“Race Matters: Practical Ways Libraries Can Celebrate All Youth:” Registration is now open for ACL Institute 2016! Please join us. The Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California (ACL) Proudly Presents Race Matters: Practical Ways Libraries [continue reading]
Outstanding-March 2016
Every 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]
The War That Saved My Life Read-Alikes
Read-Alikes for the Newbery Honor book The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker – World War II historical fiction for tweens. Blackford, Cheryl. Lizzie and the Lost Baby. Elliott, Laura. Across a War-Tossed [continue reading]
Spring Board Book Round-Up
Spring 2016 Board Books It’s time again for our semi-annual review of new board books. Along with the usual board books adapted from picture books (which we will review next month), here are some fun, [continue reading]
ACL’s Reviewers Guide, Cleary’s 100th Birthday, and More!
Check out ACL’s New Reviewers Guide: The Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California offers a new Reviewers Guide, with added focus on reviewing diversity in books for youth. Please see the documents on our [continue reading]
Free “What’s New” Webinar
What’s New In Children’s Literature 2016 – Free Infopeople Webinar Thursday, April 14, 2016 Noon-1pm Pacific, 2pm Central, 3pm Eastern Presenter: Penny Peck, author of Crash Course in Children’s Services: Second Edition, Libraries Unlimited, 2014 [continue reading]
When Mischief Came to Town
Nannestad, Katrina. When Mischief Came to Town. Fiction. Houghton, 01/2016. 180pp. $16.99. 978-0-544-53432-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-5. Sent to live with her grandmother on a remote Danish island, 10-year-old Inge Maria arrives with plenty of energy, [continue reading]
Programming Ideas: Library Olympic Games
Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas: Library Olympic Games Good for any library at any time of year, and it goes with the 2016 Summer Reading Theme “On Your Mark, Get Set, Read!”or “Read for the Win!” The [continue reading]