The end-of-the-year “Best” lists are starting to roll out. Here are two lists of Best Children’s Books, from Kirkus Reviews and from Publishers’ Weekly. See the Kirkus Reviews’ list of Best Children’s Books of 2012 [continue reading]
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Nat’l Book Award, Keats Exhibit, Other News
Art of Ezra Jack Keats at Contemporary Jewish Museum The Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) presents The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats, the first major United States exhibition to pay tribute to [continue reading]
ACL Meeting this Friday, Nov. 9, Ted McCoy, Other News
Meeting Reminder – Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, 9am-1pm at Oakland Main Library Just a quick reminder about our regular ACL meeting this Friday – we will have the usual book reviewing and Distinguished Books sharing, [continue reading]
Libraries Need Help – Hurricane Sandy
Libraries in NY were damaged during Hurricane Sandy. Urban Librarians Unite has started a campaign to collect children’s books and raise money to replace books damaged by the storm. Here’s the link: Urban Librarians Unite [continue reading]
Serving LGBTQ Families
Naidoo, Jamie Campbell. Rainbow Family Collections: Selecting and Using Children’s Books with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Content. Libraries Unlimited, 2012. $30. ISBN 978-1-59884-960-8. Although the bulk of this resource book focuses on children’s [continue reading]
Guardian Award, Random/Penguin Merger, Lowry Interview
Frank Cottrell Boyce was named the Guardian Award winner for his book The Unforgotten Coat, which he originally wrote for charity. He was commissioned to write the story (of a Mongolian schoolgirl whose family was [continue reading]
National Book Award Young People’s Literature Nominees
The National Book Foundation announced the finalists for the 2012 National Book Award in Young People’s Literature. The nominees are: William Alexander, Goblin Secrets(S&S/McElderry); Carrie Arcos, Out of Reach(Simon Pulse); Patricia McCormick, Never Fall [continue reading]
Lynden Public Library wins 2012 Mora Award
Lynden Public Library wins 2012 Mora Award REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking, is pleased to announce that Lynden Public Library of the Whatcom County [continue reading]