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Check out this year’s 2×2 titles from TLA, 700 titles whittled to 20 to showcase the best in books for children 2 years old to 2nd grade. Ashman, Linda. No Dogs Allowed! Illustrated by Kristin Sorra. Sterling. ISBN 978-1-4027-5837-9. $14.95. Ages 4-8. Welcome to Alberto’s restaurant…unless you’re a dog, a cat, a bunny, or ANYTHING with fur, [...] Thanks to Kim Lehman for presenting a webinar last Thursday on new, worthwhile children’s books for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. Here’s an extended bibliography to accompany the recording, which will be on the site soon. Thanks to Jennifer Patterson for presenting last Thursday’s webinar: Beach Reads. Here’s the handout that goes along with this very fun and informative talk. And don’t miss next month’s Third Thursdays webinar: Popular Spanish Materials. Thanks so much to Jennifer Patterson for presenting this month’s Third Thursday webinar: Great Books for Book Club. View the archived version here. Other resources: Jennifer’s PowerPoint and notes for this morning’s presentation, Jennifer’s November article on Best Books for Book Club , and Staff Picks from San Marcos Public Library: Book Club Classics. School Library Journal’s third annual online contest kicks off Monday, March 14, with the first of four elimination rounds, pitting 16 of last year’s best books for young people in a winner-takes-all showdown (think college basketball’s March Madness). The last book standing will be announced Monday, April 4. Be sure to follow the action on their “Battle of the [...] We had a great Third Thursday session this morning with Jeanette Larson speaking that’s available now for viewing. Here’s Jeanette’s companion bibliography for today’s webinar. Thanks so much, Jeanette, and thanks for providing the virtual door prizes to participants! And thanks to Charlotte for providing her family’s favorite Taco Soup Recipe to us on a cold and [...] Here’s the recording of this morning’s wonderful Graphic Novels webinar. Thanks to Jenn Hartley from Austin Public Library and CTLS’s Laura Perna for giving such an informative and fun presentation! You can also view their Must-haves Graphic Novel Bibliography. Check out the June Franklin Naylor Award for the Best Book for Children on Texas history. It is given to the author/illustrator of the most distinguished book for children and young adults (grades K-12) that accurately portrays the history of Texas, whether fiction or nonfiction. The annual award is sponsored by the Daughters of the Republic of [...] If anyone would like to refresh their CTLS Large Print Deposit Collection or if you would like to have one of your very own, please contact us. We have books on our shelves that should be out circulating to your patrons! Please don’t hesitate to give us a call – (800)262-4431 – or shoot us [...] The Marble Falls Public Library recently asked me to talk to them about collection development for children – especially what I learned at the April 24, 2010 state library workshop on the same topic. To get ready, I asked our members how they managed their own children’s collection. You guys never fail to impress me. We [...] |
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