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October 2016

ACL Meeting this Friday, Nov. 4th in Oakland

ACL Meeting Friday, November 4, 2016:  Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members!  Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, November 4, 2016, from 9am-12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library.   We [continue reading]

Published on Oct 30, 2016
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: ACL Events

Fall Board Book Round-up, Part I

Fall Board Book Round-up, Part I  New Individual Titles  Hearn, Sam. Busy Builders. Scholastic Cartwheel, 2016. 12p. $10.99. 978-0-545-79957-7.      Various animals wearing hard hats and safety vests are shown operating construction vehicles, including a bulldozer, [continue reading]

Published on Oct 28, 2016
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Board Book Round Up

Review

Applesauce Weather Review

Frost, Helen. Applesauce Weather. Amy June Bates, Illus. Fiction. Candlewick, 08/2016. 104pp. $14.99. 978-0-7636-7576-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-7. When the first apple falls from the tree, Faith knows Uncle Arthur will be visiting soon. But will [continue reading]

Published on Oct 26, 2016
Posted by: pennypeck

Outstanding! – September 2016

Every month, we 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 Oct 25, 2016
Posted by: abellelibrary
Categories: Outstanding Books of the Month, Updates

Outstanding – August 2016

Every month, we 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 Oct 25, 2016
Posted by: abellelibrary
Categories: Outstanding Books of the Month, Updates

Native American Month Reading Suggestions

New Booklists celebrate Native American Month with reading suggestions: First Nations Development Institute launched its #NativeReads campaign today. It includes five book lists. Take a look. Hope it is helpful to those of you who [continue reading]

Published on Oct 24, 2016
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: News
Tags: First Nations, Native American

Programming Ideas: Mo Willems

MO WILLEMS PROGRAM IDEAS      In celebration of the final entry in the “Elephant and Piggie” beginning reader series, have a Mo Willems party!  This type of hands-on program is likely to draw a wide [continue reading]

Published on Oct 24, 2016
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Book Themed, Programming Ideas
Tags: Mo Willems

Storytime

Dogs for Babies Storytime Ideas

Dogs for Babies Welcome song:  “Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed” Get ready song: “Open, Shut Them” First book: Old Dog Baby Baby by Julie Fogliano.     Short rhymes and repetition highlight this brief tale of a dog [continue reading]

Published on Oct 21, 2016
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: Animals
Storytime Ages: Baby
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