Volunteers Needed to Post Reviews to ACL’s Website: Once our reviews are written, we need members who can volunteer to post them to our blog: ACL Reviews (bayviews.org). It takes about five minutes to post [continue reading]
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Meet Local Author Crystel Patterson
Crystel Patterson is a Sacramento-based children’s author who focuses on positive narratives of Black people. The UC Berkeley graduate and mother of two has published four picture books in the “Inspired to Be” series, and [continue reading]
San Ramon Valley School Board Hears Complaints on Library Books
San Ramon Valley School Board Hears Complaints on Library Books: LGBTQ students feel threatened over challenges to books with that content. See the full story here: One for the books: Loud turnout as SRVUSD board [continue reading]
Free YA Novelists’ Convention
Young Adult Novelist Convention (YANovCon) 2023 Author Bill Konigsberg. The Peninsula Libraries’ 8 th annual Young Adult Novelists’ Convention (YANovCon) will take place Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Burlingame Community Center, opens a new [continue reading]
Meg Medina Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
Meg Medina Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature: Newbery Medal-winning author Meg Medina was named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature for 2023-24 by the Library of Congress. She is the first Cuban-American to [continue reading]
YA Novelist Convention Set for Feb. 11th
Spanish Book Faire on Friday, Feb. 3rd
Want to purchase Spanish and bilingual books? Come to Bibliotecas Para La Gente Book Fair on Friday, Feb 3rd, 10am to 5pm, Bernal Heights branch of SFPL, 500 Cortland Ave, SF. https://www.bibliotecasparalagente.org/news-and-events
Welcome Our ACL Helfeld Scholars
Welcome Our ACL Helfeld Scholars Five new Helfeld Scholars were welcomed at our September ACL Meeting. These new members will be participating in many ACL activities, including writing book reviews for BayViews. See below for [continue reading]


