Still Time to Register for the ACL Performers’ Showcase in the Bay Area: Do you hire family entertainment for your library (or other venue)? Come see over thirty children’s performers, all in one day, all [continue reading]
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National Readathon Day – Jan. 24, 2015
National Readathon Day (NRD), January 24, is only two weeks away. Just in its first year, the event came out of the Random House/Penguin merger in 2013 and asks participants to read four hours that [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, Jan. 9th, Cybil Nominees, Bay Area Book Festival
ACL Meeting Friday, January 9, 2015: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, January 9, 2015, from 9am-1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
CCBC Listserv Closes, STEAM lists from ALSC, and Black Comix Festival
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center has announced it will cease using its listserv and use its blog instead. Their press release read in part: “At the time we launched CCBC-Net, listservs were on the cutting [continue reading]
Woodson Wins Nat’l Book Award, 2015 Summer Reading, SLJ’s Best List
Jacqueline Woodson Wins National Book Award: Jacqueline Woodson’s memoir in verse, Brown Girl Dreaming, won in the Young People’s Literature category at the 65th National Book Awards on November 19, 2014. Ursula Le Guin received [continue reading]
Reading Levels, November BayNews, Review of the Week
Mary Ann Scheuer’s “Great Kid Books” blog has a very informative post on reading levels, and using them to motivate children to read. Check it out! http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com/2014/11/reading-levels-using-them-to-help-kids.html New ACL BayNews Posted: The November 2014 BayNews [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Reminder, Publishers’ Weekly Best Books 2014
ACL Meeting Friday, November 14, 2014: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, November 14, 2014, from 9am-1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
NY Times Best Illustrated, Nov. 6th “Make Westing” Event
New York Times Names “Best Illustrated” List The New York Times announced its list of Best Illustrated Picture Books for 2014. The judges were Jennifer Brown (Shelf Awareness blogger) and illustrators Brian Floca and Jerry [continue reading]