2017 National Book awards, young people’s literature NOMINEES announced: What Girls Are Made Of by Elana K. Arnold Far from the Tree by Robin Benway I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. [continue reading]
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Ezra Jack Keats’ SNOWY DAY Featured on U.S. Postage
KEATS’ SNOWY DAY FEATURED ON U.S. POSTAGE: Four new “Forever” stamps will be issued Oct. 4, 2017 by the U.S. Postal Service, featuring the character of Peter from Ezra Jack Keats’ Caldecott Medal-winning picture book [continue reading]
Gary Soto to Speak at San Francisco Main Library Sept. 26th
Become a Volunteer Story Reader! Books for Wider Horizons Seeks Volunteer Story Readers
Do you love reading to kids, and want to foster a lifelong love of reading in children? Books for Wider Horizons offers a unique volunteer opportunity: to read aloud to children at Head Start centers [continue reading]
2017 National Book Awards Young People’s Longlist Announced
2017 National Book awards, young people’s literature Longlist announced: Elana K. Arnold, What Girls Are Made Of (Carolrhoda Lab / Lerner Publishing Group) Robin Benway, Far from the Tree (HarperTeen / HarperCollinsPublishers) Samantha Mabry, All [continue reading]
ACL Members Featured in “This Is What a Librarian Looks Like”
ACL Members Featured in New Book: Kyle Cassidy has compiled an entertaining celebration of librarians, This Is What a Librarian Looks Like: A Celebration of Libraries, Communities, and Access to Information, from Black Dog & [continue reading]
Meet Your ACL Helfeld Scholars on Sept. 8th
ACL HELFELD SCHOLARS ACL’s newest group of Dorothy Helfeld scholars will be welcomed at our meeting on September 8, 2017. Below please see their personal introduction: Jennifer Weisberg: I have experience working with youth [continue reading]
Updates on Laurel Books, Teen Life Hacks
Laurel Books: Independent bookseller Laurel Books, often seen at the ACL Institute and other workshops for children’s librarians, has moved to a new location and is struggling to maintain their business. The new location is [continue reading]