Asian Art Museum Storyteller Training: The Asian Art Museum is seeking volunteers interested in telling stories to their visitors. Those interested can apply for the training (which begins Aug. 29, 2024) by going to: Volunteer [continue reading]
Dorothy Helfeld Fellowships Available
Dorothy Helfeld Fellowships Available The 2024-25 application period is OPEN! Who is eligible? We encourage Northern California students, colleagues new to the field, or people with interest in children’s literature and librarianship to apply. About [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, May 10, 2024
ACL Meeting Friday, May 10, 2024: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, May 10, 2024, from 9:30am-Noon, over Zoom. The Zoom link will [continue reading]
Outstanding! April 2024
Outstanding Books of the Month – April 2024 Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ at our previous meeting and nominated for our year-end Distinguished List. You can see [continue reading]
Teachers Storytime – Revised
Teachers Storytime – Revised Teachers are a great topic for a community helper storytime, since most young children know what a teacher does even if they haven’t started school yet. For a craft project, [continue reading]
Princess Storytime – Revised
Princess Storytime – Revised Many picture books feature strong, independent princesses, which is a great theme for a storytime! For a craft project, make cardboard crowns or popsicle stick wands: 22 Charming Princess [continue reading]
Programming Ideas: “Read, Renew, Repeat”
Programming Ideas: “Read, Renew, Repeat” Summer Reading Program The California Library Association offers free resources for a summer reading program each year. With a focus on Building Equity-Based Summers: iREAD Summer Resource Guides – California [continue reading]
Exclusion and the Chinese American Story Review
Blackburn, Sarah-SoonLing. Exclusion and the Chinese American Story. Race to the Truth. Random House/Crown, 03/2024. 288pp. Nonfiction. Trade $12.99. 978-0-593-56764-7. Paper $8.99. 978-0-593-56763-0. GRADES 5–8. LOW ADDITIONAL. What is the story of Chinese American history told from a Chinese American perspective? In an effort to expand the narrative [continue reading]