Spotlight on ACL Member – Nancy Pino The September meeting is always something to look forward to as we meet the new year’s Helfeld Fellows. But this year we had a special mystery guest – [continue reading]
Message from ACL
National Book Award Finalists, BayViews Website Updated
National Book Award Finalists: The National Book Foundation announced finalists for the 2014 National Book Awards in poetry, young adult literature, nonfiction and fiction on Wednesday morning. The winners will be recognized at a ceremony [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Reminder, New BayNews Posted
ACL Meeting Friday, October 10, 2014: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, October 10, 2014, from 9am-1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, Sept. 12, 2014 at Oakland Main Library
ACL Meeting Friday, September 12, 2014: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, from 9am-1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
ALA Conference Reports Part 4, Helen Block ALSC Member, Infopeople Course on Children’s Services
More Reports from the ALA Conference, from Elizabeth Overmyer: 1. General buzz: not a program, but I found that many of my ALA acquaintances are ruminating over the January revision of the ALSC guidelines for [continue reading]
Reports from ALA Conference by ACL Members, Part 3, and New BayNews Posted
AASL President’s Program, featuring Donalyn Miller: Donalyn Miller, 5th grade teacher / author of The Book Whisperer and Reading in the Wild, gave the keynote address for this program. She described the ways she has [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Reminder, ALA Conference Tidbits
ACL Meeting Friday, July 11, 2014: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, July 11, 2014, from 9am-Noon at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Pop-up and Flap Books
Pop-up and Flap Books – what’s new in Pop-up books? Cousins, Lucy. Maisy’s World of Animals. Candlewick, 2014. $14.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-6989-8. In this clever look at habitats, white mouse Maisy begins her exploration at the [continue reading]