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At 8:41am on May 26, 2009, Bridget Schumacher said…: Hi Mike, thanks for the message. I took a look at your blog (very nice!) and will be sure to pass it on to colleagues/friends who share the same interest as you!

At 7:38am on May 26, 2009, Brad Matthies said…: Pleased to meet you! I'll look your links over!

At 5:13am on May 26, 2009, John McCormick said…: Hi Mike

Great initiative! As a former public librarian it was always a challenge to engage boys from visiting school groups. In the school system here - especially at elementary level - the majority of teachers are women, some of whom would comment how the boys responded well during my storytelling sessions. Thinking back I think it was the effect of seeing a man read and tell stories that helped them see the relevance of reading. 'Novelty factor' is an underrated value at times.

Keep up the good work ...

At 1:49am on May 26, 2009, Johann van Wyk said…: Hi Mike

Thanks for your message. It will be great to see and hear what you are doing to get boys to read! Some of our academic staff at our Education Faculty of the University of Pretoria, South Africa will certainly find this of value, and I will definitely share your ideas with them!

Regards
Johann

At 1:32am on May 26, 2009, KAMLESH said…: Hi Mike McQueen

Congrats for initiative your blog!
I sew ur blog nice very informative.
Go ahead.

I am the Librarian in Academic Staff College, Ahmedabad, India.

You may seen my web site. i tried to reach web 2.0
http://kamlesh.webnode.com

I like share our thaugths and idea for professiona development

Sincerely
Kamlesh

At 10:54pm on May 25, 2009, Connie Bensen said…: Hi Mike,
Congrats on your new blog!
I haven't updated my profile, but I left libraryland 2 yrs ago.

You may find my blog & site helpful as you build community around your blog.
http://communitystrategist.com
http://conniebensen.com (search for problogger - and you'll find a post that will be helpful)

best,
Connie

At 8:18pm on May 25, 2009, John Gottfried said…: Thanks for making aware of your work, Mike. I'm an academic librarian, so (like one of the other respondents) this is a little outside of my range of activities, but I will pass the information along to friends and colleagues involved in literacy work.

Good luck to you!

At 6:21pm on May 25, 2009, Jean Amaral said…: thanks for the invite, mike. as an academic librarian, getting boys to read is a little out of my scope. but i'll be sure to mention it to all my pub lib buds.

At 4:27pm on May 25, 2009, MP Bumsted said…: Nice to know of another resource for boys. How well would your library program work for smaller and rural (remote) libraries?

Guys Read This cool site, entitled GuysRead.Com, aims to motivate boys to read by making it easy for them to find material that they personally find
interesting.
http://guysread.com
The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter #394 3/16/06

At 3:17pm on May 25, 2009, Ronald Wayne Davis said…: Hello Mike,

I would like to congratulate on what you are doing. Young boys are in need of guidance and support, especially when it comes to reading and academics. Keep of the good work. You may want to look into what grants are available to support these types of programs. Best Wishes, Ron

At 1:49pm on May 25, 2009, Joanie Proske said…: Mike,
Thanks for the shout out. I am very interested in encouraging "my boys" to read at the secondary school level and find myself reading books I think would appeal to them just so I have a better personal insight to discuss the books and recommend them to potential readers. Once you get the right books in their hands it can really change their entire attitude about reading. Right now I've got my teen-aged son hooked on Orson Scott Card's Ender series. I'd love to hear more about your library makeover as well. Sounds impressive so far. I shall bookmark your blog and website too. Let's keep in touch.

Joanie

At 12:09pm on May 25, 2009, Victoria Hall said…: Hi Mike,
I follow you on Twitter. Thank you so much for contacting me personally. I love what you have been able to do in your library. I try to do what I know is good for the kids in the library but being at five schools, one each day of the week, puts limits on what I can do. Also my libraries only get about $1200. a year to buy books with. We aren't allowed to buy anything else. Not even supplies. I am very interested in getting the boys to read. I will revisit your website and put your blog in my RSS feeds, if I haven't done that already. Do you know of any good free webinars for school librarians. I usually participate in the ones offered through the Classroom 2.0 ning and PBS ones. What state is your school in? I also love the English Companion ning. I learn alot from there also. Thank you for sharing all that you do! I will continue to learn from you!!!

At 11:19am on May 25, 2009, Tracy Poelzer said…: Hi Mike,

I've already visited your blog as several people I follow on Twitter have recommended it. Good stuff!! This is an area of interest for me as well (professionally and personally - I have two sons), so I look forward to conversations on this topic.

Tracy

Tracy

At 10:22am on May 25, 2009, Kathy said…: Hey Mike,

I am already friends with you on Facebook :)

I shall add you to my twitter!

At 10:03am on May 25, 2009, Bookworm said…: I am retiring in June so won't be much help. I am going to forward your blog link to some friends who I think might be interested. As the mother of three boys and grandmother of one, I wish you all the luck in accomplishing your goal of encouraging boys to read.
Jane

At 9:08am on May 25, 2009, Fran said…: Hello Mike - thanks for your message. I have been reading your blog with interest for awhile now. Keep up the good work.
cheers,
Fran

At 7:58am on May 25, 2009, Pandu Rangaswamy said…: Hi
Mike McQueen
Nice to see you in Library2.0
Keep in touch and my area of interest Information resource sharing,Electronic Resources, Information Literacy, Open source SW etc.

At 7:49am on May 25, 2009, Judy Luther said…: Hi Mike,
Thanks for your email. I'm glad to connect but won't be of much help to you as I'm not involved with YA at all. I'm glad to connect you with Jill Oneill at NFAIS, who in her personal life has book clubs at public library and two sons. She also has a library degree and is a passionate book person.
Judy