Saturday is Freedom to Read Day of Action; New Jersey State Library receives IMLS grant for information literacy initiative; Scholastic reveals next "The Hunger Games" cover; and more in News Bites.
After a challenge, Colonization and the Wampanoag Story by Linda Coombs was moved to fiction at the Montgomery County (TX) libraries; Kokila won't back down from its mission to empower children and publish diverse titles; and more news.
A thoughtfully curated digital resource, rich with fully vetted and accessible materials, aims to uncover how Black and Latinx women and disabled New Yorkers were central to the fight for educational justice.
Penguin Random House has a lobbyist; NYU studies impact of book bans; South Carolina district removes Assassination Classroom; and more.
The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. (BCALA) welcomes book submissions for the current cycle of its Children & Young Adult Literary Awards.
A former school librarian helped create Library Makers, an online platform designed to connect librarians and educators who manage makerspaces or run maker events and programs.
As assessment and recovery efforts continue, Tennessee Association of School Librarians president Dustin Hensley is stepping up to assist in the catastrophic aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Here are some ways to help.
A summer at the camp at Brooks River comes with constant contradiction. The more beautiful and interesting something is, the more likely it is to be dangerous. Nothing embodies that more than Brooks Falls. The Falls is an historical fiction adventure set in Alaska in 1953 for ages 10 and up.
It’s a well-known phenomenon: some adults lose their sense of wonder about the natural world when they age out of the science fair years. But grownups who write STEAM books for kids are a special breed: Meet Laura Perdew!
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