Walter Dean Myers Award Announced: The We Need Diverse Books(TM) Walter Award Judges Committee has confirmed selections for the inaugural Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature – Young Adult Category. One winner and [continue reading]
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Amelia Bloomer List, Performers’ Showcase, New BayNews for ACL
2016 Amelia Bloomer List Announced: Children’s books (for ages 0-18) with positive depictions of girls and women are the focus of the annual Amelia Bloomer List, part of the Feminist Task Force of the American [continue reading]
Asian/Pacific Awards, ACL Members at Midwinter
2015-2016 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Winners Selected The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), an affiliate of the American Library Association, has selected the winners of the 2015 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature (APAAL). The [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday Jan. 8th, Gene Yang Named Ambassador, Mock Newbery Results
ACL Meeting Friday, January 8, 2016: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, January 8, 2016, from 9am–12:30p, at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
New ACL BayNews Posted
New ACL BayNews Posted: The December 2015 BayNews (the newsletter for the Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California) is now available on our website: http://www.bayviews.org. You will find reviews of the latest Pop-up books, [continue reading]
Orozco Receives Grammy Nom, Thacher Hurd News, PW Asks Author Favorites
Grammy Nominees for Best Children’s Album: Bay Area resident José-Luis Orozco was among the nominees for the upcoming Grammy Awards, in the category of Best Children’s Album. The awards will be announced on February 15, [continue reading]
SLJ Names Best Books, ACL Performers’ Showcase Registration Open
SLJ Names Best Books of 2015: Check out School Library Journal’s choices for the best children’s and teen books from this year – www.slj.com/best-books-2015/#_ . ACL’s Annual Performers’ Showcase: Come see over thirty children’s performers, [continue reading]
Steiner and Figard Named Emerging Leaders, Shusterman Wins National Book Award, New BayNews Posted
ALA Names Two ACL Members Emerging Leaders: Current Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California president Meredith Steiner has been named by the Association of Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library [continue reading]