Simon, Seymour. Destination: Mars. Non-fiction. HarperCollins, 09/2016. 32pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-234497-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-5. Destination: Mars, about “water, icecaps, and the possibility of life on the Red Planet!” includes computer renderings, diagrams, and photographs taken by [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Feb. 10 in Oakland
ACL Meeting Friday, February 10, 2017: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, February 10, 2017, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Calif. Young Reader Medal Nominees, ALSC Receives GLBTRT Award
2017-2018 Calif. Young Reader Medal Nominees: The Calif. Young Reader Medal committee has announced the nominees for the 2017-2018 school year. Since 1974, this program has encouraged students to read a variety of books and [continue reading]
Storytelling Class at Diablo Valley College
New Storytelling Class at Diablo Valley College: An introduction to storytelling class will be offered at Diablo Valley College (Pleasant Hill, CA) beginning on Feb. 28, 2017 and run until May 23, 2017, Tuesdays from [continue reading]
Juana and Lucas Review
Medina, Juana. Juana and Lucas. Juana Medina, Illus. Fiction. Candlewick, 09/2016. 90pp. $14.99. 978-0-7636-7208-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-4. Juana describes her life in Bogotà with her mother, grandparents, and dog Lucas, where she has school challenges [continue reading]
Blocks Storytime
Building with blocks is often the first time a child explores the concept of building. This theme is good for a wide age range, from babies, to toddlers, to preschoolers. For older children, offer [continue reading]
Architects Storytime
The 2017 summer reading/learning program themes of “Build a Better World,” from CSLP, and “Reading by Design,” from iREAD and the California State Library, both focus on building, construction, and design. Over the next [continue reading]
APALA, Amelia Bloomer, and Walter Dean Myers Awards
APALA Awards: The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), an affiliate of the American Library Association, has selected the winners of the 2016 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature (APAAL). The awards promote Asian/Pacific American culture and [continue reading]