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Programming Ideas

Tired of the same old programs? Here are some great ideas for something new.

2024 Performers’ Showcase Accepting Applications

2024 Performers’ Showcase Accepting Applications: Mark your calendars for ACL’s annual Performers’ Showcase!  As of now, the event is scheduled for February 3, 2024, location to be determined. We will have more details and registration [continue reading]

Published on Sep 8, 2023
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: ACL Events, Programming Ideas

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]

Published on Sep 6, 2023
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: News, STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering & Math, storytime

Book Club Ideas: Indian No More

BOOK CLUB IDEAS McManis, Charlene Willing. Indian No More. Tu Books, Lee & Low, 2019. In this engaging novel for 4th-7th graders, Regina describes her family’s move from the reservation in Oregon to Los Angeles, [continue reading]

Published on Jul 23, 2023
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Book Discussion Groups, Programming Ideas

Programming Ideas: Astronomy

Programming Ideas: Astronomy Astronomy is an exciting science-related topic that everyone enjoys!  A hands-on program celebrating the planets, stars, and universe is a great way to draw families to the library. Local planetariums, science museums, [continue reading]

Published on Jun 23, 2023
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: DIY: Do It Yourself, Programming Ideas, STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering & Math

BOOK CLUB IDEAS: My Nest of Silence

Faulkner, Matt. My Nest of Silence. Atheneum, 2022. 373p. This unique historical novel is a hybrid of a prose novel and a graphic novel, making it engaging for many types of middle school readers. Mari [continue reading]

Published on May 29, 2023
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Book Discussion Groups, Programming Ideas

Book Club Ideas: A Seed in the Sun

BOOK CLUB IDEAS      If a public library is thinking of starting a book club for tweens, Summer can be a great time since kids will be coming for all the summer reading and learning [continue reading]

Published on Apr 25, 2023
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Book Discussion Groups, Programming Ideas

Programming Ideas: Making Musical Instruments

Programming Ideas: Making Musical Instruments Making musical instruments is a great theme for a Do It Yourself hands-on program any time of year, but it will work very well with the 2023 summer reading themes [continue reading]

Published on Mar 17, 2023
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: DIY: Do It Yourself, Programming Ideas

2023 Mini-Grant Applications Now Available

ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN’S LIBRARIANS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MINI-GRANT APPLICATION FOR LIBRARY PROGRAMMING – 2023             The Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California are pleased to announce our next round of Mini-grants for library programming, [continue reading]

Published on Jan 22, 2023
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Programming Ideas, Updates
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