I’m a big fan of our current National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Gene Luen Yang. I like his work, I like his speaking style (I got to hear him once when he was in Eau Claire), and I love his platform. The Reading Without Walls...
The Public Library Association has teamed up with the Harvard Family Research Project to provide libraries with resources and tools to help improve family engagement in library programs. The Harvard Family Research Project has a lot of terrific resources for...
Every year, the Young Adult Library Services Association creates a list, with the help of teen readers across the country, of nominees for the Teens’ Top Ten. Then from August 15 through October 15, teens can vote for their top ten. The winners are...
Last month, there was a discussion on an ALSC listserv I follow about a preschooler who comes into the library wearing squeaky shoes–there are apparently shoes that are squeaky on purpose, they squeak with each step. A youth services librarian was looking...
Image from PixabayThere has been a lot of discussion on listservs and blogs lately about evaluating books with diversity in mind (most especially Lane Smith’s recent book There Is a Tribe of Kids–below is a round-up of recent blog posts and discussions)....
Image from PixabayI am sure I don’t have to enumerate all the the difficult things going on in our country right now, and no matter where you fall on the political spectrum, there are plenty of things that can make your stomach hurt. I think it is safe to...
