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Write Outside Your Comfort Zone

Write Outside Your Comfort Zone
Cynthia Leitich Smith,  Jun 25, 2014
I admit it. I’ve said in confidence to more than one struggling African-American author: “You could always write about slavery or civil rights.” They all looked at me the same way I probably looked at the guy who told me to retreat in time and reach for a tomahawk.
How to Build a Bestseller with Non-White Characters

How to Build a Bestseller with Non-White Characters
Cheryl Klein,  Jun 25, 2014
Creating a blockbuster with diverse characters requires years of commitment, collaboration, and buy-in from every segment of the publishing community.
Librarians Have Buying Power—Let's Use It for Change

Librarians Have Buying Power—Let's Use It for Change
Sandra Hughes-Hassell,  Jun 25, 2014
The $700 million spent by librarians annually is not just a drop in the bucket, and our collective spending power can be used to move the needle in the publishing landscape toward diverse authors, characters, and books. So what are we waiting for?
Libraries Must Accommodate Self-Directed Student Activities | Pivot Points

Libraries Must Accommodate Self-Directed Student Activities | Pivot Points
Mark Ray,  Jun 24, 2014
In many classrooms, traditional rows are giving way to pods of desks where students work collaboratively. As students get used to flexible, collaboration-friendly environments, libraries need to adapt as well.
Show, Don’t Tell: A Common Core Tenet Applies to Our Roles

Show, Don’t Tell: A Common Core Tenet Applies to Our Roles
Leanne Ellis,  Jun 23, 2014
Savvy librarians seize and incorporate the tenets of Common Core State Standards learning in their practices—doing so offers them an opportunity to demonstrate their role in student achievement.
Know Your Neighborhood: A Community Needs Assessment Primer

Know Your Neighborhood: A Community Needs Assessment Primer
Lisa G. Kropp,  Jun 21, 2014
What does your neighborhood really need from you? Tips to help libraries get to know the communities that they serve, with a resource list of potential partners, literacy and early childhood organizations, and sources of demographic data.
Greatest Generation | Consider the Source

Greatest Generation | Consider the Source
Charlotte Zolotow, Margaret K. McElderry, Jean Karl, Dorothy Briley, and Frances Foster—all creators of modern books for children and teenagers—groomed many young editors. What was it that these greats had in common?
Keeping Kids' Library Records Private| Scales on Censorship

Keeping Kids' Library Records Private| Scales on Censorship
Pat Scales,  Jun 19, 2014
SLJ columnist Pat Scales addresses the privacy of kids' library records; censoring incarcerated teen reading; and the difference between "restricting" and "removing."
A Collection Built Around Its Community—Incarcerated Teens | YA Underground

A Collection Built Around Its Community—Incarcerated Teens | YA Underground
Amy Cheney,  Jun 18, 2014
To add diversity to your collection, or build one that considers your community's demographics, consider these titles that you may have missed, including Coe Booth's middle-grade debut and a memoir by an undocumented immigrant.
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