Photo courtesy of Ana Elba Pavon Following up our previous post, here are some more reports from our members on their recent ALA Conference experiences. Many of us attended the “I Want a Truck Book! [continue reading]
Author Else Holmelund Minarik Dies at age 91
The author Else Holmelund Minarik, of the easy reader series Little Bear (Harper, 1957) and many other books, died on July 12 at the age of 91. She was a first grade teacher and mother [continue reading]
ALA Conference Report – Programs on Preschoolers
Photo courtesy of Ana Elba Pavon There were three presentations at the recent ALA Conference in Anaheim (June 22-25, 2012) that addressed library services to preschoolers. All had thoughtful, innovative ideas presented in an interesting [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Buzbee, Lewis. Bridge of Time. Fic. Fidel/Macmillan, 2012. 304p. $17.99. 978-0-312-38257-5. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 4-6. Local author Buzbee adds to his oeuvre of supernatural literary titles (Steinbeck’s Ghost, 2008, The Haunting of Charles Dickens, 2010) with [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, July 13th in Berkeley
Hi all! Just a friendly reminder about the ACL Meeting this Friday, July 13, 2012 from 9am-1pm at the Berkeley Public Library (note location change to Berkeley Main Library, for our July and August 2012 [continue reading]
Global Fund for Children Resources
Check out the website: http://www.globalfundforchildren.org/store/resources/ for lists of recommended books and links to lesson plans and activities, all focused on teaching children tolerance, diversity, and global citizenship. Find links to lists of anti-bias children’s books, [continue reading]
Outstanding!
Every month, we’ll 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]
Upcoming Free ALSC Webinars – Autumn 2012
Upcoming Free ALSC Webinars – Autumn 2012 *This webinar is being offered free to personal ALSC members. Registration for non-members is $55. “You don’t have to clear your schedule to sign up for an ALSC [continue reading]