National Book Awards – Longlist for Young People’s Literature: The National Book Awards has announced the nominees (called the Longlist) in the Young People’s Literature category: Aguila, Maria Dolores. A Sea of Lemon Trees: The [continue reading]
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Social Justice Children’s Book Fair
Social Justice Children’s Book Fair Set for December 6, 2025: The 9th Annual Social Justice Children’s Book Fair is scheduled for December 6, 2025, at Emerson Elementary School in Oakland, CA. 2025 Book Fair – [continue reading]
Welcome ACL Helfeld Scholars, Part 2!
Pedro Perez Hello I’m Pedro Perez . I’m from San Pablo California! I’ve worked in libraries since 2008. I’ve always been fascinated by children’s literature, children’s programming, and storytelling. I enjoy fantasy, sci-fi, but I [continue reading]
Welcome ACL Helfeld Scholars!
Welcome ACL Helfeld Scholars! Eboni Weston Hello. My name is Eboni A. Weston. I am a mother, a dedicated student, and I work as a permanent part-time library aide at the Oakland Public Library: [continue reading]
CLA Conference – Oct. 23-25, 2025
CLA CONFERENCE – Oct. 23-25, 2025: The annual California Library Association Conference will be held Oct. 23-25, 2025, in Riverside. The theme is “Telling Our Own Stories,” and there were be many programs and presentations [continue reading]
INFOPEOPLE COURSE Children’s Services Fundamentals – Sept. 16-Oct. 13, 2025
Does your work in the library include service to children and their families? Do you want to do a better job in providing homework assistance, readers’ advisory, tours of your library, or family programs? Expert [continue reading]
Flashlight Press Celebrates 20 Years
Recently, ACL received some paperback reissues of books published by Flashlight Press. Because ACL only reviews new books, we won’t be able to review these but wanted to check out the publisher’s history and focus. [continue reading]
ACL Member Jenny Andrus Has a New Picture Book
ACL Member Jenny Andrus Has a New Picture Book: Longtime ACL member Jenny Andrus has a new picture book out entitled Elsa’s Chessboard (Neal Porter Books, 04/2025), with illustrations by Julie Downing. The story is [continue reading]