ACL Meeting Friday, March 12, 2021: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, March 12, 2021, from 10am-Noon over Zoom. We will have our [continue reading]
Updates
Mini-Grant Deadline Extended to Feb. 20th
New ACL Mini-Grants Available to Our Members – Apply by Feb. 20, 2021 – Deadline extended! Grants ($500 maximum) are available for library programs that are not part of the regular budget, including (but not [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – January 2021
Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ at our previous month’s meeting and nominated for our year-end Distinguished List. Members can see full reviews of these books and many [continue reading]
“Flora and Ulysses” film to Debut Feb. 19th
“Flora and Ulysses” Film Will Debut on Disney+ on Feb. 19th: Kate DiCamillo’s Newbery-winning novel Flora and Ulysses has been made into a feature film debuting Feb. 19 on the streaming service Disney+. The live-action [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – December 2020
Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ at our previous month’s meeting and nominated for our year-end Distinguished List. Members can see full reviews of these books and many [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – November 2020
Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ at our previous month’s meeting and nominated for our year-end Distinguished List. Members can see full reviews of these books and many [continue reading]
King of the Dragonflies Wins National Book Award
King and the Dragonflies Wins National Book Award: Kacen Callender’s King of the Dragonflies won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. The award was announced on November 19, 2020; it is given by [continue reading]
The Importance of Play
The Importance of Play at Library Programs Before libraries had to close due to the pandemic, play was often emphasized in our storytimes and programming. We would add a Stay and Play time at [continue reading]