Celebrate International Day of the Girl Child
In 2011 the United Nations declared October 11th the International Day of the Girl Child. The U.S. branch is "an 100% youth-led movement fighting for gender justice and youth rights.
Blog topic: Education
Celebrate National Coming Out Day
Today is National Coming Out Day, the 28th anniversary of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Cubberley Education Library has resources listed in the following guides:
Indigenous People's Day?
According to NPR there is momentum in a movement to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous People's Day. If you wish to celebrate today in that way, we have books for you.
Celebrating Ramadan
A party in Ramandan is only one of the Children's books with an Islamic theme in Cubberley Education Library. It deals with the dilemma of a young Muslim girl torn between the temptations of goodies at a party and wanting to keep her Ramadan fast.
June is LGBT pride month
June is LGBT Pride Month, honoring the 1969 Stonewall riots. Check out the Library of Congress site for more information about it. Also check out Cubberley Education Library's list of children's books with a LGBTQ theme and resources for research on LGBTQ and education.
The Andrew Luck Book Club
Hats off to Stanford’s own Andrew Luck for promoting the love of reading. Mr. Luck has started a book club via social media. He plans to introduce a book he enjoyed as a child for younger readers, as well as a book for more seasoned readers. According to his web site he’ll introduce a new book in stages that correspond with the NFL schedule: off-season, mini-camp, summer training and pre-season. He plans to bring in guest athletes to take over until after the Super Bowl. Participants may follow along on Facebook, Instagram and/or Twitter using #ALBookClub.
Drop everything and read
Beverly Cleary, the well known children’s author The Library of Congress designated as a living legend, will be turning 100 on April 12th. In previous years “Drop Everything and Read” programs have been held in libraries nationwide on April 12th in honor of Mrs. Cleary’s birthday, but why just celebrate her for a day? Instead, Cubberley has put up a display of books for the whole month honoring both Ms. Cleary as well as the spirit of Drop Everything and Read.
Happy Birthday Ezra Jack Keats
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ezra Jack Keats' birth by checking out one of the books in the Stanford University Libraries collections that feature his writing and/or art. The son of Polish-Jewish immgrants, Keats sought to bring diversity to the portrayal of children in his books and to be supportive of all children.