National Library Card Signup Month
This is a time when the American Library Association and libraries across the country remind parents that a library card is the most important school supply of all. To learn more about Library Card Signup Month or to view a list of "52 Ways to Use Your Library Card" go to: www.ala.org/ala/pioa/52ways.htm and www.ala.org/ala/pio/factsheets/librarycardsign.htm

September 23-30 - Banned Books Week
Observed since 1982, Banned Books Week celebrates the Freedom to Read and reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. Find out more at: www.ala.org/bbooks

September 8 - Jack Prelutsky (born in 1940).
Poet and author of The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders, For Laughing Out Loud, The Sheriff of Rottenshot and other titles.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/jack_meet.htm

September 15 - Tomie dePaola (born in 1934).
Author and illustrator of Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile, Tomie de Paola's Mother Goose, The Legend of the Poinsettia and more.
www.tomie.com

September 24 - Shel Silverstein passed away in 1999.(1930 - 1999)
Author and illustrator of A Light in the Attic, Where the Sidewalk Ends, The Giving Tree and more. Silverstein also wrote Falling Up, the first Braille Bug Reading Club selection. Find information about obtaining this book in braille at the Braille Bug Reading Club website. You can read about the author at: www.shelsilverstein.com