Overhauling library systems, forging alliances, finding communities, weathering suspicion, and weeding—sometimes thousands of titles. It’s all in the first year’s work for many librarians starting at a new school.

Open Library is an Internet Archive project developed to present one web page for every book ever published. Recent enhancements allow for even more openness.

Parents and young children will discover engaging curricular content, a library of interactive books to teach early academic skills, as well as a focus on social-emotional development and healthy habits.

Here, experts pick their favorites for the preschool set (children aged three to five) and highlight key concepts explored in these notable apps.

I was excited to attend the release party for the beta version of ALA’s Ready to Code Collection at Annual a few weeks back.