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]
Media Watch
KQED Radio on Diversity in Children’s Books, Author Tim Kehoe Dies, Calif. Center for the Book
KQED Radio Discussion on Diversity in Children’s Books: Did you hear the KQED Radio program on Mon., March 24th regarding People of Color Underrepresented in Children’s Books? Guests included Nina Lindsay of Oakland Public Library, [continue reading]
Media Watch: CD Reviews
Boynton, Sandra. Frog Trouble and Eleven Other Pretty Serious Songs. Workman, 2013. Illus. by Sandra Boynton. $16.95 book and CD. ISBN 978-0-7611-7176-8. Boyton has written (or co-written with Michael Ford) a dozen country-style songs that [continue reading]
SRP Film Showing, ACL’s Food Bibliography
Is your library using the “Reading Is So Delicious!” summer reading program theme? If so, be sure to check out the “Eat the Library” Bibliography from ACL’s 2012 Institute: http://www.bayviews.org/institute/2012bibliography.pdf Also, the California Library Association [continue reading]
Women’s History Blog, Otfried Preussler Dies
KidLit Celebrates Women’s History Month 2013 The popular, nonprofit, and educational Women’s History Month website returns in March. Now in its third consecutive year, the blog, KidLit Celebrates Women’s History Month founded by librarians, Margo Tanenbaum of [continue reading]
New ALSC Forum on E-books and Children
The ALSC Board of Directors and ALSC President Carolyn Brodie will be hosting two ALSC Community Forum live chats on the topic of eBooks and children’s services. In addition to the 45 minutes of discussion, [continue reading]
Children’s Music CDs – Grammy Nominations
2013 Grammy Award Nominees: Best Children’s Album Listed below are the nominees for the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Children’s Album. The winner will be announced on February 10, 2013. Can You Canoe? – [continue reading]
Guardian Award, Random/Penguin Merger, Lowry Interview
Frank Cottrell Boyce was named the Guardian Award winner for his book The Unforgotten Coat, which he originally wrote for charity. He was commissioned to write the story (of a Mongolian schoolgirl whose family was [continue reading]