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2011 Public Service Announcements
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Use these fun, foot-tapping music downloads to enhance and promote your summer reading programs. Play an audio at the start of story time and kid's programs. Add them to your library blogs, podcasts and website. Send them out to your local TV station and school partners. You can also make them available for everyone to enjoy as a download from your library website.
Use these photos from the Children's PSA in presentations, as a screensaver, and in promotion materials. Jet Blue Airways will ‘air' Slide #2 "Summer Reading" promotional image as part of their in-flight slide show. (Click thumbnail for a larger view and then right click and choose "save as" to download.)
Audio Resources
Use these fun, foot-tapping music downloads to enhance and promote your summer reading programs for teens. Use the teen audio at the beginning for Teen Advisory Committee meetings. Add them to your library blogs, podcasts, website and send them to your local TV station(s) and school partners. You can also make them available for everyone to enjoy as a download from your library website.
Use these fun, foot-tapping music downloads to enhance and promote your summer reading programs. Play an audio at the start of story time and kid's programs. Add them to your library blogs, podcasts and website. Send them out to your local TV station and school partners. You can also make them available for everyone to enjoy as a download from your library website.
You are here, right here, that's where you are The other side of the world seems very far But it's not though, not so far to go If your thoughts grow, plus your heart and soul A lot of people don't know themselves yet Unopened like books on shelves get left behind for the next in line unless they find the time to stretch their mind Study about what and who's around you And soon you'll find that you found you You are here!
Spanish
Estás aquí, justo aquí Sigues aquí, Aunque el mundo lo veas allá No es así, esta acá Si tus pensamientos crecen y el alma y corazon abren como libros en las manos de ninos siempre deseando mas Encuentra el tiempo para aprender algo Nuevo alimenta tu mente de lo que hay alrededor constantemente Pronto te descubriras Estas aquí
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo & Friends
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo is an MC and "beatsmith" from Asheville, North Carolina. He has been rapping, producing and touring for over a decade. Noted for the new sound he created and calls "Kid Hop," he performs and records with his wife on vocals and his daughter adding rap. He has wowed crowds at Lollapolooza and the Smithsonian and has been applauded by TIME Magazine, USA Today and SiriusXM Radio. Secret Agent 23 Skidoo also known as "Cactus" is the 2010-2011 Spokesman for the New York State Summer Reading Programs for children and teens.
Other musicians who contributed to "You Are Here" are Spanish translator, singer and rapper Marisa Albert, bassist Kyle Colclasure and keyboardist Justin Powell.
Marisa Albert is a singer and schoolteacher and tours with the bands GFE, an eight person hip hop and funk band, and with Josh Blake's Jukebox, a rock/funk/folk band.
Kyle Colclasure, a monster on the bass with a stage presence to match, rocks crowds with GFE, Josh Blake's Jukebox, and his heavy metal project, Supercollider.
Justin Powell is a jazz styled keys man who plays with Josh Blake's Jukebox and The Vertigo Jazz Project.