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Are You a Librarian: The Untold Story of Black Librarians will share the history, impact, and current state of black librarianship.

Walnut Grove Elementary School librarian Holly Whitt and third grade classroom teacher Lori Alexander created their own professional development program to meet their students needs. The pair financed the program through a grant from Fund for Teachers.

The most viewed posts of the week. 

From diaper changing to CPR and managing a business, these skills prepare future sitters.

In a timely update of "Reading Rainbow," LeVar Burton revisited the iconic PBS series to discuss banned books with a rapt group of confused children, who shared their thoughts on the matter. The bit, featuring a field trip to a school board meeting, aired on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Authors Amina Luqman-Dawson, Lesa Cline-Ransome, Carole Boston Weatherford, and illustrator James Ransome discuss their research process and how they use creative license to tell stories. 

The James Addams Peace Association and Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction announce their 2024 winners; the kid lit community and free speech advocates mourn the loss of author Robie Harris, Lerner launches space books partnership, Paw Prints Publishing expands to middle grade, and more in this edition of News Bites.

The 2021 School Librarian of the Year reiterated her intention to exhaust all possible actions in the litigation of her defamation case: "I am committed to going the full distance."

One event dominated the news in our corner of the world: the 2024 Youth Media Awards. See what categories resonated in our most viewed stories of the past week.