Katherine Roy Named 2015 Beatty Winner: Katherine Roy has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the California Library Association’s John and Patricia Beatty Award, for her book Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting With the Great Whites [continue reading]
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ACL Meeting Friday, March 13th – Gender Spectrum Workshop
ACL Meeting Friday, March 13, 2015: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, March 13, 2015, from 9am-1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
ACL Institute “All Due Respect” to be held April 10, 2015
The Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California Proudly Presents ALL DUE RESPECT. A Dialoge about Diversity, Equity, and Creating Safe Spaces for all Youth April 10, 2015, 8:30am – 4:30pm, at the San Francisco [continue reading]
Norman Bridwell Dies, New ACL BayNews Posted
Norman Bridwell Dies at age 86: Author Norman Bridwell, creator of “Clifford, the Big Red Dog,” has died in Martha’s Vineyard. “Clifford,” published by Scholastic, was created in 1963 and quickly became a popular book [continue reading]
ACL Meeting, “Best” Lists
ACL Meeting Friday, December 12, 2014: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, December 12, 2014, from 9am-1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Reading Levels, November BayNews, Review of the Week
Mary Ann Scheuer’s “Great Kid Books” blog has a very informative post on reading levels, and using them to motivate children to read. Check it out! http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com/2014/11/reading-levels-using-them-to-help-kids.html New ACL BayNews Posted: The November 2014 BayNews [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Reminder, Publishers’ Weekly Best Books 2014
ACL Meeting Friday, November 14, 2014: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, November 14, 2014, from 9am-1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Spotlight on ACL Member – Nancy Pino
Spotlight on ACL Member – Nancy Pino The September meeting is always something to look forward to as we meet the new year’s Helfeld Fellows. But this year we had a special mystery guest – [continue reading]