Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas – “Frozen” Film, Crafts, and Games Winter is a great time for a program based around the film “Frozen,” but the film is so popular you would attract a huge audience even [continue reading]
Review of the Week: “Neighborhood Sharks”
Roy, Katherine. Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting With the Great Hunters of California’s Farallon Islands. Katherine Roy, Illus. Non-fic. Roaring Brook, 2014. [44]p. $17.99. 978-1-59643-874-3. OUTSTANDING.GRADES 2-7. In this lively book, the migration of white sharks to [continue reading]
Performers’ Showcase, Library Advocacy Unshushed, Dia de los Libros Grant
Still Time to Register for the ACL Performers’ Showcase in the Bay Area: Do you hire family entertainment for your library (or other venue)? Come see over thirty children’s performers, all in one day, all [continue reading]
National Readathon Day – Jan. 24, 2015
National Readathon Day (NRD), January 24, is only two weeks away. Just in its first year, the event came out of the Random House/Penguin merger in 2013 and asks participants to read four hours that [continue reading]
Outstanding!
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]
Lawn Boy Read-Alikes
Entrepreneurs – Lawn Boy series by Gary Paulsen Barrows, Annie. Ivy + Bean: No News Is Good News. Boelts, Maribeth. The PS Brothers. Calhoun, Dia. Eva on the Farm. Clements, Andrew. Lunch Money. Clifton, Lutricia. [continue reading]
Donkeys Storytime Ideas
Donkeys are not always thought of when you think of farm animals, but there are several good books, perfect for storytime, on donkeys. For a craft, we made music shakers to use while we sang [continue reading]
Ethnicities and Cultures Storytime Ideas
School-Age Storytime Ideas Ethnicities and Cultures Many teachers need books to help children learn about and respect a variety of ethnicities and cultures. The following list of books that you can offer to children and [continue reading]