Grammy Nominees for Best Children’s Album: Bay Area resident José-Luis Orozco was among the nominees for the upcoming Grammy Awards, in the category of Best Children’s Album. The awards will be announced on February 15, [continue reading]
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NY Times Names Best, ACL Meeting Reminder
New York Times Names Notable Children’s Books: The New York Times announced its list of Notable Children’s Books for 2015 – www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/books/review/notable-childrens-books-of-2015.html?emc=edit_bk_20151204&nl=bookreview&nlid=28260921&ref=headline&_r=0 ACL Meeting Friday, December 11, 2015: Just a quick reminder for our [continue reading]
Best Multicultural Books, William C. Morris Finalists, YALSA Nonfiction, Anniversary of “Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey”
The Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature (www.CSMCL.org) has named its best books for 2015: www.pinterest.com/csmcl/best-multicultural-books-of-2015/ . YALSA Nonfiction Nominees: YALSA, the Young Adult Library Services Association, has nominated five books for its [continue reading]
Steiner and Figard Named Emerging Leaders, Shusterman Wins National Book Award, New BayNews Posted
ALA Names Two ACL Members Emerging Leaders: Current Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California president Meredith Steiner has been named by the Association of Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library [continue reading]
ALSC Webinar on Picture Book Challenges, Publishers’ Weekly Names Best of 2015
ALSC Webinar on Picture Books and Challenges – Dealing with Controversial Topics in Children’s Collections: www.ala.org/advocacy/picturebookswebinar . This webinar on censorship is scheduled for Wed. Nov. 18, 2015 at 11am Pacific time. Go to the [continue reading]
Vera Williams Dies, Wordcraft Circle Awards Announced
Author/Ilustrator Vera B. Williams Dies at age 88: Vera B. Williams, author and illustrator of at least 17 children’s books, died on October 16, 2015 at age 88. She was also a peace activist, spending [continue reading]
National Book Award Nominees
National Book Awards Nominees Announced: The five nominees for the National Book Award, Young People’s Literature Category were announced on Oct. 14, 2015. The five are: The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin, Little Brown [continue reading]
Novel-Ties Videos Available, Bridge to Reading Award Nominees Announced
Novel-Ties Videos Offered by Multnomah County Library: Check out this new resource from the Multnomah County Library (Oregon): Novel-Ties! https://multcolib.org/educators/school-corps/novelties. Multnomah County Library School Corps librarians wanted to share these videos, in hopes they will be [continue reading]