Maurice Sendak, the children’s book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like “Where the Wild Things Are” and “In the Night Kitchen,” died early Tuesday. He was 83. Longtime [continue reading]
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California Young Reader Medal and Crystal Kite Awards
The California Young Reader medal winners for 2011-2012 were announced May 1, 2012: http://californiayoungreadermedal.org/: Primary: I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll. Flashlight Press, 2009 Intermediate: Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning by Danette [continue reading]
The 16th Annual Effie Lee Morris Lecture
Children & Youth Services, the African American Center and the Fisher Children’s Center of the San Francisco Public Library presents The 16th Annual Effie Lee Morris Lecture: A Sense of Place Real and Imagined Guest [continue reading]
Betwixt and Be Tween — Tips on how to effectively serve your Tween population.
BALIS CHILDREN’S COMMITTEE PRESENTS: Betwixt and Be Tween — Tips on how to effectively serve your Tween population. Thursday, May 10, 2012——–9:30 a.m. – Noon Castro Valley Library (Chabot/Canyon meeting rooms) 3600 Norbridge Avenue, Castro [continue reading]
Canadian Library Association Announces 2012 Book of the Year for Children and Young Adult Book Awards
(Ottawa, April 16, 2012) The Canadian Library Association/Association canadienne des bibliotheques (CLA/ACB) has selected its 2012 winning title for the Book of the Year for Children Award. This year’s winner is The Whole Truth by [continue reading]
Celebrating Family History with Author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Celebrating Family History with Author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Saturday, April 21, 2012, 2:00-3:30pm San Lorenzo Library, 395 Paseo Grande, San Lorenzo, CA 94580, (510) 670-6283 A presentation on celebrating family history by Vaunda Nelson, celebrated [continue reading]
The Caldecott Medal 75th Anniversary!
CHICAGO — Join the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) in celebrating 75 years of distinguished picture books! The Caldecott Medal was established in 1937 and first awarded in 1938 by the American Library [continue reading]
Get Out Your Thimbles; It’s Time to Quilt!
The Bay Area Storytelling Festival returns to the Bay Area on Saturday and Sunday May 19th and 20th, and it’s time to quilt the annual Bay Area Storytelling Festival Quilt. This year we continue with [continue reading]