CHILDREN’S BOOKS
13 children’s books that encourage conversations about financial hardship – Insider
About our February cover – SLJ (Note: this is not being shared as a “recommended” article, but rather as a call out about a racist SLJ cover that centered on white children while allegedly promoting diverse books. Lots more to read on Twitter, if you want to dig into the very valid criticism of SLJ.)
Catching up with Philip Stead and Matthew Cordell – 100 Scope Notes
Children’s books roundup – the best new picture books and novels – The Guardian
Reading picture books to my son felt repetitive – but that helped me see how brilliant they were – NBC News
‘She Persisted,’ now in chapter book form, brings history to life – NPR
Their stories matter: the nation’s oldest Black children’s book fair goes virtual for 2021 – WHYY
LIBRARIES
Chicago Public Library workers wonder why they’re not at higher priority level for COVID-19 vaccine – CBS Chicago
Libraries helped us cope during coronavirus shutdown and are critical to Florida’s recovery – Dayton Beach News-Journal
Madison Public Library’s 2.1% budget cut to impact homeless individuals, community members – The Badger Herald
YA LIT
12 riveting YA books hitting shelves in February 2021 – PopSugar
20 Black voices in teen fiction from 2020 – Seattle Public Library
All the new young adult SFF books arriving in February – Tor
The best found family YA books – Book Riot
How “Tiny Pretty Things” writer Dhonielle Clayton is bringing more diversity to publishing – Ms.
Waking Brain Cells 