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Over the past few years, Nelson Lauver's nationally syndicated radio feature "The American Storyteller Radio Journal" has established a dedicated U.S. listener base. Fans refer to his stories as unique, timeless and "great radio" and have likened his style to that of Charles Kuralt and Mark Twain. Now, the complete library of these 4-minute radio stories is available free online at www.TheAmericanStoryteller.com. Visitors to the site can search the approximately 300 story library by keyword or over 20 topics -- then listen to, download, link to, or send the story to a friend. Each 4-minute, mp3 story is broadcast quality and available in high speed or dial-up versions. There is also a free "story of the week" feature whereby visitors can sign up to automatically receive a new story link every Wednesday. While the average listener demographic is 24 to 60 years of age, stories are suitable for all ages. Subjects range from hometown America to interesting incidents and individuals, real people profiles, American History, etc.

Carolyn Foote's article not only shares why you should consider a blog for your library website, but also offers many resources which include links to support using blogging and links to school library websites using a blogging platform.

A daily "paper" of some of the best links shared on Twitter for TLs!

In Subtext, teachers can embed instruction and scaffolding right in the pages of almost any digital book or document. You can layer in web links, videos, assignments and quizzes-opening up limitless opportunities to engage students, foster analysis and writing skills, and assess student progress. Subtext supports the Common Core Standards across reading, language, writing and 21st century digital skills.

This is The New Yorker's book blog and therefore has links. Page-Turner takes full advantage of its audience and posts everything from a fantastic monthly podcast to a daily news roundup, great essays etc.

A free monthly newsletter created by graduate school library student Michelle McGarry. Print it out and send home with students each month.

YA author's webpage. It also links to his MySpace page so you can see what kids are saying about his books

Links to notetaking resources; how to assess a bibliography for understanding; a template for plagiarism policy; Beyond Acceptable Use

A Diigo wiki with videos and links to tutorials.

Internet School Library Media Center (ISLMC) literature collections in online book format. This page contains links to online books in American literature, English literature, church history, history and government documents. For the convenience of foreign language teachers, some non-English sites such as French literature, are included. This page is part of the ISLMC Young Adult Literature; Middle & Secondary English page. The ISLMC is a meta-site designed for teachers, librarians, parents and students to preview selected sites.

The Learning Center is designed to help educators and students develop a better sense of what plagiarism means in the information age, and to teach the planning, organizational, and citation skills essential for producing quality writing and research. Our site offers information about: * Plagiarism defined, in easy-to-understand terms * Tips on how to avoid both internet-based and conventional plagiarism * Guidelines for proper citation, and links to help with specific citation styles * Suggestions for developing good research and writing skills * Answers to frequently asked questions, including explanations for often misunderstood concepts like fair use, public domain, and copyright laws * Definitions for important research-related terms * Suggestions for integrating plagiarism education into lesson plans * Tips for creating assignments that discourage plagiarism and encourage original thinking * Information on the causes of plagiarism today * Help with identifying different types of plagiarism, in particular plagiarism from the internet * Printable handouts for students on plagiarism, proper citation, and paper writing

A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. All links have been tested for correctness and appropriateness.

links to several copyright friendly media sites

A really neat add-on to your browser that enables image search results to be displayed on a panoramic wall where each image can be enlarged for imediate viewing as well as linking to the source site.

Wiki wth classified lists of links including kids/young adults, memorization, computers and technology, home library, lectures/specches/podcasts, and many more.

History of Poem in Your Pocket Day, link to printable pocket sized poems in pdf format, suggestions for celebrating the day.

Enter title and author of a book you liked and the site generates a list from users' recommendations. Links to Amazon.