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  • 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 Oakland Public Library.*

    *NOTE:ACL was meeting in the community room at Berkeley Public Library, Central, during construction projects and facility closures at the Oakland Public Library, the normal meeting location. Meetings resumed at the Oakland Public Library (West Auditorium) starting with the September 11, 2009 meeting (Stay tuned for additional changes).

    Oakland meetings begin at 9 AM in the West Auditorium, with access available from Madison St.

      • Fri, March 12, 2010     ACL Meeting      9 am         BERKELEY Public Library
        Please note location change for March only

        Begins 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).


      • Fri, May 14, 2010     ACL Meeting      9 am         Oakland Public Library




  • The 2010 ACL Institute - A Puzzling Day at the Library: Mind-bending Books for Children will be held at the Richmond Convention Center on April 9, 2010.

    Print the Flier/Registration Form(Adobe PDF file) - Early bird registration by March 15.


    For more information on this or previous Institutes, see the Institute page.

    To submit possible titles for the Institue Bibliography, please use this Annotation Form (MS Word File).





  • 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 was on February 6, 2010.

    For more information on upcoming or past Performers' Showcases, see the Showcase page.

    We invite performers interested in participating in future showcases to read The Performer's Showcase Next Year FAQ (MS WORD file).




  • The Distinguished Books Roundups are held once a year, typically sometime in January.
    The Roundup for 2009 titles was held on Jan 31, 2010 at Penny Peck's House. Questions, email the Distinguished Books co-chair at distinguished@bayviews.org




    This page last updated: February 6, 2010


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