Wake Your Friday Brain Cells – July 25 Edition

CHILDREN’S LIT

A Garden of Imagination: Why Adults Should Read Children’s Literature—Audrey Fields – The Rabbit Room

In Divided Times, Picture Books Connect – School Library Journal

Spring 2026 Children’s Sneak Previews – Publishers Weekly

To Combat Summer Reading Slumps, This Timeless Children’s Television Show Tried to Bridge the Literacy Gap With the Magic of Stories – Smithsonian Magazine

LIBRARIES

EveryLibrary Releases Legislative Update, Library Use Survey – Publishers Weekly

Speak up for Wisconsin public libraries with a postcard to your federal elected officials – MSN

YA LIT

31 Best Young Adult Book Series, According to a Librarian – MSN

The Best New YA Books of July 2025 – Paste