Here are the items I shared on my Twitter feed this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

17 Children’s Books For Kids Struggling With Anxiety And Worry https://buff.ly/2ttRXAJ  #kidlit

20 Great Board Books for One-Year-Olds https://buff.ly/2tuRbDu  #kidlit

2019 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners Announced https://buff.ly/2NkB9FC  #kidlit

LIBRARIES & READING

Chicago Public Libraries Are Having A Moment https://buff.ly/2NhQvdJ  #libraries

‘I love these kids with all my heart’: Principal reads bedtime stories to students via Facebook https://buff.ly/2NfJ4nh  #Reading

NY Times now free in all 1,200 California public libraries https://buff.ly/2tx23ke  #libraries

The Surprising History of Americans Sharing Books https://buff.ly/2Xgdgnd  #libraries

YA LIT

11 Book-to-Film Adaptations Heading Your Way in 2019 | Bookish https://buff.ly/2TWJBxe  #yalit

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

The Gay History of America’s Classic Children’s Books https://buff.ly/2DjYpij  #kidlit #lgbtq

Loving the winners in the 2018 @CybilsAwards categories, announced just today! http://www.cybils.com/2019/02/2018-cybils-winners.html?utm_source=Cybils+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=cb9af7147e-Book_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3f4f3f2b5b-cb9af7147e-176296313 …

Tomi Ungerer, puckish artist and award-winning children’s writer, dies at 87 https://buff.ly/2WR27ZL  #kidlit

LIBRARIES

14 Stunning Illustrations That Perfectly Capture the Introvert’s Love of Books https://buff.ly/2teJIIQ

Andover Public Library will keep transgender children’s books in the kids section https://buff.ly/2IcMh8g  #libraries #LGBTQ

Are you promoting a healthy community at your library? Check out the resources in the #LibrariesTransform Health Literacy Toolkit. Registration required, but the tools are free. http://bit.ly/health-lit-toolkit … #libs4health

Eau Claire library adding staffer to help patrons dealing with poverty, homelessness https://buff.ly/2S2pufd  #libraries

Library Systems Embracing Their New Roles As Social Service Hubs https://buff.ly/2FPTKHH  #libraries

Stop Saying Books Are Dead. They’re More Alive Than Ever https://buff.ly/2Bq8I43  #books #reading

US Public Schools Have Lost Nearly 20% of Their Librarians… https://t.co/L0MxtbXv4b

YA LIT

#ALAMW19 Recap: Interviewing Jarrett J. Krosoczka, author of Hey, Kiddo, 2019 Nonfiction Award Finalist – The Hub https://buff.ly/2TEmRls  #yalit

10 2019 Bisexual YA Books to Put on Your TBR Right Now https://buff.ly/2Id15nr  #YAlit #LGBTQ

These Books Are Making It Possible To See All Kinds Of Love Stories In Literature https://buff.ly/2thrarc  #yalit

Why is Young Adult fiction still so afraid of gay sex? https://buff.ly/2S3FaPv  #yalit #LGBTQ

 

Here are the items I shared on Twitter this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Ah, Love: 18 Children’s Books About Love https://buff.ly/2TykOiM  #kidlit

ALSC’s Notable Children’s Books – 2019 https://buff.ly/H8rDef  #kidlit

‘The Grimm Legacy’ YA Books In Works As Disney+ Film; David Gleeson To Adapt https://buff.ly/2DeGTvX  #kidlit

Jane Goodall’s Lovely Letter to Children About How Reading Shaped Her Life https://buff.ly/2Rvs7Wv  #libraries

LIBRARIES & READING

Librarians abroad: ‘None of us thought we’d grow up to be one’ https://buff.ly/2RDLSv0  #libraries

New Study: Reading Fiction Really Will Make You Nicer and More Empathetic – https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/reading-fiction-really-will-make-you-nicer-more-empathetic-new-study-says.html

YA LIT

#ALAMW19 Recap: Interviewing John Hendrix, author of The Faithful Spy, 2019 Nonfiction Award Finalist – The Hub https://buff.ly/2RIHElX  #yalit

68 LGBT YA Books to Get Excited for in 2019 https://buff.ly/2Bojisj  #yalit #LGBTQ

Angie Thomas’ ON THE COME UP is Gonna Be a Movie! https://buff.ly/2WJz6yX  #yalit

Author Angie Thomas On Colorism and Black Girl Representation in YA Books https://buff.ly/2BmUS2C  #yalit

‘Havenfall’: Bloomsbury Locks In New YA Fantasy From ‘Everless’ Author Sara Holland https://buff.ly/2BlAqPF  #yalit

How TLC’s Left Eye Helped Save ‘The Hate U Give’ Author Angie Thomas’ Life https://buff.ly/2SbkYA6  #yalit

Penguin Mini Format Expands with More Kids’ Books https://pwne.ws/2RHkuMH 

Here are the tweets I shared this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

The Best Tweets from the 2019 Youth Media Awards — @100scopenotes 100 Scope Notes https://buff.ly/2FWxpck  #kidlit

Book Riot – 50 Must-Read Books For Beginning Readers https://buff.ly/2WgYKuI  #kidlit

Full list of honor books and award winners!: http://ala.unikron.com/YMA%2019%20Wrap%20-%20LSC.pdf?fbclid=IwAR311_6BY8eiYi0ae7Ku_BIXvHGI5kQH-V8tKQhk9bRNhxXhllWYkHibBn0 … #alayma19 #alayma2019

Grace Lin’s “Call” Story: https://twitter.com/MrSchuReads/status/1090981969838641153

Horn Book Magazine Starred Reviews, March/April 2019 — The Horn Book https://buff.ly/2CUglQh  #kidlit #yalit

The Most Anticipated Children’s and YA Books of Spring 2019 https://buff.ly/2CIlB9I  #kidlit #yalit

‘We need to talk about children’s books in a grown-up way’ https://buff.ly/2RVL6ic  #kidlit

When They Got the Call: PW Speaks with the 2019 Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz Winners https://buff.ly/2WvnmQD  #kidlit #yalit

LIBRARIES

The Nashville Public Library is a thing of beauty and importance. #npl #publiclibrary

YA LIT

All the Young Adult SFF Books Coming Out in February! https://buff.ly/2GaxFnn  #yalit

Vermont Author M.T. Anderson Wins Lifetime Achievement Award For Young Adult Literature https://buff.ly/2sZRTZ7  #yalit

Here are the items I shared on Twitter and Pinterest this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

The 2018 Cybils Finalists! | Cybils Awards https://buff.ly/2Trk52h  #kidlit #yalit

Announcing the Winners of the 2018 National Jewish Book Awards https://buff.ly/2FlBZzF  #kidlit

John Burningham, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 82 – https://t.co/lNpdzO5oTy

Kid Lit For Trans Rights Launches https://buff.ly/2LQLqsh 

Kids’ Next List for Winter 2018-2019 | http://IndieBound.org  https://buff.ly/2VFGtaf  #kidlit #yalit

Read To Me: 14 Best Children’s Books About Books https://buff.ly/2CRLFAy  #kidlit

LIBRARIES

Americans are happier in states that spend more on libraries… – https://t.co/VVbatGDlKi

At libraries, drag queen story hours draw big crowds . . . and lawsuits https://buff.ly/2F815Tk  #libraries

How the Chicago Public Library Is Bringing Story Time to the Laundromat https://bit.ly/2AHOxP1 

I Love Being a Librarian Because: Top Reasons Why Librarians Love Their Job | Princh Blog https://buff.ly/2C9JExJ  #libraries #librarians

READING

The Guardian – Your Favourite Independent Bookshops – https://t.co/5cnkahZQb1

Here’s More Proof That Women Made Illuminated Manuscripts Too  https://buff.ly/2Fk6whr  #books

Reading with preschool children boosts language by eight months https://buff.ly/2CddDoR  #reading

These Heroes Are Saving Black Feminist Classics by Putting Them on Wheels https://buff.ly/2CbliUo  #libraries

What we gain from keeping books – and why it doesn’t need to be ‘joy’ https://buff.ly/2FdOmPd  #books

A woman turned her 110-year-old dead tree into a #FreeLittleLibrary for the neighborhood, and it looks magical  – http://bit.ly/2C9bwlU 

YA LIT

25 Awesome 2019 Queer YA Books to Preorder Right Now https://buff.ly/2FedANj  #YAlit #LGBTQ

50 YA Books That Should Be Added to Your 2019 TBR ASAP https://buff.ly/2VxelG3  #yalit

All the New Young Adult SFF Books Coming Out in January! https://buff.ly/2TaFfl2  #yalit

Arwen Elys Dayton on the Future, Human Modification, and Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful | Bookish https://buff.ly/2VwEXHb  #yalit

Finding New Definitions Of Strength With Roshani Chokshi In THE GILDED WOLVES https://buff.ly/2C7CWse  #yalit

Here are some items I shared on my Pinterest and Twitter accounts this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Children’s Publishers Choose Their Favorite Reads of 2018 https://buff.ly/2ECrWXs  #kidlit

Diversity in Children’s Books Isn’t Radical – Romper – https://buff.ly/2PNBwYU  #kidlit

LIBRARIES

8 Things I Learned Behind the Circulation Desk https://bookriot.com/2018/12/10/8-things-i-learned-behind-the-circulation-desk/ … #kidlit via @BookRiot

Can’t find your favourite e-book at the library? This might be why | CBC News https://buff.ly/2UQKyrQ  #libraries

Here are some cool things from my Twitter and Pinterest over the last week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

19 2019 Middle Grade Books To Have On Your Radar — @TLT16 Teen Librarian Toolbox http://bitly.com/2L9qI6D 

Publishers Weekly – Q & A with Gennifer Choldenko https://buff.ly/2EoXTme  #kidlit

Winter 2019’s Best Children’s and Middle Grade Books | Bookish https://buff.ly/2UC4AG4  #kidlit

LIBRARIES

Library on the Border Acts as Haven for Immigrant Families » Public Libraries Online https://buff.ly/2RKQf8y  #libraries #ImmigrantRights

A millennial’s view of the value of a public library https://buff.ly/2BbOEBw  #libraries

Northwest Iowa Man Charged For Burning LGBTQ Library Books https://buff.ly/2UAugDe  #libraries #Censorship

TEEN LIT

Winter 2019’s Can’t-Miss Young Adult Books | Bookish https://buff.ly/2C3GNHR  #yalit

Winter 2019’s Most-Anticipated Young Adult Sci-Fi & Fantasy | Bookish https://buff.ly/2La1Yes  #YALit

 

Here are the items I shared on Twitter this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

2018 Buckeye Children’s and Teen Book Awards – State Library of Ohio https://buff.ly/2FYfF0T  #kidlit #YAlit

His bestselling book Guess How Much I Love You is only 400 words long but took six months to complete… – https://buff.ly/2G3o8Ah 

Independent – Something for every bookworm: Top 50 children’s books of the year – http://Independent.ie  https://buff.ly/2Swogtt  #kidlit

“The magic really comes to life.” Stack Overflow: Get Into the Holiday Spirit With These 7 Picture Books https://geekdad.com/2018/12/stack-overflow-holiday-spirit-7-picture-books/ … via @geekdads

Moms start companies to fill demand for Spanish-language children’s books https://buff.ly/2KYiNJ0  #kidlit

NYPL’s 2018 Best Books for Kids https://buff.ly/2qUthQD  #kidlit

School Library Journal’s Top 10 Graphic Novels | 2018 https://buff.ly/2KTl34p  #kidlit #graphicnovel

The Story Of Barefoot Books And Its Mission To Nurture Young Readers https://buff.ly/2UjDseY  #kidlit #publishers

This is the most important lesson to teach your child if you want them to succeed http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/children-reading-for-pleasure-learning-to-read-a8666611.html … #kidlit #reading

Understanding Immigration and the Refugee Experience through Picture Books https://buff.ly/2UctX1a  #kidlit

LIBRARIES

Appreciating the ‘powerful good’ of the public library https://buff.ly/2RAIBO5  #libraries

Denver Public Library nixes overdue fines to increase visits https://buff.ly/2UlycYf  #libraries

Should Book Choices Be Private? Harold Washington Library Patron Calls For Change https://buff.ly/2Q7ebq1  #libraries

TEEN LIT

14 Young Adult Authors Reveal Their Favorite YA Books Of The Year https://buff.ly/2rnhxpV  #YAlit

BookRiot – 5 Hugely Underrated Diverse YA Fantasy Books https://buff.ly/2SuCR8G  #YALit

BookRiot – The Best Queer Books of 2018 https://buff.ly/2Ee1WBK  #kidlit #YALit

Bustle – These Are The 25 YA Books From 2018 That Every Bustle Reader Should Pick Up https://buff.ly/2RlnYVX  #YALit

In Love With Teen Lit: Remembering The ‘Paperback Crush’ Of The ’80s And ’90s https://buff.ly/2BQlQA5  #YALit

NYPL’s 2018 Best Books for Teens https://buff.ly/2Sq8sIk  #yalit

Paste’s 30 Best Young Adult Novels of 2018 https://buff.ly/2Q0TwUt 

Victoria Schwab’s City of Ghosts to Be Adapted for Television https://buff.ly/2Rq5QKC  #YAlit