Author Lila Perl Dies at age 92 Author Lila Perl has died at age 92. Her books include Me and Fat Glenda (Seabury, 1972), Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story (Greenwillow, 1996), Dumb Like Me, [continue reading]
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ACL Meeting Reminder, NPR’s Best Books, Latino Literature
ACL Meeting Friday, Dec. 13, 2013: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, December 13, 2013, from 9am–1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
NY Times Notable Children’s Books, New BayNews Posted
New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2013 Check out the list of Notable Children’s Books of 2013 from the New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/books/review/notable-childrens-books-of-2013.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0 New ACL BayNews Posted The November BayNews (the newsletter for the [continue reading]
Kadohata wins Nat’l Book Award, Lobel Exhibit at SF Jewish Museum, Arab American Book Award
Kadohata Wins National Book Award Cynthia Kadohata won the National Book Award, Young People’s Literature category, for her novel The Thing About Luck (Atheneum, 2013). A story of a young girl and her brother who [continue reading]
ALSC Institute Registration Open, Review of the Week
ALSC Institute Registration Open Registration for the 2014 ALSC National Institute is now open– a great development and networking opportunity for library staff working in youth services. This biennial conference moves around the country so [continue reading]
Elisa Kleven at Fresno State on Nov. 1, 2013
The Arne Nixon Center Advocates would like to invite everyone to their Annual Meeting on November 1, 2013, in the Henry Madden Library at Fresno State. Award-winning picture book author and illustrator Elisa Kleven will [continue reading]
Palo Alto Exhibit on Libraries and Art
The Palo Alto Art Center presents Bibliophilia, an exhibition featuring drawings, paintings, and sculptural works by artists who are united by their love of books and libraries. Bibliophilia showcases the work of fourteen artists who use [continue reading]
Storytime Outreach, National Book Awards, CLA Food Drive, New BayNews Posted
Bringing Storytime to the Long Wait for Social Services Check out this great story on the Oakland Public Library’s children’s librarians offering storytime at social service agencies, such as Eastmont Town Center: http://kalw.org/post/bringing-storytime-long-wait-social-services. Congratulations to [continue reading]