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July 2012

ALA Conference Report – More Comments on Practical Programs

Photo courtesy of Ana Elba Pavon Following up our previous post, here are some more reports from our members on their recent ALA Conference experiences. Many of us attended the “I Want a Truck Book! [continue reading]

Published on Jul 16, 2012
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Message from ACL, Programming Ideas
Tags: ALA Conference

Author Else Holmelund Minarik Dies at age 91

The author Else Holmelund Minarik, of the easy reader series Little Bear (Harper, 1957) and many other books, died on July 12 at the age of 91. She was a first grade teacher and mother [continue reading]

Published on Jul 14, 2012
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Obituary
Tags: Else Holmelund Minarik, Little Bear

ALA Conference Report – Programs on Preschoolers

 Photo courtesy of Ana Elba Pavon There were three presentations at the recent ALA Conference in Anaheim (June 22-25, 2012) that addressed library services to preschoolers.  All had thoughtful, innovative ideas presented in an interesting [continue reading]

Published on Jul 13, 2012
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: News
Tags: American Library Association

Review

Review of the Week

Buzbee, Lewis. Bridge of Time. Fic.  Fidel/Macmillan, 2012. 304p. $17.99. 978-0-312-38257-5. ADDITIONAL.  GRADES 4-6. Local author Buzbee adds to his oeuvre of supernatural literary titles (Steinbeck’s Ghost, 2008, The Haunting of Charles Dickens, 2010) with [continue reading]

Published on Jul 11, 2012
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: Bridge of Time, Lewis Buzbee

ACL Meeting Friday, July 13th in Berkeley

Hi all! Just a friendly reminder about the ACL Meeting this Friday, July 13, 2012 from 9am-1pm at the Berkeley Public Library (note location change to Berkeley Main Library, for our July and August 2012 [continue reading]

Published on Jul 9, 2012
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: ACL Events

Global Fund for Children Resources

Check out the website: http://www.globalfundforchildren.org/store/resources/ for lists of recommended books and links to lesson plans and activities, all focused on teaching children tolerance, diversity, and global citizenship. Find links to lists of anti-bias children’s books, [continue reading]

Published on Jul 6, 2012
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: News
Tags: Global Fund for Children

Outstanding!

Every month, we’ll post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ and nominated for our Distinguished List at our previous month’s meeting. Members can see full reviews of these books and many more [continue reading]

Published on Jul 4, 2012
Posted by: hayleybeale
Categories: Outstanding Books of the Month
Tags: june2012, outstanding

Upcoming Free ALSC Webinars – Autumn 2012

Upcoming Free ALSC Webinars – Autumn 2012 *This webinar is being offered free to personal ALSC members. Registration for non-members is $55. “You don’t have to clear your schedule to sign up for an ALSC [continue reading]

Published on Jul 2, 2012
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: News
Tags: ALSC
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