CHILDREN’S LIT

7 new children’s and young adult books to read for Black History Month – and beyond – Mashable

17 children’s books with queer characters that deserve your attention – BuzzFeed

Are my favorite childhood books teaching bad things to my kids? – The Week

The Importance of Reading to Your Kids – Publishers Weekly

Mo Willems inks deal with HBO Max for multiple animated specials – Deadline

Why you should encourage your child’s love of graphic novels – Parents

LIBRARIES

100 things schoolchildren will miss without a librarian – Ebook Friendly

After 7 years, Madison’s new $10.5 million Pinney Library ready to wow – Wisconsin State Journal

Carla Hayden discusses being first woman and African-American to serve as Librarian of Congress – CBS News

More libraries are doing away with overdue fines – New York Times

The new town square – Isthmus

Tennessee’s Parental Oversight of Public Libraries Act would censor books, jail librarians – PEN America

YA LIT

ACE Entertainment acquires rights to Abigail Hing Wen’s novel ‘Loveboat, Taipei’ – Deadline

All the new young adult SFF books arriving in March! – Tor.com

“Cemetery Boys” is normalizing queer, Latinx representation in YA novels – Teen Vogue

A defense of the young adult novel and escapist literature – Study Breaks

February 2020 YA book releases – The Nerd Daily

 

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

26 easy ways to encourage your kids to read more – Huff Post

Best-selling book title Big Nate gets animated brand-new Nickelodeon series – Yahoo

Children with disabilities – resource list – Washington County Cooperative Library Services

‘Dangerous Americans’: Might Girl Books about the internment of Japanese Americans – A Mighty Girl

Fall 2020 children’s sneak previews – Publishers Weekly

Six new picture books to celebrate African American History Month – Abby the Librarian

This bookshop is making a donation to trans children’s charity Mermaids every time they sell a JK Rowling book – Pink News

LIBRARIES

Patrons at Maine’s rural libraries still look for books the old-fashioned way – Bangor Daily News

Public libraries adapt to the 21st century …and uphold democracy – Seven Days

So many languages, so few books: Libraries struggle to reflect places they serve – Los Angeles Times

Teens arrested in connection to Porterville library fire – American Libraries

YA LIT

10 tween/teen books begging for a cinematic adaptation – Screen Rant

39 YA sequels you won’t want to miss in the first half of 2020 – Epic Reads

‘All the Bright Places’ author to release new YA novel ‘Breathless’ – Hollywood Reporter

Bestselling young adult authors are aiming at older readers – ABC News

Season of the witch: the rise of queer magic in YA SFF – Tor

The Indie Next List for children’s books has been released for spring 2020. The books are recommended by indie booksellers. The list includes books for preschoolers through teens. Here are the list’s Top Ten* titles:

Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Chirp by Kate Messner

Coo by Kaela Noel

The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

Havenfall by Sara Holland

The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead

They Went Left by Monica Hesse

Tigers Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry

Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed

 

*Yes, there appear to be only nine titles in their top ten.

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

9 charming facts about E.B. White’s Stuart Little – Mental Floss

13 books for young children that feature protagonists of color – Business Insider

Funny females take center stage in new novels for kids – Publishers Weekly

‘Hair Love’ wins Oscar for Best Animated Short – Publishers Weekly

Planet Omar: Why it’s about time young Muslims saw themselves in children’s literature – The New Arab

Underdogs – Ten books you may have missed in 2019 – ALSC

‘Whitewashing’ Australia and how children’s books are fostering racial bias – WAToday

Who inspired the backstory for ‘The Old Truck’? – MindShift

Why author Jason Reynolds writes for the youngest generation – Essence

LIBRARIES

ALA takes FY 2021 budget cuts seriously, urges members of Congress to visit libraries – ALA

How I came to love Connecticut’s libraries – Hartford Courant

How public libraries can help close America’s digital privacy divide – Inside Sources

On Wikipedia, a fight is raging over coronavirus disinformation – Wired

Pa. requires libraries in prisons. But not in schools. Why? – Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Technology is changing the way Wisconsin public libraries work – WPR

YA READS

7 young adult novels to devour if you loved Netflix’s “You” – BuzzFeed

9 diverse YA romance books to enjoy for Valentine’s Day, and year-round – Teen Vogue

10 books with South Asian characters you should read in 2020 – Teen Vogue

LGBTQIAP+ YA books by black authors – YA Pride

My most anticipated YA fantasy and science fiction of 2020 – Stacked

Top new YA books in February 2020 – Den of Geek

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

10 children’s books to read this winter, reviewed by kids – Time

12 children’s books for Black History Month to read all year long, according to GoodReads – Romper

18 stunningly beautiful children’s books for storytime – Book Riot

Acclaimed author Nikki Grimes speaks about children’s literacy at Hubbs Conference – University of St. Thomas

The best books to read your children in 2020, from Julie Donaldson’s ‘The Go-Away Bird’ to the Dalai Lama’s ‘The Seed of Compassion’ – Independent

The best children’s books to celebrate Black History Month – Parenting

The best Valentine’s Day children’s books 2020 – Today

Children’s books round-up: A book for kids to deal with loss of a pet – Irish Times

The most anticipated children’s and YA books of spring 2020 – Publishers Weekly

YA LIT

20 Sapphic YA releases to look forward to in 2020 – The Nerd Daily

Barnes & Noble suspended their “diverse books” cover initiative after backlash – Teen Vogue

February 2020 YA releases to TBR – Book Riot

Q & A with Elana K. Arnold – Publishers Weekly

Stamping out racism with Jason Reynolds – Publishers Weekly

Why you shouldn’t censor your teen’s reading (even the sex and violence) – Washington Post

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

9 kids’ books about significant people and moments in black history – NY Metro Parents

20 children’s books that are modern classics – CafeMom

2019’s best Holocaust books for kids – Tablet

Amos McGee to return after a decade – Publishers Weekly

Books to help children cope with loss and grief – CBC

Jerry Craft’s Newbery win was an unforeseeable dream – Publishers Weekly

Justice Sotomayor teases new picture book on civics, heroes – ABC News

Obituary: Susan Jeffers – Publisher’s Weekly

Third times the charm for Caldecott Medalist Kadir Nelson – Publishers Weekly

LIBRARIES

In 2019, more Americans went to the library than to the movies. Yes, really. – Literary Hub

A lot of shamed book nerds returned to Denver libraries after late fees were waived – Denverite

Public libraries found to be more important than ever in current internet era – Mashable

Take a first peek at what Ottawa’s new ‘super library’ will look like – Ottawa Citizen

YA LIT

A.S. King adds a Printz Award to her Honors – Publishers Weekly

YA fantasy where the oppression is real – NPR

CHILDREN’S BOOK

9 books to help calm an anxious toddler – NY Times

Charles Yu loves reading with his children. Don’t tell them. – NY Times

‘Fairies are for white girls’: Zetta Elliot and her journey on making children’s literature inclusive – The Daily of the University of Washington

In the 2010s, Jewish children’s books diversified but emphasized classic values – The Jewish News of Northern California

Surprising brain scans show what reading and screen time can do to the brain – The Hill

LIBRARIES

Beyond books: Minnesota’s rural libraries find playful ways to remain relevant – StarTribune

Cleveland Public Library employees plan to strike, officials say move will disrupt children’s programs – Cleveland 19

Missouri lawmaker proposes bill criminalizing public libraries’ drag queen story hours – NBC News

The world’s most beautiful libraries: Wiblingen and Schussenried Abbeys – Daily Beast

YA LIT

San Diego author channels Vietnamese culture in latest ‘Green Lantern’ novel – Times of San Deigo

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

How one librarian tried to squash Goodnight Moon – Slate

Jason Reynolds named new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature – Publisher’s Weekly

Newbery Medalist Meg Medina Changes Gears – Publisher’s Weekly

LIBRARIES

The 10 most checked-out books in N.Y. Public Library history – NY Times

Men plead guilty in thefts of rare books from Carnegie Library – Trib Live

Neil Gaiman leads Hampshire writers protesting library cuts – The Guardian

Public library ebook and audiobook use rocketed up 20% in 2019 – Forbes

READING

Charging for the right to read: who really pays? – Intellectual Freedom Blog

YA LIT

2020 YA book covers bring disability representation to the forefront – Book Riot

Art Attack! The ‘Plain Janes’ deliver a shot of creative optimism – NPR

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

18 2020 children’s books you’ll want on your reading list this year – Romper

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas author defends work from criticism by Auschwitz memorial – The Guardian

Eoin Colfer on returning to Artemis Fowl – The Guardian Podcast

Fall 2019 flying starts: we spotlight six notable children’s and YA debuts this season – Publisher’s Weekly

Newbery, Caldecott and perspectives on excellence – Reading While White

Raina Telgemeier: The Comics Industry Person of the Decade – The Beat

This teacher was worried children weren’t getting bedtime stories. So she began reading them – on Facebook – The Washington Post

EBOOKS

The 2010s were supposed to bring the ebook revolution. It never quite came. – Vox

Why the second-hand ebook market may never take off – Fortune

LIBRARIES

In library renovations, when do discussions of accessibility arise? – Book Riot

Tucson library offering homeless patrons food, resources – Houston Chronicle

Why many libraries are eliminating late fees – Forbes

YA LIT

48 YA book releases to look out for in 2020 – The Nerd Daily

50+ YA books starring queer girls hitting shelves in 2020 – Book Riot

Dash & Lily: Netflix orders holiday rom-com series based on YA books – Sunrise Read

In Conversation: Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed – Publisher’s Weekly

Winter 2020 YA books: 175+ January-March new releases to TBR – Book Riot

YALSA names 2020 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults – YALSA