RESOURCES
PebbleGo Science added to K-12 Online Resources
The California State Library announced this week that it was adding PebbleGo Science to its group of online resourcesIn the latest move by the Newsom Administration to expand educational opportunities, pre-kindergarten through second grade students now can access award-winning STEM [Science Technology Engineering Math] learning tools in English and Spanish through PebbleGo Science online resources from Capstone.
“This is the first time we have specifically provided online tools that include pre-kindergarten learners. We did this with the support of teachers and school librarians who know the value of starting the journey of lifelong learning sooner rather than later,” said California State Librarian Greg Lucas. “Offering easy online access to every California kid is a matter of equity – and a smart way to create more strong readers and critical thinkers, which benefits everyone.”
In addition to this Capstone product, the State already provides, free of charge, resources from Britannica, TeachingBooks, Gale, and ProQuest. In all, all public schools and libraries now have access to two dozen online resources. You can find the CSL K-12 Online Content Project list here.
Capstone will be providing online training for PebbleGo Science. The first webinar for teachers is scheduled for January 17, 2024. Registration for the webinar is available by clicking here.
(Information taken from a CSL Press Release on 1/4/2024)
Juneteenth is celebrated every year on June 19 to mark the end of slavery in the United States. In 2017 it became a nation holiday. For more information on Juneteenth, you can visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Below are both digital and print versions of our Golden Libraries Celebrating Juneteenth book list.
You can also check out these books using the WorldCat Celebrating Juneteenth we created.
One of the primary goals of Golden Libraries, in addition to supporting libraries and librarians, is to support the organizations, particularly in California, who support the reading communities.
Below are links for membership organizations and subscription links for library media organizations.
We are open to other memberships and subscriptions. Send emails to info(at)GoldenLibraries.com to provide information.
MEMBERSHIPS
California School Library Association
California Library Association
California Reading Association
American Association of School Librarians
SUBSCRIPTIONS
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For Rainbow Book Month in June 2024 we are celebrating families of all kinds. The eighteen books on the list below represent some of the very best of these books. Please consider sharing this list with others.
Below are a graphic from BookShop.org that provides great information about each title. Below that is a PDF file that you can use to print and/or email this list.
A couple of things:
- Each book has an age range assigned to it but it is up to adults to decide which books are reasonable choices for which child; and
- On the print version research sources are provided to assist you with finding additional title.
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