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Owls Storytime – Revised

Owls – Revised Owl Babies by Martin Waddell is one of my favorite storytime readalouds. Here are some other fun owl stories listed below. For a craft project, make: Paper Plate and Cupcake Liner Owl [continue reading]

Published on Feb 3, 2023
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: Animals
Storytime Ages: Toddler/Preschool

Storytime

Boats Storytime – Revised

Boats – Revised  Preschoolers often have a toy boat at home, so a storytime on the subject can be very relatable. For a craft project, make one of the ideas suggested here: 25 Hands-On Preschool [continue reading]

Published on Feb 3, 2023
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: Everyday things
Storytime Ages: Toddler/Preschool

ACL Meeting Friday, February 10, 2023

ACL Meeting Friday, February 10, 2023:  Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members!  Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, February 10, 2023, from 9:30am-Noon in-person at the Oakland Main Library, [continue reading]

Published on Feb 3, 2023
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: ACL Events

Review

To Make Review

Davis, Danielle. To Make. Mags DeRoma, Illus. Harper Collins/Katherine Tegen, 05/2022. [48]pp. Picture Book. Grades Pre-3. $18.99. 978-0-06-308406-3. High Additional. A sweet, simplistic picture book about the creative process and the importance of patience. “Gather, make, wait” is [continue reading]

Published on Feb 2, 2023
Posted by: Jenny Andrus

ALA/ALSC Announce Youth Media Awards

ALA/ALSC Announce Youth Media Awards American Library Association announces 2023 Youth Media Award winners NEW ORLEANS – The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children [continue reading]

Published on Jan 30, 2023
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Awards, Updates

Free YA Novelists’ Convention

Young Adult Novelist Convention (YANovCon) 2023 Author Bill Konigsberg. The Peninsula Libraries’ 8 th annual Young Adult Novelists’ Convention (YANovCon) will take place Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Burlingame Community Center, opens a new [continue reading]

Published on Jan 30, 2023
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: News, Professional Development, Updates

Review

Woman Who Split the Atom Review

Moss, Marissa. Woman Who Split the Atom, The: The Life of Lise Meitner. Harry N. Abrams, 04/2022. 264pp. Biography. Grades 6-10. $19.99. 978-1-4197-5853-9. Outstanding. Moss crafts an engrossing biography of Lise Meitner, a Jewish Austrian nuclear physicist, exploring the [continue reading]

Published on Jan 27, 2023
Posted by: Jenny Andrus
Tags: Jenny

Read-Alike

Last Mapmaker Read-Alikes

Read-alikes for The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat Ahmed, Samira. Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds. Avi. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.  Barnhill, Kelly. The Ogress and the Orphans.  Connor, Leslie. [continue reading]

Published on Jan 25, 2023
Posted by: pennypeck
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