CHILDREN’S LIT

8 Coming-of-Age Novels in Verse for Middle Grade and YA Readers – SLJ

‘It’s like a giant book club’: how schools are getting children excited about reading again – The Guardian

Library of Congress Collection Tells the Story of American Children’s Books – Publishers Weekly

Mud Storytime (February 2026) – Early Literacy Librarian

Newbery/Caldecott 2027: Spring Prediction Edition – Fuse 8

Seeing Ourselves Whole: Why Muslim Children Need Stories That Belong to Them – Amaliah

Southern States Boost Early Reading, But Gains Stall in Middle School – KQED

LIBRARIES

Audiobooks don’t really count as reading? Think again. – The Harvard Gazette

How Libraries Shape AI Literacy on Campus – Inside Higher Ed

Obamas, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush Among 1,500 Books Banned in Texas School District – PEN America