ACL - Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California

You are invited to our Monthly Meetings. ACL meetings are held from 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second Friday of each month, excluding the month of the annual institute. (typically April or May) at the Berkeley Public Library.*

*NOTE: Beginning with the March 2007 meeting, and until further notice, ACL is meeting in the community room at Berkeley Public Library, Central, during construction projects at the Oakland Public Library, our normal meeting location.

Meetings begin at 9 AM, with access available at the staff entrance on Bancroft from 8:45 to 9:30 (if arriving after 9:30, please wait until the Library opens at 10 and enter from the main entrance on Kittredge).
The 2008 ACL Institute -- "Baby Bounces : Books and Music for the very young" -- will be presented Friday, April 25, 2008, 9:30 a.m. -.3:00 p.m., at the Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library.
Speakers are : Rosemary Wells, Hap Palmer, Virginia Walter, and Ashley Wolff.
To sign up, print the Flier/Registration Form (MS Word file) and mail in. Get a discount by becoming a Member at the same time.
If you would like to submit titles for the bibliography, please fill out the MS word form and email to institute@bayviews.org.

The annual Performers' Showcase offers the opportunity to meet and evaluate a variety of children's performers active in the Bay Area. The last showcase took place on Saturday, February 23, 2008.

We invite performers interested in participating in future showcases to read The Performer's Showcase FAQ (MS WORD file) and to submit a performer's application (MS WORD File) .

The Distinguished Books Roundups are held once a year, typically sometime in January.

This page last updated: March 14, 2008