Newbery Medal Winner Russell Freedman Dies: Russell Freedman, author of many biographies and nonfiction books for tweens and winner of the 1988 Newbery Medal for Abraham Lincoln: a Photobiography, died at age 88 on March [continue reading]
Hidden Figures Review
Shetterly, Margot Lee and Winifred Conkling. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race. Laura Freeman, Illus. Non-fiction. HarperCollins, 01/2018. [40]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-274246-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-5. Hidden Figures is the picture [continue reading]
Blue Rider Review
Valério, Geraldo. Blue Rider. Geraldo Valério, Illus. Picture Book. Groundwood, 03/2018. [44]pp. $19.95. 978-1-55498-981-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. Blue Rider is a paean to a book; in fact, it could be a paean to itself since [continue reading]
Board Book Round-up, Part I
Board Book Round-up, Part I It’s that time of year again! Time to evaluate new board books for library purchase and use in baby storytimes. Watch for Part II in the May edition of BayNews, [continue reading]
Tempests and Slaughter Read-Alikes
Tempests and Slaughter – Numair Chronicles, Book 1 by Tamora Pierce Albert, Melissa. The Hazel Wood. Bardugo, Leigh. Six of Crows. Black, Holly. The Cruel Prince. Braswell, Liz. As Old as Time. Bunce, Elizabeth [continue reading]
ACL INSTITUTE – REGISTRATION OPEN
Beyond the Binary: Embracing Diverse Gender Identities Koret Auditorium, SF Main Library San Francisco, CA Go to bayviews.org, or register directly at Brown Paper Tickets!
ACL Meeting Friday, March 9, 2018 in Oakland
ACL Meeting Friday, March 9, 2018: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, March 9, 2018, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Jazz Storytime
Jazz LIBRARIES ROCK! is the 2018 summer theme for the Cooperative Summer Library Program: www.cslpreads.org/. For libraries using the music-themed summer reading/learning program, BayNews will offer sound and music storytime outlines between now and June. [continue reading]