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]
Programming Ideas
Tired of the same old programs? Here are some great ideas for something new.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
BOOK CLUB IDEAS: Top Borrowed Books
The Brooklyn Public Library just celebrated its 125th birthday and released a list of its top 125 most borrowed books ever. I have a middle school book club, the Any Book Book Club (or ABBC), [continue reading]
Author David Kelly Available for Library Visits
From children’s author David Kelly: I’m the author of the Ballpark Mysteries series of chapter books from Random House, featuring mysteries set in major league baseball stadiums, including the San Francisco Giants (and 18 other teams). Although I’m based [continue reading]