ACL Meeting Friday, June 8, 2018: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, June 8, 2018, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Grandparents and Babies Storytime
Grandparents 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]
Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards Announced
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Announced: The 2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards were announced on May 31th. The winners are: Picture Book Award: They Say Blue written and illustrated by Jillian Tamaki. Picture Book Honor Books: When’s My [continue reading]
Free Webinar on Yoga Storytime
Tuesday June 5 @noon Pacific – STRETCH Your Storytime! Supporting early learning with yoga and movement Presented by Katie Scherrer <https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?id=774&reset=1> The centuries-old contemplative practice known as “yoga” is much more than a passing trend; it [continue reading]
Author Richard Peck Dies
Author Richard Peck Dies: Author Richard Peck has died at age 84 at his home in New York City. The Newbery Medal winner for A Year Down Yonder (2016) also received a Newbery Honor, for [continue reading]
Free Webinar on Tues. May 29 on Racial Equity in Schools
EmbraceRace is offering a free webinar coming up on 5/29 , 5:30pm PDT, about racial equity in schools. It’s being led by representatives from a Washington, DC-based organization called Kindred — it sounds like they’re successfully organizing parents [continue reading]
Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary Review
Ramos, NoNieqa. Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary, The. Fiction. Carolrhoda, 02/2018. 336pp. $17.99. 978-1-5124-3976-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 8-ADULT. Macy’s mother always has a different boyfriend, her dad is in prison, her brother has been taken by CPS and [continue reading]
Board Book Round-up, Part II
Board Book Round-up, Part II This month will continue a series of short reviews of new board books, begun in the March 2018 BayNews. For this month’s column, we will focus on board books that [continue reading]