Oakland Public Library’s Anti-Islamophobia Program Featured in School Library Journal: With anti-Muslim hate crimes up 50% in California, Oakland PL recently hosted a program to support Muslim library users, with its “Everyone Is Welcome Here” [continue reading]
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Free Webinar on Storytime Picture Books
New Books for Storytime An Infopeople FREE Webinar Register Now (link is external) Wednesday, October 18th, 2017 12:00-1:00 PM Instructor: Penny Peck Are you looking for new picture books to offer at your storytimes? Storytimes [continue reading]
2017 National Book Awards Finalists
2017 National Book awards, young people’s literature NOMINEES announced: What Girls Are Made Of by Elana K. Arnold Far from the Tree by Robin Benway I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. [continue reading]
Ezra Jack Keats’ SNOWY DAY Featured on U.S. Postage
KEATS’ SNOWY DAY FEATURED ON U.S. POSTAGE: Four new “Forever” stamps will be issued Oct. 4, 2017 by the U.S. Postal Service, featuring the character of Peter from Ezra Jack Keats’ Caldecott Medal-winning picture book [continue reading]
Gary Soto to Speak at San Francisco Main Library Sept. 26th
Become a Volunteer Story Reader! Books for Wider Horizons Seeks Volunteer Story Readers
Do you love reading to kids, and want to foster a lifelong love of reading in children? Books for Wider Horizons offers a unique volunteer opportunity: to read aloud to children at Head Start centers [continue reading]
2017 National Book Awards Young People’s Longlist Announced
2017 National Book awards, young people’s literature Longlist announced: Elana K. Arnold, What Girls Are Made Of (Carolrhoda Lab / Lerner Publishing Group) Robin Benway, Far from the Tree (HarperTeen / HarperCollinsPublishers) Samantha Mabry, All [continue reading]
ACL Members Featured in “This Is What a Librarian Looks Like”
ACL Members Featured in New Book: Kyle Cassidy has compiled an entertaining celebration of librarians, This Is What a Librarian Looks Like: A Celebration of Libraries, Communities, and Access to Information, from Black Dog & [continue reading]