Here are some cool links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts in the last week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

7 questions we should ask about children’s literature | OUPblog https://buff.ly/2fbj2Sd  #diversity #kidlit

15 children’s books to read for Hispanic Heritage Month: http://bit.ly/2eYiuia 

Congrats @kwamealexander on being the first to be honored with the Pat Conroy award. #kidlit via @islandpacket https://buff.ly/2xhSbxH 

Hurricane Irma badly damages the late poet and author Shel Silverstein’s former Key West house | @pbpost http://pwne.ws/2xUwDsw 

Lantana Publishing Breaks into U.S. Market https://buff.ly/2xxmm4e  #kidlit

Stroud’s Lockwood & Co. to become TV series | The Bookseller https://buff.ly/2xOgrcb  #kidlit

TV Alert: ‘Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library’ http://pwne.ws/2xOPMft 

LIBRARIES

Books. Internet. Life-Saving Shelter? Libraries, You’ve Done It Again. http://bit.ly/2h5hycP 

Check out current artist Trong Gia Nguyen and his “library” project that bends the concept of an ideal book. http://bddy.me/2fv9i5T 

Kansas City Libraries Defend Free Speech in Face of Arrests, Resignations https://buff.ly/2ykiHVy  #libraries

Opinion | Libraries Can Be More Than Just Books https://buff.ly/2jJoyAG  #libraries

TEEN LIT

10 of the Best New Young Adult Books In September 2017 https://buff.ly/2xy6b70  #YAlit

Since its publication 80 years ago today, THE HOBBIT has inspired some tremendous artwork. Check out our gallery: https://www.tor.com/2017/09/21/picturing-the-hobbit/