Spring 2016 Board Books, Part III In this final column on Spring board books, we will look at all the entries that came in after last month’s deadline. Be sure to check out the earlier [continue reading]
Sidewalk Games Storytime Ideas
Sidewalk Games For a craft project, make simple chalk drawings on construction paper, using sidewalk chalk. Or, if you have some outdoor space available, set up some simple sidewalk games such as hopscotch, hide and [continue reading]
Get a Move On Storytime Ideas (2016)
Get a Move On – Revised All of us need more exercise – kids included! So a storytime that emphasizes movement can be a fun way to motivate kids to get moving. Incorporate many movement [continue reading]
PLA Webinar on Racial Equity Offered, and ALSC Summer Reading Lists Available
PLA Webinar “Engaged and Inclusive: Libraries Embracing Racial Equity and Social Justice:” On Wed., June 8, 2016, the Public Library Association will host a webinar focusing on social justice and racial equity. Goals of the [continue reading]
Land of Forgotten Girls Review
Kelly, Erin Entrada. Land of Forgotten Girls, The. Fiction. Greenwillow/HarperCollins, 03/2016. 304pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-223864-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. After their sister and mother die, and their father never returns from a trip home to the Philippines, [continue reading]
Christian Robinson to Deliver Effie Lee Morris Lecture, Rabbit hOle Fundraising
Christian Robinson to Deliver 20th Annual Effie Lee Morris Lecture: Award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Christian Robinson will deliver the 20th Annual Effie Lee Morris Lecture on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, 6-8pm at the [continue reading]
New ACL Website, Latino Mini-Conference, Ninth Children’s Choice Awards
ACL Debuts New Website and Blog: The Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California has a new website – www.bayviews.org/ . Be sure to check it out for lots of new content and ease of [continue reading]
Olympics Storytime Ideas (2016)
The 2016 summer reading theme for both the Collaborative Summer Library Program and iREAD from the Illinois Library Association (which is often used in California with materials supplied by the California Library Association), is focusing [continue reading]