California State University Fullerton’s Pollak Library invites everyone to an upcoming author talk with award-winning children’s author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh. The event is free and open to the public, and will be held at the [continue reading]
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ACL Meets Friday, Feb. 14th, CLA Briefings, Maxine Kumin Obituary
ACL Meeting Friday, February 14, 2014 Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, February 14, 2014, from 9am–1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Rainbow List, O’Dell Award, Asian Pacific, American Indian, Amelia Bloomer, NCTE Orbis Awards
More Children’s and YA Book Awards Announced – Rainbow List GLBT 2014 Rainbow List: http://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/archives/1103 – Thirty books for children and teens that celebrate the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender community were selected. Titles noted with [continue reading]
Spanish Book Fair, Sydney Taylor Awards, Charlotte Zolotow Award
Bibliotecas Para La Gente is sponsoring the 2014 Spanish Book Fair on Friday, February 14, 2014 from 9am to 4pm at the San Leandro Public Library, 300 Estudillo Ave., San Leandro, CA. Spanish language books, [continue reading]
Jewish Book Award Winners Announced
Jewish Book Award Winners Announced The 63rd annual Jewish Book Awards were announced on Jan. 15, 2014. These awards are given by the Jewish Book Council, in 17 categories. In the Children’s and YA category, [continue reading]
Take Your Child to the Library Day, Author Betty Ren Wright Dies
Take Your Child to the Library Day The 3rd annual Take Your Child to the Library Day, scheduled for February 1, 2014 (or any day in February) is a relatively new chance to promote public [continue reading]
DiCamillo Named Youth Lit Ambassador, Ned Vizzini Dies
Kate DiCamillo Named Ambassador of Young People’s Literature Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo has been named the Ambassador of Young People’s Literature by the Library of Congress. The two-year position was begun in 2008 with the [continue reading]
Oakland Librarian Collects Notes Left in Books
Check out this story in the San Francisco Chronicle, celebrating librarian Sharon McKellar and her collection of notes left in library books: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-librarian-collects-ephemera-left-behind-5097100.php . There are also comments from Nina Lindsay. Submitted by Ruth Gordon