Children's Literature Council of Southern California

07/01/2024

📢 CLCSC Awards Ceremony Chair Helen Fairman is looking for volunteers to join the 2024 Awards Ceremony committee.

We are looking for book lovers with skills in
💻 Graphic Design
🗓️ Attendee Coordination
🎁 Silent Auction Assembly
🥳 Decoration
📣 Marketing
Click the link in the comments for more info.

Please apply by Friday, July 12, 2024 for consideration. Email [email protected]

L to R: 2023 Awards Committee Chairperson Fin Lee, 2023 CLCSC Award Winner Benson Shum, and 2024 Awards Ceremony Chairperson Helen Fairman

06/27/2024

We have a last-minute BOOKS & BEVERAGES update for you!

We will be joined at Once Upon a Time book store by Lynn Brunelle & Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin signing LIFE ATER WHALE: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall.

We will have light refreshments available at Once Upon a Time to tide us over until dinner time. We'll also have snacks for those with vegan/gluten-free needs.

Please do not bring food into Lost Books. Also, please have your ID (Basin 141 is an establishment for adults 21 and over).

If you would like to become a member, donate, join a committee, or support CLCSC, please visit https://linktr.ee/childrenslitcouncil to view related links.

06/21/2024

Just a reminder that Books and Beverages Montrose will take place a week from today! Thu 6/27/24 - 6 pm, starting at Once Upon a Time. Light refreshments will be served. 😷 Masks encouraged as we'll be mingling indoors.

A small update to the schedule: we will now aim to be at Lost Books at 7 pm, as they have an earlier closing time than in previous years. That means we should be over at Basin 141 by 7:45pm.

Tickets are sold out, but they are not required for this free event. (Thanks to all who did RSVP!) You can just show up!

There is a free parking lot north of Honolulu (just pay attention to the signs for how long you can park in each row!)

See you all soon 😎 📚🍹

05/23/2024

Please join us for Books & Beverages Montrose, on Thursday, June 27, 2024 from 6 pm. We'll meet up at Once Upon a Time Bookstore, move on to Lost Books, and finish up the evening at Basin 141 (21 and over).

Please note, times have updated and do not match the image. We will start at Once Upon a Time at 6 pm, move to Lost Books at 7 pm, and be at Basin 141 by 7:45 pm.

This is a FREE event, and you do not have to be a member to join us. You do not have to RSVP, and you do not even need to print a ticket if you have already registered on Eventbrite.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/books-and-beverages-montrose-tickets-899674469557

10/11/2023

Log in this Sunday for an in-depth discussion of a few of our favorite titles from Southern Californian creators!

Learn more about our book club at the link below! 🤩📖

Discussing The Skull by Jon Klassen and Clementine and Danny Save the World (And Each Other) by Livia Blackburne

10/04/2023

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10/03/2023

Join us for brunch at the 2023 CLCSC Awards Ceremony on Sat, Oct 21, 9 am to 12 pm at Luminarias Restaurant in Monterey Park, CA.

Purchase tickets here: https://bit.ly/2023-awards-tickets

Preorder books here: https://bit.ly/2023-Awards-Preorder

Questions? Please email Alethea Allarey at [email protected]

08/07/2023

Announcing the 2023 CLCSC Award Winners:

Excellence in a Picture Book:
Rafa Counts on Papá by Joe Cepeda 🍎

Outstanding Achievement in Social Emotional Literature:
Anzu the Great Kaiju by Benson Shum 💛

Myra Cohn Livingston Award for Poetry:
Abuela, Don't Forget Me by Rex Ogle 🏠

Peggy Miller Award for Young Adult Literature:
I Rise by Marie Arnold ✊🏾

Dorothy C. McKenzie Award for Distinguished Service to the Field of Children's Literature:
Octavia's Bookshelf - Nikki High 📚

Congratulations to the winners!

Thanks to the Awards Committee for their work in selecting this year's winners.

Visit our website (link in comments) for info and tickets to the 2023 CLCSC Awards Ceremony, which will be held on Sat, Oct 21 at 9am at Luminarias Restaurant in Monterey Park. Early bird sale prices end 9/21. A scholarship application will be available in our Linktree until 9/14.

Supporting and Lifetime Members attend for free; please register early to reserve your place.

Books will be sold by - please stay tuned for preorder details.

❓Questions? Please email Alethea Allarey [email protected].