Mathematical Storytime, Part 3 Playing games in storytime isn’t just fun and engaging; it isn’t just something that even gets adults to put down their phones. It’s actually a powerful way to teach math. Think [continue reading]
ALA Youth Media Awards Announced
Newbery, Caldecott, and Other ALA Awards Announced: The ALA Youth Media Awards were announced on January 27, 2020 in Philadelphia, naming the best of 2019 publications. The Newbery Medal went to Jerry Craft for New [continue reading]
They Called Us Enemy Read-Alikes
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei Brown, Don. The Unwanted. Dallas, Sandra. Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky. Fitzmaurice, Kathryn. A Diamond in the Desert. Hess, Monica. The War Outside. Larson, Kirby. Dash. Lewis, [continue reading]
Other Half of Happy Review
Balcárcel, Rebecca. Other Half of Happy, The. Fiction. Chronicle, 08/2019. 317[+7]pp. $16.99. 978-1-4521-6998-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Rich and original prose tells the story of Quijana, a half-white, half-Guatemalan seventh grader who is frightened that the [continue reading]
Walter Dean Myers Awards Announced
Walter Dean Myers Awards: We Need Diverse Books named the winners of the 2020 Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children’s Literature – the fifth year of these awards to honor diverse main characters [continue reading]
Free Infopeople Webinar on What’s New in Children’s Literature
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 Start Time: Pacific – 12 Noon, Mountain – 1 PM, Central – 2 PM, Eastern – 3 PM Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8326870241731559181 Presenter: Penny Peck Join us for our annual review of [continue reading]
Math Storytime, Part 2
For the next several Mondays, we offer a series of Math storytimes from Ann Hotta, children’s librarian at Berkeley Public Library ACL Blog: Mathematical Storytime. Part 2 Mathematical Storytime, Part 2 Shape recognition is an [continue reading]
Spanish Book Fair to be held Feb. 14, 2020
Bibliotecas Para La Gente’s Spanish Book Fair will take place on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, 10am-4:30pm at the Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View, CA 94041.