Lea Lyon is a Bay Area author with a new book out – The Double V Campaign: African Americans Fighting for Freedom at Home and Abroad. Rowman & Littlefield, Feb. 20, 2024, 176p., $28, ISBN [continue reading]
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Hicklebee’s Children’s Bookstore Has a New Owner
Hicklebee’s Children’s Bookstore Has A New Owner: San Jose’s popular bookstore Hicklebee’s has a new owner: Laura Gahrahmat. Founded in 1979 by Valerie Lewis and Monica Holmes, it was sold to Gahrahmat, although Lewis and [continue reading]
“Story and Pictures By” at the Vogue Theater
SF Film Fest screening of Story and Pictures By at the Vogue Theater in SF, 10 a.m. on Sunday, 11/5/23. Christian Robinson expected to attend!!! “Story & Pictures By presents the history of children’s literature and how it [continue reading]
Welcome Our New Helfeld Scholars
Welcome Our New Helfeld Scholars Audrie Adams: I’m a former elementary school teacher with about ten years of experience, now transitioning into a new chapter! I recently completed a summer internship at San Bruno Public [continue reading]
National Book Awards Announces 2023 Longlist
National Book Awards Announces 2023 Longlist for Young People’s Literature Category: Announced: 10 Contenders for the 2023 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature | School Library Journal (slj.com)
Resources on Challenges to Comics and Graphic Novels
Resources on Challenges to Comics and Graphic Novels: ACL member Carla Riemer recently gave some tips on dealing with book challenges to comics and graphic novels. She is a member of the American Library Association’s [continue reading]
Story Time From Space
Story Time From Space: Author Deborah Lee Rose let ACL know that her recent book Astronauts Zoom! (Persnickety Press, 2021) was part of Story Time From Space. This is a project from the Global Space [continue reading]
Children’s Fairyland Seeks Volunteers
Children’s Fairyland in Oakland Seeks Volunteer Storytime Presenters: Children’s Fairyland, the landmark children’s park, seeks volunteers to present storytimes. The mandatory training by Angela Moffett will be held on Sept. 22 and 23, 2023. Check [continue reading]