Free Webinar: Tabletop Games and 21st Century Skill Development: https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=606> Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Presenter: Lauren Hays Start Time: 12 Noon Pacific, 1PM Mountain, 2PM Central, 3PM Eastern Have you noticed many of your library [continue reading]
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Native American Month Reading Suggestions
New Booklists celebrate Native American Month with reading suggestions: First Nations Development Institute launched its #NativeReads campaign today. It includes five book lists. Take a look. Hope it is helpful to those of you who [continue reading]
National Book Awards Longlist Announced
National Book Awards Longlist Announced: The finalists for the National Book Awards have been announced; check out the books in the Young People’s Literature category: www.nationalbook.org/index.html . Titles include Booked by Kwame Alexander, Raymie Nightingale [continue reading]
Francisco Jimenez to Receive Steinbeck Award
Francisco Jimenez to Receive Steinbeck Award “I thank Francisco Jimenez for honoring all brave children who grow up poor in America.” -Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street Educator, author, and advocate for social [continue reading]
Christian Robinson on PBS News, NPR Highlights Pura Belpre
Christian Robinson on PBS News Hour: www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/illustrator-explains-art-making-pictures-speak-children/ – Check out this clip from PBS News Hour entitled “An Illustrator Explains the Art of Making Pictures Speak to Children,” featuring award-winning picture book artist Christian Robinson. [continue reading]
Videos and Bibliography from ACL Institute “Race Matters” Now Online
ACL INSTITUTE A BIG SUCCESS: On Friday, June 3, 2016, ACL held its annual Institute at the San Francisco Public Library, chaired by President Meredith Steiner. The focus on race and ethnicity in children’s literature [continue reading]
“Race Matters” ACL Institute Reminder
“Race Matters: Practical Ways Libraries Can Celebrate All Youth:” Friday is the big day! Just a quick reminder – The Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California (ACL) Proudly Presents Race Matters: Practical Ways Libraries Can [continue reading]
Summer Reading Reflections from Mary Ann Scheuer
Summer Reading Reflections by Mary Ann Scheuer ACL member Mary Ann Scheuer is a teacher and librarian for elementary students in Berkeley Unified School District. She shares her reflections on the impact of summer reading [continue reading]