CHILDREN’S LIT

12 Books for Kids That Celebrate Neurodivergent Brains – Parents

2025 Bookish Gift Guide for Kids Ages 6-8 – Reading Middle Grade

Halloween is Coming! 20 New Books to Celebrate Spookytime – 100 Scope Notes

Lessons from Neverland: A writer reflects on the eternal wisdom of children’s books – Scroll.in

hao Lam wins Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature – CBC

‘They didn’t even read the book’: How children’s authors are being canceled over Palestine – The Guardian

LIBRARIES

Could you survive on a third of your income? Libraries, Cleveland Metroparks might have to – Cleveland.com

‘A First Amendment problem’: Lawsuit over book bans at Department of Defense schools – USA Today

How the local library can save you money – NPR

Librarian to Receive $700,000 for Settlement in Censorship Lawsuit – Inside Hook

Where Public Libraries Take on New Roles as Community Anchors – Bloomberg

YA LIT

2025 YA Romantasy Reads To Put On Your TBR – Book Riot

I am Here for the Vibes: Magick, Folklore, and Spirituality in YA Books, a guest post by Amber McBride – Teen Librarian Toolbox