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]
News
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]
Meeting reminder and two recent articles worth a look
Just a quick reminder about the ACL meeting this Friday, October 12, 2012, 9am-1pm at the Oakland Main Library: http://www.bayviews.org/calendar.html . Along with reviewing and our regular business, we will be discussing Distinguished Books for 2012. [continue reading]
Webinar News
Missed the Infopeople Webinar “What’s New for Storytimes” and want to catch what was discussed? Just view the archive of the webinar, obtain the handouts, and read the chat, all available here: http://infopeople.org/training/whats-new-storytimes . Nearly 500 [continue reading]
Three Upcoming Author Events
The San Francisco Public Library presents “An Evening with Lois Lowry” on Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 6pm at the Koret Auditorium at the San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin St.. Lowry is a two-time Newbery [continue reading]
Free Webinar on Storytime
Please let your staff and colleagues know about this FREE event! Title: What’s New for Storytimes Presenter: Penny Peck Format: Webinar Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2012 Start Time: 12 Noon Pacific 1PM Mountain 2PM Central [continue reading]