CHILDREN’S BOOKS

10 best children’s books about anxiety for kids who worry – Hello!

15 diverse children’s and young adult books recommended by kids – Today

25 magnificent middle grade novels to get your hands on ASAP – BuzzFeed

Judy Blume’s teen classic ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ turns 50 – The Jerusalem Post

LeVar Burton is still reading to us during the pandemic – NPR

The Secret Garden: Film Review – Hollywood Reporter

LIBRARIES

Berkeley Public Library poised to get first permanent director in 3 years – Berkeleyside

Canadian libraries respond to ‘Globe and Mail’ essay attacking public libraries – Bay Observer

Disinfectant, gloves and quarantined books: how Massachusetts libraries are coping as they slowly reopen – WGBH

Hennepin Co. libraries ready for bigger role as distance learning approaches school year – KARE

How libraries stretch their capabilities to serve kids during a pandemic – KQED

Internet Archives fires back in lawsuit over Covid-19 Emergency Library – Motherboard

YA LIT

9 great August 2020 YA releases to TBR – Book Riot

August 2020 YA book releases – Nerd Daily

How YA novelist Elizabeth Acevedo celebrates Caribbean-American teens – Island Origins

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Back to school 2020: a children’s book list – Publishers Weekly

Children’s books roundup – the best new picture books and novels – The Guardian

New and forthcoming kids’ and YA books by Black creators – Publishers Weekly

Noteworthy new releases for children and teens: July 2020 – Publishers Weekly

LIBRARIES

Librarians alarmed about coronavirus safety at D.C.’s reopened public libraries – Washington Post

Librarians in Phoenix become healthcare workers – Book Riot

Nevada sheriff to library: support Black Lives Matter? Don’t bother calling 911 – USA Today

Overdue: Throwing the book at libraries – The Globe and Mail – this is not a recommended article based on its flawed logic about public libraries, but I like to know even what those who don’t appreciate libraries are saying

Rethinking Police Presence – American Libraries

YA LIT

12 young adult books to read written by Black authors – Pittsburgh City Paper

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

15 amazing middle grade books to read for empathy – Book Riot

Children’s Books for Fall 2020 – Publishers Weekly

LIBRARIES

Free Library director Siobhan Reardon has resigned – Billy Penn

YA LIT

10 anti-racist young adult books – Yahoo! Life

12 YA books by trans & nonbinary authors to support over JK Rowling – Pride

Get yer YA, YA’s out: the best young adult reads for not-so-young adults – OZY

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

19 children’s books featuring boys of color – She Knows

100 books to inspire your kids in 2020 – Parents

150 children’s books celebrating black boys – Colours of Us

An adventure in time: 60 Mighty Girl historical fiction novels for tweens and teens – A Mighty Girl

Anti-discrimination reading list for children and young people – SOS Children’s Villages

Anti-racism books and resources for families and children – UNLV

Graphic novels for armchair campers – SLJ

How J. K. Rowling became Voldemort – The Atlantic

No reading, no peace: the power of Black stories out loud – NPR

Obituary: Joanna Cole – Publishers Weekly

Pop! Goes the Reader’s 40 most anticipated middle grade novels: July-December 2020 – Pop! Goes the Reader

Scholastic & Marvel to release graphic novel based on Black Panther’s Shuri – Essence

LIBRARIES

Coronavirus impact: a new survey by Italian publishers sees ‘abandonment of reading’ – Publishing Perspectives

Madison’s library board submits plan for staff cuts, hours reductions, temporary closures – WKOW

The New York Public Library reopens today! Here’s what you need to know – TimeOut

On being black in librarianship – I Love Libraries

People visited public libraries more than a billion times in one year – IMLS

San Francisco Public Library to reopen with contact-free ‘SFPL To Go’ service next month – SFist

Why Free Library workers are calling for their director to resign – Billy Penn

YA LIT

20 fantastic YA LGBTQ+ books – The Nerd Daily

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Children’s books must be diverse, or kids will grow up believing white is superior – The Conversation

Children’s Institute 2020: Big Kids’ Books for Summer/Fall 2020 – Publishers Weekly

Children’s literature as ‘seed work’ – Penn Today

David Walliams accused of fatshaming and classism in children’s books – The Independent

Diversifying your home library can help you raise an anti-racist child – MSN

Frog and Toad and Me – Slate

Marvel and Scholastic to launch all-new line of original graphic novels for young readers – Marvel

LIBRARIES

Head of public library service resigns after controversy over qualifications – CBC

Library Director Paula Kiely Retiring – Urban Milwaukee

Madison libraries could see hours, staff, branch cuts due to budget shortfalls from coronavirus – Channel3000

YA BOOKS

10 powerful books about being black in America for teens and young adults – Business Insider

All the new young adult SFF books arriving in July – Tor

July 2020 book releases: YA – The Nerd Daily

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

12 picture book journeys into poetry – SLJ

Children’s book roundup – the best new picture books and novels – The Guardian

The children’s books beloved by some of our fave LGBTQ+ authors – Romper

From superheroes to supergeeks, 13 middle grade graphic novels – SLJ

Profile of 2020 Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement winner Mildred D. Taylor – Horn Book

LIBRARIES

Go read about how Americans who depend on libraries for internet are coping with the pandemic – The Verge

Reopening libraries: public libraries keep their options open – Library Journal

San Jose libraries plan for devastating $1 million budget blow – SFBay

Serving the transgender community: it’s more than just bathrooms! – Library Journal

YA LIT

7 graphic novels that offer powerful mirrors & windows for teens – SLJ

10 great July 2020 YA releases to TBR – Book Riot

The role publishing plays in the commodification of black pain – Tor

Summer 2020 YA books: your reading list is hot, hot, hot – Book Riot

 

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

10 chapter book mysteries for young super sleuths – SLJ

50 must-read books for 6th graders – Book Riot

50+ children’s books that feature kids of color just being kids – Mother

Books full of pride – CBC

The lockdown’s lesson in reading book aloud – The Christian Science Monitor

Madison’s Kevin Henkes honored for his contributions to children’s literature – Wisconsin State Journal

Writers on writers: children’s books that tell the story of race in America – WBUR

LIBRARIES

San Francisco Public Libraries: what will reopening look like, and when? – KQED

YA LIT

5 LGBTQ authors on the inspiration behind their young adult and middle grade books – Forbes

31 brand new LGBTQ YA books to devour this summer – BuzzFeed

Becky Albertalli and Kate Cotugno talk YA fandoms and uncomfortable political conversations – EW

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

8 books to teach kids about racism and social justice – Simplemost

10 diverse children’s books to teach kids about racism and representation – ABC News

13 LGBTQ books for young kids – Insider

Anti-racist books for children and teenagers’ bookshelves – Marie Claire

JK Rowling: from magic to the heart of a Twitter storm – The Guardian

The numbers are in – 2019 CCBC Diversity Statistics – CCBC

Why are LGBTQ+ children’s books still being censored? – The Boar

LIBRARIES

How libraries are supporting the Black Lives Matter movement – NPR

Libraries are dealing with new demand for books and services during the pandemic – NPR

Libraries are needed more than ever. But many aren’t sure how to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic – USA Today

YA LIT

12 brilliant YA books by black authors to add to your to-be-read pile – Her

All the ways the Artemis Fowl Movie departs from the original YA series – Slate

Artemis Fowl is a master class in how to botch a YA fantasy adaptation – The Ringer

Best YA books to read about race and Black Lives Matter – Seventeen

‘I want teens to recognize their own power’: Questions for Liara Tamani – NPR

June 2020 book releases: YA – The Nerd Daily

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

7 books to help talk to your kids about racism, as recommended by black authors – Glamour

20 Canadian books for kids and teens to read for National Indigenous History Month – CBC

20+ children’s books that discuss race and racism – My Modern Met

25 must-read books for 4th graders – Book Riot

43 must-read books about racism for adults and kids – Chicago SunTimes

A children’s and YA anti-racist reading list – Publishers Weekly

How ‘Reading Instruction’ oppresses black and brown children – Forbes

JK Rowling gets backlash over anti-trans tweets – Variety

Revolution kid style now!: writing books (about kids) that break the rules – Horn Book

We Need Diverse Books steps up to help kidlit community – Publishers Weekly

LIBRARIES

Changes loom as public libraries begin to reopen – Publishers Weekly

How libraries are stepping up as a front line of resilience – Governing

NYC public libraries aim for July reopening, will offer grab-and-go service to start – 6sqft

Portland Library plans gradual reopening – The Portland Beacon

YA LIT

9 LGBTQ+ YA books for a joyful summer read – Nerdist

20 LGBTQ+ books for teens coming out in 2020 – Teen Vogue

21 exceptional and unputdownable YA books to read during pride – BuzzFeed

62 books by black authors we’re reading in 2020 – Teen Vogue

Chills and thrills: your summer of YA horror books – Book Riot

The utopian turn in YA lit – Los Angeles Review of Books

YA books about race and identity to diversify your teen’s bookshelf – Time Out