Effie Lee Morris Meet-the-Author Program and BIPOC KidLit Fest: 2pm Saturday, April 6, 2024 San Francisco Public Library Featured Speaker: Christina Soontornvat Author: Christina Soontornvat, 28th Annual Effie Lee Morris Author | San Francisco Public [continue reading]
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Mychal Threets Visits ACL
Librarian and Instagram star Mychal Threets visited our ACL meeting on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024 to talk about his experiences spreading Library Joy. Thanks so much to Angela Moffett for arranging for Mychal’s visit, and to Mychal [continue reading]
Author Interview: Lea Lyon
Lea Lyon is a Bay Area author with a new book out – The Double V Campaign: African Americans Fighting for Freedom at Home and Abroad. Rowman & Littlefield, Feb. 20, 2024, 176p., $28, ISBN [continue reading]
Hicklebee’s Children’s Bookstore Has a New Owner
Hicklebee’s Children’s Bookstore Has A New Owner: San Jose’s popular bookstore Hicklebee’s has a new owner: Laura Gahrahmat. Founded in 1979 by Valerie Lewis and Monica Holmes, it was sold to Gahrahmat, although Lewis and [continue reading]
“Story and Pictures By” at the Vogue Theater
SF Film Fest screening of Story and Pictures By at the Vogue Theater in SF, 10 a.m. on Sunday, 11/5/23. Christian Robinson expected to attend!!! “Story & Pictures By presents the history of children’s literature and how it [continue reading]
Welcome Our New Helfeld Scholars
Welcome Our New Helfeld Scholars Audrie Adams: I’m a former elementary school teacher with about ten years of experience, now transitioning into a new chapter! I recently completed a summer internship at San Bruno Public [continue reading]
National Book Awards Announces 2023 Longlist
National Book Awards Announces 2023 Longlist for Young People’s Literature Category: Announced: 10 Contenders for the 2023 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature | School Library Journal (slj.com)
Resources on Challenges to Comics and Graphic Novels
Resources on Challenges to Comics and Graphic Novels: ACL member Carla Riemer recently gave some tips on dealing with book challenges to comics and graphic novels. She is a member of the American Library Association’s [continue reading]