Public Libraries
There's a lot happening in this installment of New Bites, including grant opportunities, awards, a new imprint, an ALA summit, and more.
When Flossmoor Public Library (IL) initiated a new policy requiring tweens and teens to show student ID in order to use the library, the response from the library community was swift and largely negative. Now, administrators are taking a second look at the policy and figuring out more equitable ways to manage their boisterous young patrons.
Get out the pliers and roll up your sleeves: All you need to know to lead a toy-take apart session with students.
Some community members in O'Fallon, IL, objected to a public library event centered around the children's book, "Justice Makes a Difference: The Story of Miss Freedom Fighter, Esquire."
Not all kids see the police as community stewards, but picture books do.
It's more than just tinkering, young people can find a place to belong, learn to persevere, and even discover a path toward a possible career in makerspaces.
Awards, a grant opportunity, and the chance for students to ask Ken Burns about the Vietnam War.
Monday, April 30, is Día, a national library program that fosters literacy for all children from all backgrounds.
A poem, deemed offensive, racist, and Islamophobic, was removed from an exhibit at the library at the Aurora (IL) Public Library.
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