CSLF celebrates illustrator, Sarajo Frieden

CSLA’s CafePress presence includes children’s illustrator Sarajo Frieden. Some of the children’s books that she has illustrated include Noonie’s Masterpiece and The Care and Feeding of Fish. Sarajo has had several group and solo exhibitions since 2005 and has garnered illustration commissions for a variety of clientele: Valentine’s Day Godiva packaging, Honest to Nod bedding, voting posters, positive education publication, and other artists’ art shows. 

Celebrating Women’s History Month

Did you know?…



Madam C. J. Walker was one of the first Black female millionaires in the United States.

Bessie Coleman attended aviator school in France because American flight schools wouldn’t accept people of color or women.

Thank you and Congratulations!

    As we mark the end of the CSLA 2022 conference, we would like to give thanks to one of the directors of the California School Library Foundation (CSLF). David Rojas has completed his term of office and is owed heartfelt thanks for his contributions. David has served as a director since in 2018. He has been an enthusiastic and creative member, coming up with many ideas for fund-raising and offering a valuable perspective in our discussions and decisions. He shall be missed. To celebrate David’s good work, the foundation is happy to announce that we gave away a LEGO Education set (which he donated) to one lucky CSLA conference attendee who visited our booth!

 

CSLF Offers Scholarships for CSLA Members

  Thanks to the generous donations of California librarians and friends, the California School Library Foundation is pleased to be able to offer two scholarships this year.

The first is the Earlene Billing Memorial Scholarship. This award supports first-time attendance at a CSLA conference for a CSLA member. This scholarship is in remembrance of Earlene Billing, who served as President of the California Association of School Librarians (CASL) from 1974 to 1975. During her presidency, CASL started negotiations with the California Association for Educational Media and Technology to merge the two groups. Earlene Billing was a site and district librarian in Burlingame and provided significant leadership. Even after her retirement, Earlene worked as a consultant and library volunteer. In 1996 she received CSLA’s Honorary Membership Award. A generous mentor, strong leader, hard worker, and consummate professional, she made a difference for California school libraries and for CSLA.

Holiday Gifts Available at the Library Advocacy Store

The holidays are here, and CSLF wants you to remember that the Library Advocacy store has many items that would make great holiday gifts….from mugs and t-shirts to journals, bags and stationary. There are many illustrators who have donated their art to us in order to give you a wide variety of choices. You can even find holiday greeting cards! We have highlighted some of these author/illustrators in our blogs posts this past year. You will find a link on the CSLA website to the store, or you can visit now at https://www.cafepress.com/csla.

Happy Holidays!!

Katie Williams
Teacher Librarian, retired
CSLF Board President

Volunteers in Your Learning Space By Deborah Salyer

I recently read an article about a retired grandma who went back to work when her favorite restaurant was struggling with staffing. While she is now drawing a paycheck, she hopes to be doing her part to support her community.

A Sneak Peek at 2021's K-12 Hot, New Titles by Deborah Salyer

This week I made two lists and checked them twice--it's Award Season! What's getting the Buzz? On Saturday, November 13, I'll be presenting hot, new books for 2021 at the CSLA Southern Workshop. There's no cost to attend! It's a great way to learn more about new books, authors, programming, and more. Support your state association and attend—and it's free!