Author Natalie Babbitt Dies: Natalie Babbitt died on Oct. 31, 2016 at age 84 from lung cancer. Her many notable novels for children include Tuck Everlasting, originally published in 1975 by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, [continue reading]
Free Webinar on Gaming and Skill Development
Free Webinar: Tabletop Games and 21st Century Skill Development: https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=606> Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Presenter: Lauren Hays Start Time: 12 Noon Pacific, 1PM Mountain, 2PM Central, 3PM Eastern Have you noticed many of your library [continue reading]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]