ACL Meeting Friday, February 9, 2024: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, from 9:00am-Noon, in person. We will begin with networking, and start are Professional Development session promptly at 9:30am. We will be meeting at the Oakland Main Library, entrance on Madison Street.
For our professional development session, we will hear from Mychal Threets, recent “I Love My Librarian” winner, discussing his experience promoting libraries as a popular place for kids. He’ll be talking about Library Joy, sharing about his path to librarianship, how he keeps so energized after hard days and difficult encounters, and generally sharing some library love. Come and recharge your batteries!
There will also be a brief recap the recently announced ALA/ALSC book awards, including the Newbery, Caldecott, Sibert, Geisel, Coretta Scott King, Pura Belpre, and others. These were announced by ALA at the annual LibLearnX Conference Jan. 22, 2024 held in Baltimore.
We will also hear about the latest Outstanding books that are reviewed, and our Distinguished books.
See you there! Questions? Email Penny at [email protected].
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