CHILDREN’S BOOKS

52 Canadian picture books coming out in fall 2020 – CBC

Adorable ‘Frog and Toad’ kitting pattern inspired by beloved children’s books – My Modern Met

Alvin Irby: How can we inspire children to be lifelong readers? – NPR

Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret is 50 (and still fabulous) – EW

Barack & Michelle Obama bringing ‘Ada Twist, Scientist’ series to Netflix – The Grio

Diversity in children’s literature – CAI

Too many pictures hinder young kids’ reading – Futurity

LIBRARIES

Libraries are helping communities cope in big and small ways during pandemic – Detroit Free Press

Rural libraries in America: an infographic overview – IMLS

YA LIT

16 YA books guaranteed to make you ugly cry – Epic Reads

David and Nicola Yoon launch YA imprint for people of color – AP

‘Melanin in YA’ database promotes black voices – Publishers Weekly

New fall 2020 YA books to add to your TBR – Book Riot

Race in America: Jason Reynolds & Jacqueline Woodson – Library of Congress

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

22 Latinx middle grade titles filled with magic, found family, and more – SLJ

2020 Halloween reads for kids and teens – Publishers Weekly

Cynthia Kadohata and the redemptive power of change – SLJ

Middle grade nonfiction meets a big moment – Publishers Weekly

Misty Copeland says movies like Black Swan get ballerinas all wrong – Oprah Magazine

New groups aim to get more Latinx stories to young readers – NPR

The wild reason Netflix is being sued over Enola Holmes – Fansided

LIBRARIES

Budgeting for the new normal: libraries respond to COVID-19 funding constraints – Library Journal

It took COVID closures to reveal just how much libraries do beyond lending books – Observer

Libraries and social services go hand and hand, especially in the pandemic – MarketPlace

Public libraries are giving away an insane amount of free food – Shareable

YA LIT

5 K-Pop YA books to tide you over until Next Comeback – Teen Vogue

12 new YA books that will wow you this October – PopSugar

2020 LGBTQIA+ graphic novels for young readers – Publishers Weekly

Number of young adult writers of color doubles to almost 20% (in UK) – The Guardian

Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies will finally be a movie – Tor.com

Tomi Adeyemi is one of TIME’s Most Influential People – Tor.com

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

15 children’s books that celebrate the beauty of black hair – PopSugar

Announcing the 2020 CBC Diversity Outstanding Achievement Award winners – The Children’s Book Council

Authors hope 2020 turns the page in push for diverse children’s books – Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The best books featuring Black children in the outdoors – Outside

Sam McBratney, author of popular children’s book ‘Guess How Much I Love You,’ dies at 77 – USA Today

LIBRARIES

The fog of implicit bias – Library Journal

How libraries are writing a new chapter during the pandemic – National Geographic

YA LIT

10 atmospheric YA novels to curl up with this fall – Book Riot

20 young-adult books that are perfect for fans of romantic comedies – Insider

Identity policing in YA: Becky Albertalli’s heartfelt coming out essay opens up an important conversation – The Mary Sue

NYPL’s new reading list “125 Books We Love for Teens” is a YA dream – Time Out

Young adult books round-up – The Guardian

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Children’s books round-up: A great fantasy story to distract from Covid – The Irish Times

LIBRARIES

Banned Books Week through an alternate lens: Amnesty International – ALA OIF Intellectual Freedom Blog

Online storytimes: an interview about technology and connecting – ALSC Blog

A pandemic side effect: low morale in public libraries – Public Libraries Online

Sharjah World Book Capital leads Beirut Library restoration aid – Publishing Perspectives

Why GoodReads is bad for books – NewStatesman

TEEN LIT

8 transgender YA books written by trans and nonbinary authors – Book Riot

2020 pandemic novels for young readers – Publishers Weekly

Laurie Halse Anderson and Tiffany Jackson discuss YA and the Me Too movement – EW

Portable and tote-able: 60 fall 2020 YA paperbacks – Book Riot

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Your go-to roundup of fall books for all reading levels – QNS

YA LIT

13 spectacular young adult books from independent publishers – BuzzFeed

18 diverse YA horror books packed with thrills, chills, and #ownvoices tales – Book Riot

40 YA novels that come out in the first half of 2021 that we’re already excited for – BuzzFeed

Antiracist young adult books for tweens and teens – Pop Times

Five years later: on the enduring legacy of All American Boys – Literary Hub

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

35 diverse & inclusive books for ‘Back to School’ – Literally Cultured

Anti-racist books for kids and teens – HuffPost Canada

Finalists for the Washington State Book Awards – Washington Center for the Book

LIBRARIES

Board of Trustees for Omaha Public Library pushing to get branches reopened – Fox42

Douglas County Library Board of Trustees will investigate library director, staff over support for BLM Movement – The Sierra Nevada Ally

‘Heartbreaking’: librarians sound public alarms about Multnomah County layoffs – KGW8

Libraries are crucial to disaster recovery, but the coronavirus is keeping them closed – Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research

The library is open (sort of…) – Publishers Weekly

Our library staff have all been reassigned to do childcare for county workers – Ask a Manager

YA LIT

7 YA books about schizophrenia – Book Riot

10 new YA nonfiction books worth adding to your TBR pile – The Young Folks

16 wonderful #ownvoices YA books about disability – Book Riot

‘Punching the Air’ novel inspired by Dr. Yusef Salaam of The Exonerated Five – The Grio

Sarah Crossan: Why I write through verse, and why we fall out of love with poetry – Irish Examiner

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

25 books about simple outdoor adventures – Colorado Parent

Beverly Cleary turned 104 this year — glimpse into the iconic children’s book author’s life – AmoMama

Writer makes beloved children’s books less co-dependent and weird – Yahoo

LIBRARIES

Anne Arundel library system scales back indoor operations after customers refuse to wear masks – Capital Gazette

Hawaii State Public Libraries are suspending computer time – KHON

With coronavirus lockdowns may libraries (and librarians) have been more fabulous than ever – The Guardian

YA LIT

Our Chemical Hearts author Krystal Sutherland on why the film adaptation is ‘different tonally’ – Entertainment Weekly

Renee Watson’s ‘Piecing Me Together’ novel lands film adaptation at Warner Horizon – Variety

Zoning out of reading: most 15-year-olds now ‘only read if I have to’ – NZ Herald

What the amazing people I work with at the Appleton Public Library are doing:

Appleton Post Crescent article on the program.

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

20 children’s books that celebrate teachers – HuffPo

Tesco stops selling ‘racist’ mermaid t-shirt and children’s book featuring same design will be pulped – Yahoo!

YA LIT

‘Fear Street’: Netflex acquires movie trilogy adaptation of R.L. Stine’s books for summer 2021 premiere – Bloody Disgusting

Yes, Eleanor and Park is becoming a movie. No, it’s still not good Asian representation. – The Slice