The President’s budget proposal for FY2018, if passed, would defund the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as well as Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL). WE CANNOT ALLOW such an ill-advised and destructive elimination of library services to occur!! Over the past twenty years, the IMLS has provided library services to all 50 states and every US territory. It … Continued
April is National Poetry Month! Rich in language, symbology, imagery, and meaning, we certainly want to share this genre with students and our children, for poetry is the dessert of literature! Never fear; the NCBLA has poetry for sharing, discussion, and educational activity facilitation right at your fingertips! Within the pages of Our White House: Looking … Continued
On behalf of The National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance, I would like to share our sorrow concerning the passing of beloved children’s book author and storyteller, Patricia McKissack. Pat, and her husband Fred, were longstanding board members of the NCBLA. They were also cherished friends, enlivening every meeting and event they participated in, … Continued
Women’s History Month has come and gone…or has it? NO! Women’s issues are front and center (or should be) EVERY month of the year! On May 4, 2017, join accomplished and prolific children’s book authors, women all, as they celebrate HEROINES, as portrayed in fact and fiction! Sponsored by the National Children’s Book and Literacy … Continued
