New ACL Mini-Grants Available to Members Grants ($500 maximum) are available for library programs that are not part of the regular budget, including (but not limited to) author or illustrator guest speakers, professional performances for [continue reading]
Thank You, Omu! Review
Mora, Oge. Thank You, Omu! Oge Mora, Illus. Picture Book. Little, 10/2018. 34pp. $18.99. 978-0-316-643124-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. The titular Omu in Thank you, Omu! shares her delicious cooking with friends, neighbors, and other community [continue reading]
Mortal Engines Read-Alikes
Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve Akers, Tim. Heart of Veridon. Bacigalupi, Paolo. Ship Breaker. Barrett, Neal. The Prophecy Machine. Bear, Elizabeth. New Amsterdam. Blaylock, James P. Homunculus. Bracken, Alexandra. The Darkest Minds. DiFilippo, Paul. The [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, Feb. 8, 2019 at Oakland Main Library
ACL Meeting Friday, February 8, 2019: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, February 8, 2019, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – January 2019
Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ and nominated for our Distinguished List at our previous month’s meeting. Members can see full reviews of these books and many more [continue reading]
ACL Institute Registration Open: “We Are Here: Creating Better Library Services for Immigrant Youth and Families”
ACL INSTITUTE REGISTRATION OPEN: We Are Here: Creating Better Library Services for Immigrant Youth and Families” is the title of the 2019 ACL Institute. Join us for a day of inspiration, exploration, networking, and partnership-building, [continue reading]
Stuff of Stars Review
Bauer, Marion Dane. Stuff of Stars, The. Ekua Holmes, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 09/2018. [40]pp. $17.99. 978-0-7636-7883-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. Hand-marbled paper and collage, digitally arranged, relate the story of the beginning of the universe [continue reading]
American Library Association Announces Youth Media Awards
The American Library Association announced the Youth Media Awards today, at the Midwinter Conference in Seattle, WA. The Newbery Medal winner is Meg Medina for Merci Suarez Changes Gears, published by Candlewick. The Caldecott Medal winner is [continue reading]