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Share these four board and picture books with young children to help them learn about the Hindu festival of colors.

African Town wins the 2023 Scott O'Dell Award; SCBWI announces grant winners; WNDB is taking grant applications; and more in this edition of News Bites.

The titles are recognized for being of high interest to youth who are BIPOC, from street culture, in restrictive custody, and/or reluctant readers.

As we commemorate the lives and history of Black peoples in the United States this February, SLJ has curated lists of fiction and nonfiction books that can be paired in the classroom to offer a nuanced presentation of major historical events of Black history.

Kaye Johnson brought a statement from George M. Johnson, the author of All Boys Aren't Blue, which was one of six titles a group wanted removed from the public library. The Board of Trustees decided that all six titles will remain on the shelves at the Glen Ridge Public Library.