deschutes Public Library will host the 2019 Youth Lit Fest at Summit High School (9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.). You will have a chance to hear celebrated authors and illustrators speak about their art. Here are few of the authors and illustrators who will be presenting:
- Matthew Cordell/2018 Caldecott Winner
- Fonda Lee/American Library Association's Best Fiction for Young Adults
- Katherine Roy/Robert Sibert Honor Award
- Jason Reynolds (participating via Skype)/Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children's Literature
- Dan Gemeinhart/2017 OBOB Title
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In this day and age we are bombarded by media in a variety of formats. The ability to measure and weigh various points of view is a key skill high school students need to understand the world around them. While literacy is a keystone to any education, media literacy is just as important. A student who sees disinformation and misinformation online or through a favorite source and cannot discern its validity is at a loss on so many stages: personal, political, financial, global. The library supports you and your students' need for media literacy instruction. We have resources like Opposing Viewpoints (more information below) and a page devoted to
Evaluating News Sources available to help you. We also recommend you check out online resources like
The News Literacy Project, and their newsletter
The Sift.
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Homework Help Spotlight: Opposing Viewpoints
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Social and political issues have many sides and often there isn't a "right" answer. The
Opposing Viewpoints database provides you and your students with a plethora of resources from all sides. If you want your students to form an argument, understand an issue from differing points of view, or explore topics new to them, Opposing Viewpoints can help. The database is constantly updated with topical issues, and is currently highlighting gender identity, drought and wildfires, and women in politics.
Find our
Homework Help databases here
. Log in with a DPL library card, and even save articles to a Google Drive folder by connecting to your Google account. Want a librarian to visit your class to share how this database works? Fill out our
Teacher Request form
!
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Oregon Battle of the Books 2019
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Another year of Oregon Battle of the Books is upon us. The OBOB committee chose 12 diverse titles for our high school competitors to read and review, and the regional battle is coming up soon. While there are fewer teams at the high school level for our region, those who participate are dedicated members of our literary community. If your school does not have a team this year, consider leading one next year. The library will be in your corner with multiple copies of OBOB books, plus a link from our homepage to practice questions, resources, and more. If you'd like a librarian to booktalk any of these titles, just drop us a line through the
Teacher Request form.
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A Unique Library Card Just for Teachers
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Have you signed up for your DPL Educator's Card? These cards allow for 100 items to be checked out, 30 holds to be placed, and a four-week check-out period. This card can be held in addition to a personal library card; cardholders are financially responsible for all items checked out to either card. Show us your school ID for the current academic year and we will get you started!
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Teacher Requests: How Can We Help You?
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Did you know that we can reserve great books for you to use in your classroom? We can even provide your students with a school assignment resource page to help find the books and information they need for their homework. Let us know what you're studying and we can make your life easier with great resources to support your unit. Bookmark the
Teacher Request form
and use it often. You'll wonder how you got along without it!
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Library Locations & Hours
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We have six locations throughout Deschutes County to serve you.
Click here for locations and hours. Online digital resources are available to you anytime, from anywhere with internet access. Upcoming closures:
- January 21
- February 18
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