The Fairfax Public Library (a branch of the Marin County Free Library system) was honored to be a recipient of the 2018 ACL mini grant! The library property is quite large and includes a beautiful [continue reading]
Trees for Babies Storytime
Trees for Babies Storytimes for babies and toddlers offer an opportunity to model great read-aloud techniques for parents and gives them the confidence to read to their children every day. A baby-toddler storytime can be [continue reading]
Telephone Storytime
Telephone (revised) Kindergartners are asked to learn a parent’s phone number as one of the first tasks when they begin school. To help them prepare for kindergarten, hold a Telephone-themed storytime. For an art [continue reading]
Chef Storytime
Chefs Even young children like cooking because it is such a fun hands-on activity! And there is data that shows kids will each healthy foods like vegetables if they help prepare the food. For a [continue reading]
SLJ Names Best Books
School Library Journal Names 80 Best for 2018: School Library Journal released its annual list of Best Children’s Books, naming 80 books published in 2018: www.slj.com/?page=best-books-2018
Merci Suarez Changes Gears Review
Medina, Meg. Merci Suarez Changes Gears. Fiction. Candlewick, 09/2018. 368pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-9049-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-6. As a scholarship student at Seaward Pines Academy, navigating middle school is particularly tricky for 11-year-old Merci Suarez. Merci’s assignment [continue reading]
NCTE 2019 Awards Announced
NCTE 2019 Awards Announced: The National Council of Teachers of English announced their annual children’s book awards on Nov. 16, 2018. Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art [continue reading]
Songs and Fingerplay Favorites from ACL Members
Songs and Fingerplay Favorites from the Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California On November 9, 2018, members of ACL shared their favorite storytime “attention- getters,” which are songs and fingerplays that help focus the [continue reading]