Here are some cool links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts in the last week:
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
ICYMI: Our picks for the Best Books of 2017 (they also make great gifts!) http://ow.ly/6e9q30gCL8k #sljbestbooks
Nice Is Not Enough: a Conversation with Laura Atkins https://buff.ly/2yvRpuV #WeNeedDiverseBooks
Reading Stories, Reading Lives https://buff.ly/2mlqsbL – by the amazing Megan Schliesman of the CCBC – #WeNeedDiverseBooks #Diversity
“Where Are the Stories for Caribbean Children?” excellent article by Summer Edward of @anansesemlitmag via @HornBook http://www.hbook.com/2017/11/choosing-books/horn-book-magazine/foreign-correspondence-beyond-four-fs-caribbean-voices/#_ … *
LIBRARIES
It turns out that Millennials are the most likely generation to use public libraries in America: https://t.co/dAoYL7NQh3
Mel Kolstad in Residence at Appleton Public Library: https://t.co/DSNJAwL6sD
We can’t stop listening to “The Read Song” – a rap about libraries written & performed by our amazingly talented #PLInterns17 James Horton, Jr. (SooDoNiM) & Jalen McCullough (Protege The Pro), inspired by their internship experience: http://bit.ly/the-read-song @ALA_PLA @MODmediapro
TEEN LIT
Best-Selling YA Fantasy “The Wrath and the Dawn” Optioned by Imagine: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bookmark/bestselling-ya-fantasy-wrath-dawn-optioned-by-imagine-1058211
Congrats to @RobinBenway for winning the 2017 #NationalBookAward for Young People’s Literature tonight for FAR FROM THE TREE! #NBAwards
Early 2018 Nonfiction for Young Readers https://buff.ly/2AHJw7q #kidlit #YAlit
Katherine Paterson’s List of Recommended Reads for Middle Grade and YA Readers | @ReadBrightly http://pwne.ws/2hzzNeA
The male savior narrative in YA fiction needs to go: https://t.co/DXuj2nqQ8p