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]
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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]
Storytellers’ Choice Awards Announced
The Anne Izard Storytellers’ Choice Awards Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 13th biennial awards. The awards will be presented in a ceremony on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at 9:30 am at [continue reading]
Free Webinar on YA Lit with Michael Cart
Wednesday May 10 @Noon Pacific What’s New in Young Adult Literature – 2017 Presented by Michael Cart Register with Infopeople at: https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=677 Join nationally knows author and editor Michael Cart in his yearly review of [continue reading]
Free Workshop at Oakland Library on Difficult Conversations with Kids
Free Workshop: Tough Stuff: Exploring Difficult Conversations with Kids How do we help children process and understand the current political and cultural climate? What skills do we need when approaching difficult conversations with young people? [continue reading]
Turn the Page! Event at Children’s Fairyland in Oakland on May 6, 2017
Turn the Page! Event at Children’s Fairyland in Oakland on May 6, 2017 The second annual Turn the Page! event, celebrating children’s book authors and illustrators, will be held on Sat., May 6, 2017 at [continue reading]