Posted by: kmwashburn1 on: September 4, 2018
Hello Rainbow List Fans! My name is Kevin (pronouns, He, Him, His, Himself) and I’m a school librarian in North Carolina. My area of interest is primary picture books and children’s novels. In this post, I would like to share with you some of the picture books that have recently been nominated that I’ve been […]
Posted by: peshling on: April 13, 2018
Alana Phelan (Chair) Gemma Doyle Zoe Fisher Ms. Elizabeth Lippoldt Jessica Pryde (Alternate) Ms. Lynne Rhys Talya Sokoll Gregory S. Taylor Kevin Washburn Becky Woodruff This year, we have a full roster of committee members and we’ve added something new: an alternate. When extenuating circumstances lead to a even number of committee members, the alternate […]
Posted by: lvs2read on: February 22, 2012
Happy Ash Wednesday to those who follow that faith, and Happy World Thinking Day to all! Below you will find the 2012 Annotated Rainbow Project List, sorted by book category! Books marked with an asterisk (*) are the 2012 Top Ten Titles. Picture Books Carr, Jennifer. Be Who You Are. AuthorHouse. 2010. Unpaged. $20.99. […]
Posted by: lvs2read on: January 22, 2012
The 2011-2012 committee of the Rainbow Project, a joint task force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table and the Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Queer Round Table of the American Library Association proudly present our 2012 Rainbow Book List. Titles noted with an asterisk (*) are a Top Ten Title. Picture Books Carr, Jennifer. Be Who […]
Posted by: lvs2read on: June 20, 2011
Hello, fellow readers! While we are listed as meeting at ALA Annual this coming weekend in New Orleans at both the GLBT-RT and SRRT All Committee meetings, due to circumstances beyond control, as a committee we will not be meeting. Have fun without us, enjoy all the offerings that GLBT-RT and SRRT has to offer, […]
Posted by: lvs2read on: April 11, 2011
On Saturday (April 9th), we were featured on the ALSC Blog, enlightening their readers on what it is the committee does and trying to fight the misconceptions on what Rainbow Books mean. ALSC, for those of you who may not know, stands for Association of Library Services to Children, and they as a group focus […]
Posted by: lvs2read on: January 4, 2011
Please join us at ALA Midwinter for our discussions as we create our annual recommended booklist of GLBTQ books for ages birth through 18 #alamw11
Posted by: John on: June 21, 2010
Are you going to the Annual Conference of the American Library Association in Washington, DC? Can’t make it to the Rainbow Project Breakfast? Never fear! Many of your favorite Rainbow Project authors will be signing books at the Exhibits. Visit www.ala.org for more information. Saturday, June 26: 9:30-10:30 am, Little Brown, Booth 2713: Malinda Lo […]
Posted by: John on: June 8, 2010
The Rainbow Project is excited to present its first celebratory event at the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in Washington, DC. Featuring talks by three well-known authors for children and young adults, the Rainbow Project Breakfast will take place on Sunday, June 27, at the Washington Convention Center. If you are attending the conference, we […]
Posted by: John on: June 8, 2010
Many of you have been watching rainbowlist.wordpress.com for nominations for the 2011 Rainbow Project Bibliography. After much discussion, the committee has decided to post nominations on a monthly basis, with bibliographic information and links to review sources for all titles nominated within a given month. Our final online bibliography (to be released following the ALA […]