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  • 2011 ACL Institute --- Topic TBD
      Date : to be determined, typically in April or May
           Location TBD.
      Presentation by : TBD
      Cost : TBD
      Flyer/Registration Form : - Not Yet Available - Typically Available in Feburary or March





  • 2010 ACL Institute -- A Puzzling Day at the Library: Mind-bending Books for Children
      Date : Was held on Friday April 9, 2010, 9 am to 3:30 pm
           at the Richmond Convention Center
      Presentations by : M. Sarah Klise, Ruth Stotter & Penny Warner.
      Cost : Non-ACL members - was $60 by 3/15/2010 - $70 preregistration - $80 at door (limited)
           ACL Members - was $50 by 3/15/2010 - $60 preregistration - $80 at door (limited)
      Flyer/Registration Form (PDF file)

      - Please Note - Institute Registration prices do not include membership dues. If you would like to join ACL in order to receive the lower Institute price, please include a membership form and payment along with your Institute form and payment.


      To submit possible titles for the Institue Bibliography, please use this Annotation Form (MS Word File).





  • 2009 ACL Institute --Science is Alive
      Was presented on Friday, May 8, 2009, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
           at the Oakland Zoo (Snow Building).
      Presentation by : Vicki Cobb, Pamela Turner, and Bob Barner.
      Cost : was $60 for ACL Members, $70 non-members, $80 at door.
                       with Continental breakfast and lunch included
      Flyer/Registration Form (PDF file)


  • 2008 ACL Institute -- "Baby Bounces : Books and Music for the very young"
      Was presented Friday, April 25, 2008, 9:30 a.m. -.3:00 p.m.,
           at the Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library.
      Speakers : Rosemary Wells, Hap Palmer, Virginia Walter, and Ashley Wolff.
      Flyer/Registration Form (MS Word file)

  • 2007 ACL Institute -- "Mythology and Sacred Stories"
      Was presented Friday, May 11, 2007, 9 a.m. -.3:30 p.m.,
           at the Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library.
      Speakers : Rick Riordan, Judy Sierra, Gene Luen Yang, Professor Susan Fox and Professor Beverly Hock.
      Flyer/Registration Form (MS Word file)

  • 2006 ACL Institute -- "A New Chapter : Transitional Books for Children"
      Was presented Friday, April 13, 2006, 9 a.m. -.3:30 p.m.,
           at the Marina Community Center, San Leandro.
      Speakers : Denys Cazet, H.B. Homzie, Megan McDonald, Andrea Zevenbergen, and Active Arts Theatre.
      Flyer/Registration Form (Adobe PDF file)

  • 2005 ACL Institute -- "Set the Stage for Reading : Theater and Puppetry in the Library"
      Was presented Thursday, April 14, 2005, 9 a.m. -.3:30 p.m.,
           at the Marina Community Center, San Leandro.
      Speakers : Janet Keller, Willy Claflin, Gracie Woodard, and Oakland Public Theater.
      Flyer/Registration Form (Adobe PDF file)    Press Release (Adobe PDF file)

  • 2004 ACL Institute -- "Real Men Read Books : Boys, Books and the Library"
      Was presented Thursday, April 8, 2004, 9 a.m. -.3:30 p.m.,
           at the Marina Community Center, San Leandro.
      Speakers : Chris Crutcher, Kathleen Baxter, Rodney Ferguson and Rick Spears.
      Flyer/Registration Form (Adobe PDF file)

  • 2003 ACL Institute -- "Caught in the Middle - Serving the Middle School Reader"
      Was presented Thursday, April 10, 2002, 9 a.m. -.3:30 p.m.,
           at the San Francisco Public Library.
      Speakers : Joan Bauer, Elizabeth Partridge, Rory Root, Patty Carleton and Erica Monasterio.
      Flyer/Registration Form (Adobe PDF file)

  • 2002 ACL Institute -- "Had I but Known, I would've had a Clue -- Mystery, Suspense, and Gothic Books for Kids"
      Was presented Thursday, April 8, 2002, 9 a.m. -.3:30 p.m.,
           at the San Leandro Public Library.
      Speakers : Kathyrn Reiss, Lois Duncan, Martha Shogren, and Angelica Carpenter.
      Flyer/Registration Form (Adobe PDF file)

  • 2001 ACL Institute -- "The Whole Story: Historical Fiction and Kids"
      Was presented Thursday, April 12, 2001, 9 a.m. -.3:30 p.m.,
           at the San Leandro Public Library.
      Speakers : Newbery Medalist Karen Cushman, Coretta Scott King Honoree Karen English, Author Anne Isaacs, Educator Monica Edinger, and Author and Editor Marc Aronson.
      Flyer/Registration Form (html page)

  • 2000 ACL Institute -- "A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words: The Art of Illustrating Children's Books"
      Speakers :Ted and Gloria Rand, K.T. Horning, Melissa Sweet, and Melissa Bay Mathis.

  • 1999 ACL Institute -- "Carnival Freaks in Wonderland: The Use of the Gross and the Grotesque in Children's Books"

  • 1998 ACL Institute -- "Finger Painting in the Garden of Good and Evil: Spirituality, Creativity, and the Journey Within in Children's Literature and Art"

  • 1997 ACL Institute -- "Tickle my Funny Bone: The Anatomy of Humor in Children's Literature."

  • 1996 ACL Institute -- "Call It Courage: From Peter Rabbit to Maniac Magee - Survival themes in Literature for Children and Young Adults"

  • 1995 ACL Institute -- "Books on Fire: A Bibliography for Thou Shalt Not Read - Banned and Challenged Books for Children and Young Adults"

  • 1994 ACL Institute -- "Tracking the Dragons: Asian Americans in Children's Literature"

  • 1993 ACL Institute -- "It is Still that Way: American Indians in Children's Literature"




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