---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Extra Helping - School Library Journal" < sljemail@schoollibraryjournal.com> Date: 01-May-2015 12:36 am Subject: Obama Announces Universal Library Card, Free Ebook Initiative To: "Laxman Rao Nagubandi" <naglaxman@gmail.com> Cc: To view this email as a web page, click here <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l-00c8:417/ct0_0/1?sid=dvCEe9VcH> . 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During an appearance at the Anacostia Neighborhood Library in Washington, DC, this morning, sixth grader Osman Yaya interviewed the President, who announced an initiative to get $250 million in free ebooks into the hands of students <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l-00c8:417/ct13_0/1?sid=dvCEe9VcH>—while reiterating his commitment to improve Internet access at libraries and schools in all communities as part of the ConnectEd program <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l-00c8:417/ct14_0/1?sid=dvCEe9VcH> . And speaking of exciting library happenings, we’ve extended the submissions deadline for *SLJ*’s Build Something Bold Award to Monday, May 11. Don’t miss out—check out the guidelines <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l-00c8:417/ct15_0/1?sid=dvCEe9VcH> here. Before we bid adieu to poetry month, we thought you might enjoy listening to some of our archived podcasts <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l-00c8:417/ct16_0/1?sid=dvCEe9VcH> of poets reading their work, including a memorable recording by the beloved Walter Dean Myers. *Top Stories* *Obama Announces Ebook Giveaway to Low-Income Kids <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l-00c8:417/ct13_1/1?sid=dvCEe9VcH>* *By Lisa Peet <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l-00c8:417/ct17_0/1?sid=dvCEe9VcH>* [image: President Obama] The president proposed a universal library card initiative for children and announced a program to bring $250 million in free ebooks to underprivileged youth, while reiterating the ConnectEd commitment to improve Internet access at libraries and schools in poor communities. *Read More›››* <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l-00c8:417/ct13_2/1?sid=dvCEe9VcH> ------------------------------ [image: AD: JLG new categories 300x250] <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l-00c8:417/ct18_0/1?sid=dvCEe9VcH> ------------------------------ *Get the Facts: Obama's Access to Ebooks and ConnectEd Library Challenge Initatives <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l-00c8:417/ct14_1/1?sid=dvCEe9VcH>* *By Gary Price <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l-00c8:417/ct19_0/1?sid=dvCEe9VcH>* [image: President Obama with students] The latest information from the White House about Obama's ebook and library programs. *Read More›››* <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l-00c8:417/ct14_2/1?sid=dvCEe9VcH> ------------------------------ *Hack Your Notebook: Circuitry Mixes with Paper in a Creative Project for 21st-Century Learners <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l-00c8:417/ct20_0/1?sid=dvCEe9VcH>* *By Paul Oh* [image: Graphic] What if we could reappropriate traditional paper pads to teach technology and foster creativity? 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