CHILDREN’S BOOKS
5 children’s books that celebrate our holiday season – Datebook
5 reasons I always get children picture books for Christmas – The Conversation
15 children’s books celebrating food – EcoWatch
Andrew Clements, author of best-selling children’s book ‘Frindle,’ dies at 70 – The Washington Post
The best books of 2019 to teach kids about identity and acceptance – Mashable
The best children’s books for 2019 for all ages – The Guardian
The best Jewish children’s books of 2019 – Tablet
The Caldecott Medal needs an international makeover – The New York Times
Favorite children’s books of 2019 – Brain Pickings
‘Goodnight Bubbala’ and other Hanukkah-themed children’s books for the holiday season – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Kids’ books to read again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and… – NPR
Prepare for winter with these cozy reading recommendations – ALSC Blog
LIBRARIES
How the Library of Congress unrolled a 2,000-year-old Buddhist scroll – Atlas Obscura
Is my library liable for fake news? – American Libraries
LA libraries will stop charging late fees and forgive your past-due sins – LAist
No holds barred: policing and security in the public library – In the Library with the Lead Pipe
Why it’s time to quantify the library’s role in the reading marketplace – Publisher’s Weekly
YA LIT
The 10 best YA books of the year (and the decade) – Entertainment Weekly
20 queer YA books for your 2020 TBR – BookRiot
34 promising new YA books to look out for in 2020 – PopSugar
The book truck brings free books to thousands of LA students – SLJ
The decade in young adult fiction – Slate
To outsiders, YA is eating itself; to insiders, it’s bettering itself – BookRiot
Upcoming Netflix teen drama ‘All the Bright Places’ is a love story about two suicidal teens – Yahoo