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Northern Region Mini Grant Awardees 2022
by Terry Lai, NR Past-President The CSLA Northern Region Board invited all current CSLA Northern Region members to apply for a Mini-Grant. These funds could be used for a variety of things including library projects, books, library student furniture, author visit, CSLA Conference registration, and more. Grants ranged up to $1000. Eight (8) total grants…
Read MoreOur students deserve better than our woeful school libraries
Check out this article from member Jonathan Hunt published on EdSource’ website.
Read MoreFunding school libraries is a preemptive move against misinformation
by LISA CHEBY Check out this article by VP of Government Relations, Lisa Cheby, posted on EdSource’ website.
Read MoreCSLF Recognizes Bob Logan
By Katie Williams,CSLF President The California School Library Foundation is happy to highlight children’s author and illustrator, Bob Logan, this month. Bob grew up in Baltimore, MD. He used his artistic talents at a young age by selling his Star Wars drawings to kids who happily spent their milk money. He then used this money…
Read More“More than just books” sends the wrong message
By Dr. Stephen Krashen Every morning, I scan google news to see if there are newspaper articles about libraries. About once a week, an article appears that says that members of a local public library can now borrow games, toys and even tools from their library, and often the article proudly announces that the library…
Read MoreCSLF Highlights Kazu Kibuishi
The California School Library Foundation is happy to highlight the work of author/illustrator, Kazu Kibuishi. American graphic novel author and illustrator Kazu Kibuishi is best known as the creator and editor of the comic anthology Flight and for creating the webcomic Copper and the Amulet series. You probably recognized his cover illustrations for the paperback…
Read MoreWhat to Read? What to Purchase? CDE Provides Recommendations
The California Department of Education (CDE) coordinates the development of the Recommended Literature List—now in an annual updated format and searchable database. The purpose of the list is to support students, teachers, and families in finding books that inform, entertain, and motivate students to become lifelong readers. It should be noted that the titles are…
Read MoreCSLF highlights David Shannon’s support for California School Libraries
The California School Library Foundation is happy to highlight the work of author/illustrator, David Shannon. He was born in Washington, D.C, in 1959, and grew up in Spokane, WA David liked to draw as soon as he could hold a crayon. He went to Hutton Elementary school where his teachers soon realized that if they…
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