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Mills, Claudia. Zero Tolerance. Fic. Farrar, 2013. 231p. $16.99. 978-0-374-33312-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8 When Sierra accidentally takes her mom’’s bag lunch to middle school instead of her own, she realizes there is a small knife [continue reading]

Published on Mar 28, 2013
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Savage, Stephen. Little Tug Stephen Savage, Illus. Pic. Bk. N. Porter/Roaring Brook, 2012. [32]p. $12.99 978-1-59643-648-0 OUTSTANDING GRADES TOD-PRE. Though not the biggest, tallest or fastest boat in the harbor, anthropomorphized Little Tug still has [continue reading]

Published on Feb 27, 2013
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Do-It-Yourself Library Programming – Movies

Many libraries have a movie license to show films at library programs.  Here are some ways to add movie showings to library programs to get the most benefit from the money spent for your movie [continue reading]

Published on Nov 30, 2012
Posted by: bayviewsandmore
Categories: Programming Ideas
Tags: entertainment, films, movies, oscars

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Gale, Eric Kahn. The Bully Book. Fic.  Roaring Brook, 2012. 240p. $16.99. 978-0-06-212511-8.  OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Bullying is a hot topic in schools and society today, so it is no surprise to see yet another [continue reading]

Published on Nov 28, 2012
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Tags: Bullies, Bully, Fiction, outstanding

ALA Conference Report – “Outreach as a Core Principle”

Following up our previous posts, here is another report from one of our members on her recent ALA Conference experiences. Odette Batis attended the presentation “Outreach as a Core Principle” and found it to be [continue reading]

Published on Jul 16, 2012
Posted by: bayviewsandmore
Categories: Programming Ideas

The Caldecott Medal 75th Anniversary!

CHICAGO — Join the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) in celebrating 75 years of distinguished picture books! The Caldecott Medal was established in 1937 and first awarded in 1938 by the American Library [continue reading]

Published on Apr 18, 2012
Posted by: bayviewsandmore
Categories: News
Tags: ALA, ALSC, Caldecott Medal

2012 ACL Institute a Rousing Success!

THANK YOU to all those who attended today’s ACL institute “Eat the Library!”  We had AMAZING, intelligent, committed, creative, inspiring and inspired presenters, and the attendees were enthusiastic, engaged and full of GREAT ideas.  Congrats [continue reading]

Published on Apr 14, 2012
Posted by: bayviewsandmore
Categories: ACL Events, Message from ACL
Tags: ACL Institute, Food, Food Justice

Get Out Your Thimbles; It’s Time to Quilt!

The Bay Area Storytelling Festival returns to the Bay Area on Saturday and Sunday May 19th and 20th, and it’s time to quilt the annual Bay Area Storytelling Festival Quilt.  This year we continue with [continue reading]

Published on Apr 14, 2012
Posted by: bayviewsandmore
Categories: News
Tags: Quilt, Storytelling, The Bay Area Storytelling Festival
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