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The Manhattan hospital's far-reaching implementation of this early literacy initiative, in which pediatricians hand out books to babies and young children during checkups, is changing lives.
Young adult librarian Elise Sheppard of Lone Star College-Cyfair Branch Library spearheaded an initiative to offer college readiness programs and give high schoolers a leg up before they get on campus.
The latest grants, contests, and news bites for librarians working with teens, including a way to boost summer reading programs with help from YALSA and Dollar General, and a library awareness campaign from Gale.
Queens Library opened its first-ever pre-kindergarten class at the Woodhaven branch on September 22. Author Joshua David Bellin celebrated the publication of his YA debut at the Mystery Lovers Bookshop in Oakmont, PA.
A professional development book series for school librarians worldwide will be coming out in June 2015. “School librarians’ issues are very similar across all cultures," shares one librarian from South Africa.
Humorous quips and nursery rhymes punctuated the lively reader’s advisory discussion at the recent “Fostering Lifelong Learners” event in Ohio.
The ninth annual Carle Honors gala in Manhattan attracted glitterati from the children's literature world. Watch the KidLit TV red carpet interviews here.
In an informal study of the top banned books since 2000, young adult author and Diversity in YA cofounder Malinda Lo reveals that 52 percent of challenged titles have diverse content or are written by a diverse author.
When Aaron Becker finished 'Journey,' his debut picture (and 2014 Caldecott Honor) book, he thought, "There's a whole world here...and more story." Look for the next installment of that magical tale in his recently released 'Quest.'
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