Author Jean Craighead George, best known for her middle grade novels such as Julie of the Wolves and My Side of the Mountain, has died at the age of 92. A cause of death has [continue reading]
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Teen Read 2012 Website Offers Ideas
YALSA launched its Teen Read Week 2012 website at http://teenreadweek.ning.com/ . Teen Read Week will be celebrated Oct. 14-20, with a theme of It Came from the Library, which dares teens to read for the [continue reading]
Caldecott Medalist Maurice Sendak Dies
Maurice Sendak, the children’s book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like “Where the Wild Things Are” and “In the Night Kitchen,” died early Tuesday. He was 83. Longtime [continue reading]
California Young Reader Medal and Crystal Kite Awards
The California Young Reader medal winners for 2011-2012 were announced May 1, 2012: http://californiayoungreadermedal.org/: Primary: I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll. Flashlight Press, 2009 Intermediate: Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning by Danette [continue reading]
The 16th Annual Effie Lee Morris Lecture
Children & Youth Services, the African American Center and the Fisher Children’s Center of the San Francisco Public Library presents The 16th Annual Effie Lee Morris Lecture: A Sense of Place Real and Imagined Guest [continue reading]
Betwixt and Be Tween — Tips on how to effectively serve your Tween population.
BALIS CHILDREN’S COMMITTEE PRESENTS: Betwixt and Be Tween — Tips on how to effectively serve your Tween population. Thursday, May 10, 2012——–9:30 a.m. – Noon Castro Valley Library (Chabot/Canyon meeting rooms) 3600 Norbridge Avenue, Castro [continue reading]
Canadian Library Association Announces 2012 Book of the Year for Children and Young Adult Book Awards
(Ottawa, April 16, 2012) The Canadian Library Association/Association canadienne des bibliotheques (CLA/ACB) has selected its 2012 winning title for the Book of the Year for Children Award. This year’s winner is The Whole Truth by [continue reading]
Celebrating Family History with Author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Celebrating Family History with Author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Saturday, April 21, 2012, 2:00-3:30pm San Lorenzo Library, 395 Paseo Grande, San Lorenzo, CA 94580, (510) 670-6283 A presentation on celebrating family history by Vaunda Nelson, celebrated [continue reading]