Wake Your Friday Brain Cells – Sept 12 Edition

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Check Out These Lovely Children’s Books by Palestinian Creators – Book Riot

Children’s literature professor fired by Texas university over ‘gender’ content – The Guardian

Donald Trump accuses Australian author Scott Stuart’s children’s book of ‘radical gender ideology’ – The Guardian

Happy 75th birthday to Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby’s big-kid neighbor – NPR

New and Noteworthy Children’s and YA Books: September 2025 – Publishers Weekly

LIBRARIES

Court Victory Inspires Hope But Creates No Immediate Change in Florida School Libraries – SLJ

How Getting a Library Card Is a Salute to Democracy – Nonprofit Quarterly

Libraries are public health hubs – WBUR

Why Would a County Evict Its Public Library Over $1?: Behind The Push to Decimate A Josephine County (OR) Library – Book Riot

YA LIT

Most Anticipated Young Adult SFF/H for September & October 2025 – Reactor

New teen thriller ‘Sisters in the Wind’ finds drama in hidden identities – NPR