Public Libraries

In an award-winning internship at the Boulder Public Library, underserved youth work in the makerspace to design and create projects that can improve the community. This year, two teens built board games that are inclusive of players with visual disabilities.

Increasingly in recent years, members of library teen advisory boards have sought to work on community and social justice issues as they help staff with programming, events, and other tasks.

Many titles have been published this year to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. This curated list provides digital resources and books recommended for elementary and middle grade readers.

A game-loving librarian's suggestions to raise the level of your collection. With recommended games for elementary, tweens, and teens, from Candy Land, Uno and Oregon Trail, to Exploding Kittens and Sushi Go.

Parents' concerns about a YA collection; a grandmother questions a Newbery honoree.

Librarians must  make science teachers aware of the reliable material available to them, from databases and elsewhere.

John Sullivan, Oge Mora honored by Ezra Jack Keats Awards and more in NewsBites.

Focus on the individuals rather than the devices, and more strategies to address the causes of bad behavior online.

The new ISTE Standards for Educational Leaders broaden the scope of digital citizenship education for students. Here are up-to-date resources to help librarians promote these skills.