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!

California School Library Association - Southern Region Teacher Librarian Scholarship

Deadline: Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Purpose: Recognizing that there is a need for professional Teacher Librarians, the California School Library Association, Southern Region, offers one (1) scholarship in the amount of $1,000. The purpose is to assist those persons seeking preparation leading toward a degree or credential that will qualify the individual to work as a professional in the school library field in a school setting. Complete only one application. One winner will be selected from the eligible applications received.

Email questions to blair.carroll@gmail.com

Apply at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfi33kKJ70Wp6y2HvT6-qUBqOEys0I_IRI0KWaDifG5Oawn8A/viewform

SR: Fall Into Books with CSLA Southern Region

 

Join us for this FREE virtual event on Saturday, November 13th! Featured speakers include Deb Ford-Salyer, Allison Crotzer Kimmel, and Francisco X. Stork.

Access the digital flyer here

You can register for this special event via the hyperlink within the digital flyer, or by simply clicking on THIS link to the Google Form. The Zoom links to the author/ speaker sessions will be emailed to you.

Books to Scare Your Pants Off

My mailbox is filling with “scary book” ideas. Fear, like many things, varies from person to person. With that in mind, here are a variety of titles you might offer your students.

Use these resources for some spooky fun.

R. L. Stine celebrates his birthday on October 8.

• Listen to this Meet-the-Author Recording for Revenge of the Living Dummy with R.L. Stine to spark excitement about a creepy title.
• Access this audiobook excerpt for Fifth-Grade Zombies to hook readers and get them wanting to read more.
• View this video book trailer for The Little Shop of Monsters if you dare!

Check out the list PK-12 list of Scary and Creepy Books I made. Here are some of the titles to scare (I mean share):