Lori Hancock wins Annick Press iPod Giveaway

Congratulations to Lori Hancock, librarian at The Lexington School (TLS) in Lexington, Kentucky. Lori entered Annick Press' LIVEbrary iPod Giveaway Contest at the American Library Association's annual conference in Washington, DC, at the end of June.

Dozens of people entered the contest at the Annick Press booth at ALA. The winner, chosen at random, received a video iPod preloaded with 10 Annick Press author videos. The videos include the first online video clip of beloved children's author Robert Munsch, author of The Paper Bag Princess.

Other videos on the iPod include author/illustrators Michael Martchenko, Dennis Foon, Shari Graydon, Loris Lesynski, Ruth Ohi, Emily Pohl-Weary, Allan Stratton, Diane Swanson, Mike Tanner and Annick Press publisher, Rick Wilks. You can view these videos yourself at the Annick Press Web Site.

The iPod Giveaway was meant to highlight Annick Press' use of the latest technologies for bringing books to readers. The Annick LIVEbrary program is designed to use the latest technology to teach middle school and junior high school students how to collaborate over a distance. Tomorrow, we'll have another big announcement about a leader in collaborative technology who'll be working with the Annick LIVEbrary program for the season beginning October 15.

Contacted about her award via email, librarian Lori Hancock said, "I'm so excited about this wonderful news. I am the librarian at The Lexington School, which is a private school that teaches preschool through 8th grade in Lexington, Kentucky. There are two librarians that serve 500 students and 80 faculty members. We have nearly 20,000 print resources in our collection, in addition to many non-print resources."

Congratulations, Lori, and thanks to all who entered -- you've all won the opportunity to bring the latest technology into your classrooms this Fall with the Annick LIVEbrary, starting October 15.

Back to School with Annick Press

As producer of the Annick LIVEbrary, I'd like to welcome back all the teachers, librarians, parents, homeschoolers -- and especially STUDENTS -- who start back to school this week.

The LIVEbrary is adding something new to the backpack this year with a school-friendly program for teens on Media Awareness. The first season of the LIVEbrary begins October 15 and we here are as excited as the first day of school.

Each week, the Annick LIVEbrary features a new lesson plan with a reading, quiz, discussion questions, and suggested activities. Then we bring in everyone who can join us for a one-hour chat with our authors, teachers, and staff.

Tomorrow, we will announce the winner of the LIVEbrary iPod Giveaway from entries taken at the June 2007 conference of the American Library Association. One lucky teacher is going to walk away with a video iPod loaded with author videos!

And on Thursday, we'll have a very special announcement about the technology provider who'll put the "live" in LIVEbrary by hosting our chats this season. The Annick LIVEbrary is all about having fun while learning to use collaborative technology. Teachers and librarians, register today so your classroom can participate in the LIVEbrary this Fall.

STEVE O'KEEFE
Producer, Annick LIVEbrary