This webinar features  Tom Bober , District Library Coordinator School District of Clayton, MO, and former Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress.

From the National Council of History Education: "A picture book that focuses on a historic event or individual can introduce students to a piece of history. Layering in primary sources allows for new engagement and understanding. This webinar will focus on how the pairing of primary sources and picture books in the elementary classroom can enhance the awareness of a historic event or individual, the research process taken by authors of historically based picture books, as well as the author’s or illustrator’s portrayal of history."

Read this post from the Teaching with the Library blog and spread the word about this opportunity for up to five  organizations established within the past five years that show promise in supporting literacy!

Shared from the Primary Sources in the School Library group, but equally relevant to the English Language Arts classroom!

How does your Latinx library garden grow? By thinking strategically about gaps and opportunities in your collection, right? 

There's a webinar from the Library of Congress on Oct. 11th at 6:00 p.m. ET that should be of interest to school librarians. Here's the description:

Join the Hispanic Reading Room at the Library of Congress and Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) in a virtual celebration of children’s and YA Latin American and Latinx literature. Hear from authors amplifying stories and voices from across Latin American and Latinx communities for young readers. We invite families, educators, and students to take part in this unique celebration during Hispanic Heritage Month.

This live virtual program will feature award-winning authors Angela Burke Kunkel (Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built), Aida Salazar (Land of the Cranes), and Yamile Saied Méndez (Furia). 

Click on the link above to register.

  Pre K - 2    3 - 5    6 - 8    9 - 12    English/Language Arts    Library    Latinx Literature    YA Literature    National Hispanic American Heritage Month  

This page gives a general overview of Darwin's theory of evolution and its impact in America. 

Ina Coolbrith was California's first Poet Laureate. She was a librarian in Oakland around the time Jack London lived there as a child. He credits her with connecting him with books to excite his imagination, propelling him with wanderlust and to write his own tales.  He cites her as a key influence in his life and writing.  She was a contemporary of other notable California writers such as Bret Harte.