Founded in 1973, the Chinese American Librarians Association has seven regional chapters. It is affiliated with the American Library Association. In addition to holding annual and regional programs, CALA publishes its own Newsletter, Membership Directory, and the Journal of Library and Information Science in cooperation with the National Taiwan Normal University. The Chinese American Librarians… Read More 2011 CALA Scholarships
title: Battling Malaria author: Connie Goldsmith date: September, 2010; Lerner Publishing Group non-fiction Malaria is a disease many people know about, but few realize how it impacts people of color around the globe. Did you know it is one of the top three killers worldwide? Batting Malaria provides high school students with factual information… Read More review: Battling Malaria
Male Monday is a Reading in Color meme where today, Ari is reviewing First Part Last In the spirit of winter festivities I have a MaleMonday giveaway! Now, if this giveaway is true to form I’ll be giving these books to the first person to ask for them. If by some strange twist in the… Read More MaleMonday
title: The Trouble with Half a Moon author: Danette Vigilante date: G. P. Putnams’s Sons; January, 2011 main character: Delilah “Dellie” Dellie and her family live in an apartment building that is pretty much Dellie’s whole world. Spanish language and Puerto Rican food fill the story with the family’s culture. Since her brother was killed… Read More book review: The Trouble with Half a Moon
I can remember, a fairly long time ago when there was quite a controversy over Judy Blume’s children’s books. Blume also wrote several popular adult novels such as Wifey and it was feared that children might stumble upon these books at the library (way over in the adult department!) and heaven forbid, they’d be tainted… Read More Authors Crossing Borders
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