Wake Your Friday Brain Cells – March 6 Edition

CHILDREN’S LIT

6 Women’s History Month Picture Books That Spark Confidence and Courage – Oprah Daily

10 New Children’s Books To Get Wonderfully Lost In This March – Lit Hub

CCBC Choices 2026 – Cooperative Children’s Book Center

Guidelines for Choosing Children’s Books on Japanese American Incarceration – Densho

Nonfiction Author Steve Sheinkin on Writing the Stories of America | Teaching America at 250 – SLJ

LIBRARIES

Advocacy Unites Us – American Libraries

Your Local Library Probably Loans More Than Books—Including Cake Pans and Garden Tools – Good Housekeeping

YA LIT

Here’s A List Of 6 Books That Could Help Your Teenager Get Back Into Reading – HuffPost

Most Anticipated Young Adult SFF/H for March & April 2026 – Reactor

YA Author Stacey Lee on Writing the Stories of America | Teaching America at 250 – SLJ