Congratulations to our members who were elected to ALA offices! The following members of the Association of Children’s Librarians (of Northern California) were recently elected to ALA Office or Committees! Help us congratulate them! *Pat [continue reading]
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Beatty Award, Bookmobile Day, ACL Fellowships, ALSC Booklists
Katherine Roy Named 2015 Beatty Winner: Katherine Roy has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the California Library Association’s John and Patricia Beatty Award, for her book Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting With the Great Whites [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, March 13th – Gender Spectrum Workshop
ACL Meeting Friday, March 13, 2015: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, March 13, 2015, from 9am-1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
ACL Institute “All Due Respect” to be held April 10, 2015
The Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California Proudly Presents ALL DUE RESPECT. A Dialoge about Diversity, Equity, and Creating Safe Spaces for all Youth April 10, 2015, 8:30am – 4:30pm, at the San Francisco [continue reading]
Norman Bridwell Dies, New ACL BayNews Posted
Norman Bridwell Dies at age 86: Author Norman Bridwell, creator of “Clifford, the Big Red Dog,” has died in Martha’s Vineyard. “Clifford,” published by Scholastic, was created in 1963 and quickly became a popular book [continue reading]
ACL Meeting, “Best” Lists
ACL Meeting Friday, December 12, 2014: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, December 12, 2014, from 9am-1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Reading Levels, November BayNews, Review of the Week
Mary Ann Scheuer’s “Great Kid Books” blog has a very informative post on reading levels, and using them to motivate children to read. Check it out! http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com/2014/11/reading-levels-using-them-to-help-kids.html New ACL BayNews Posted: The November 2014 BayNews [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Reminder, Publishers’ Weekly Best Books 2014
ACL Meeting Friday, November 14, 2014: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, November 14, 2014, from 9am-1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]