Report from Jessica Ormonde, Half Moon Bay Library: Saturday Ignite Session – Adventures in Preschool Science Erin Berman from the San Jose Public Library shared tips, and ideas from her preschool STEM program. They focused [continue reading]
Imaginary Friends Storytime Ideas
When The Adventures of Beekle by Dan Santat received the Caldecott Medal, I was impressed with the story as much as the illustrations. A little girl befriends an imaginary creature in a heartfelt, brief story [continue reading]
Chickens Storytime Ideas
There are so many great picture books featuring chickens, it makes a for a perfect storytime theme. Make these cool rod puppet chickens, or try some of these Extraordinary Warren activities if you read the book by [continue reading]
ALA Conference Report, Part 1 – San Francisco Celebrates!
ALA Conference in San Francisco – Reports from Our Members: The ALA Conference in San Francisco kicked off big-time on Friday with the news of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on marriage equality. The positive [continue reading]
Author Judith St. George Dies, Mo Willems Sketchbooks
Author Judith St. George Dies: Author Judith St. George has died at age 84 at her home in Bloomfield, CT. Her many books included So You Want to Be President?, which earned illustrator David Small [continue reading]
Moonpenny Island Review
Springstubb, Tricia. Moonpenny Island. Gilbert Ford, Illus. Fiction. Balzer & Bray, 02/2015. 292p. $16.99. 978-0-06-211293-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-6. Set on Moonpenny Island, “a dot, a titch, a pinch” in Lake Erie, this tale of friendship, [continue reading]
Programming Ideas: Robots at the Library
Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas “Robots at the Library!” is a great program you can hold at almost any size library, and at any time of year. The program features robot demonstrations and hands-on projects, geared to [continue reading]
New ACL BayNews, Bay Area Publishing, Motivating Reading, and LGBTQ List
New ACL BayNews Posted: The June 2015 BayNews (the newsletter for the Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California) is now available on our website: http://www.bayviews.org You will find the second part of our Spring [continue reading]