Good morning, everyone, and thank you for attending yet another edition of the A Fuse #8 Production interview series. I am, as ever, your host Betsy Bird and before we go much further you might have noticed something a little different about me. Is it my hair? The fact I have my contacts in? Or […]
Members of the Lilead Project—25 library district supervisors from across the country—gathered for a face-to-face meeting in Ohio. Topics discussed? Outcomes-based planning, effective marketing and leadership, and evaluating student success, to name a few.
Black Dove, White Raven, Elizabeth Wein Disney-Hyperion, March 2015 Reviewed from final copy Hold Tight, Don’t Let Go, Laura Rose Wagner Amulet Books, January 2015 Reviewed from final e-book It’s a midweek roundup of books with commas in their titles. Okay, these two books are also about countries in the midst of crisis. Black Dove, White Raven is set […]
A few thoughts. One: I planned to cover two books tonight, linked by the fact that they both feature girls who have been harmed by their worlds but who won’t go down without a fight, and who both, through perseverance and pain, succeed. But it diminished both texts and I especially didn’t want to risk […]
At the recent fall conference for NYC School Librarians, educators learned about the new Read 365 initiative, and a thought-provoking conversation about diversity and the controversy around A Fine Dessert generated buzz.
Author G. Neri speaks with public librarians about the rigors and rewards of working with young adults who are at risk.
Librarian Robbin Friedman attends and reports back on the recent AAP Book Buzz, highlighting new and upcoming titles for children and teens.
Kansas City (MO) public librarian Wick Thomas brought teenagers to meet the Governor face-to-face in his office to ask for more library funding. That’s just one way that Thomas encourages responsible activism and leadership among young adults.