CHILDREN’S LIT
My Side of the Mountain – Orion
We Love These 2025 Caribbean Children’s Books for Your Classroom Library – We Are Teachers
LIBRARIES
Efforts to Restrict or Protect Libraries Both Grew This Year – The 74
Nevada’s split government keeps status quo for libraries – Nevada Current
The Role of Libraries in Mental Health – Psychology Today
CHILDREN’S LIT
A Garden of Imagination: Why Adults Should Read Children’s Literature—Audrey Fields – The Rabbit Room
In Divided Times, Picture Books Connect – School Library Journal
Spring 2026 Children’s Sneak Previews – Publishers Weekly
To Combat Summer Reading Slumps, This Timeless Children’s Television Show Tried to Bridge the Literacy Gap With the Magic of Stories – Smithsonian Magazine
LIBRARIES
EveryLibrary Releases Legislative Update, Library Use Survey – Publishers Weekly
Speak up for Wisconsin public libraries with a postcard to your federal elected officials – MSN
YA LIT
31 Best Young Adult Book Series, According to a Librarian – MSN
CHILDREN’S LIT
The best children’s books for every age group – The Telegraph
‘It feels an almost holy moment’: the beauty and magic of reading aloud to children – The Guardian
Writing Advice and Literary Wisdom from the Great E.B. White – Lit Hub
LIBRARIES
Hungary’s oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation – CNN
Libraries Pay More for E-Books. Some States Want to Change That. – New York Times
New Report: The State-by-State 2025 Legislative Landscape for Libraries – EveryLibrary
Pride Is Disappearing in Libraries Across the U.S. – Book Riot
‘There is no political power without power over the archive’ – The Observer
A Virginia public library is fighting off a takeover by private equity. – Lit Hub
YA LIT
Breaking Boundaries: YA Authors Crossing Over into Adult Fiction – Publishers Weekly
Sarah J. Maas Breaks Silence On A Court Of Thorns & Roses Book 6 – And It’s The Best Update In Years – ScreenRant
CHILDREN’S LIT
4 picture books that roar with stories of courage and friendship – Christian Science Monitor
LIBRARY
Georgia librarian fired over LGBTQ children’s book in summer reading display – Chattanooga Times Free Press
Mellon Foundation Announces Appointment of Dr. Carla Hayden as Mellon Senior Fellow – Info Docket
We Can Still Save the Institute for Museum and Library Services – Book Riot
YA LIT
The Best YA Books of 2025 So Far – Book Riot
Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominees Quarterly Round-Up: Summer Edition – YALSA
Most Anticipated Young Adult SFF/H for July & August 2025 – Reactor
Young adult literature is not as young as it used to be, shows a librarian’s research – Phys.org
CHILDREN’S LIT
Enter an Archive of 10,000+ Historical Children’s Books, All Digitized & Free to Read Online – Open Culture
‘One kid at a time’: How children’s books on male friendship could combat toxic masculinity – The Guardian
YA LIT
14 YA & MG Books & Graphic Novels with Disability Representation – SLJ
Magical Meals: 7 YA Fantasy Reads for Foodies – Book Riot
Susan Beth Pfeffer, 77, Dies; Wrote Complex Stories for Young Adults – New York Times
‘We Were Liars’ Author on Bringing That Twist to Life in the Prime Video Series – The Hollywood Reporter
The YA Fantasy Book Adaptation Race Is Taking An Awesome New Direction With This 14-Year-Old Series – Screen Rant
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
20 Canadian children’s books to read this summer – CBC
Children’s book reviews: Summer stories to warm up and inspire an eager imagination – Irish Examiner
Katherine Paterson: Prolific, Celebrated, Beloved, and Never Speechless – Montpelier Bridge
SLJ Opens Poll, Asking Readers to Name the Best Books of the Past 25 Years – SLJ
LIBRARIES
SC librarians wore rainbow lanyards when a Pride display was canceled. Then they were fired. – The Post and Courier
York County Library (SC) Proposes Restrictions on Trans, Gender Books for Those Under 18 – Book Riot
YA LIT
11 New Young Adult LGBTQ+ Books You Should Read for Pride Month – Geek Girl Authority
CHILDREN’S LIT
9 Titles to Learn About Juneteenth – SLJ
The best books for children about refugees – The Guardian
Gen Z Parents Not Reading to Children Alarms Experts – Newsweek
Maurice Sendak’s Wild Things Drawing Sells for Record $625,000 at Heritage Auctions – Intelligent Collector
Peter Brown rebooted ‘The Wild Robot’ for the preschool set. His underlying message remains – LA Times
LIBRARIES
Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden speaks out on her firing by Trump – CBS News
Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction in IMLS Lawsuit – American Libraries
YA LIT
10+ LGBTQ+ YA books to celebrate Pride Month 2025 – United by Pop
All the New Young Adult SFF Books Arriving in June 2025 – Reactor
War and wonder: The best new YA and intermediate fiction – New Zealand Listener
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Celebrating 20 Years of AND TANGO MAKES THREE – Book Riot
Children’s books are getting shorter — here is the proof – The Times
Ten New Children’s Books That Promise Page-Turning Adventures – Lit Hub
What’s New in Early Readers & Chapter Books, June 2025 – Imagination Soup
LIBRARIES
Libraries are becoming ‘community living rooms’ keeping regional Australians connected – ABC (Australia) News
Rural library funding threats – NPR
Schools, libraries urge House not to repeal E-Rate’s Wi-Fi hotspot rule – StateScoop
Three Libraries With Unique Non-Book Collections – Book Riot
The U.S.-Canada Border Runs Through This Library. That’s Now a Problem. – New York Times
YA LIT
Paramount Pictures to Adapt Rebecca Ross’ Divine Rivals – Reactor
CHILDREN’S LIT
11 must-read books celebrating AANHPI stories – Seattle’s Child
Elisha Cooper on the Beauty of Imperfect – New York Times
LIBRARIES
In a Stunning Reversal, The Fifth Circuit Deals a Massive Blow to the Freedom to Read – Words & Money
Rural library funding threats – NPR
This is Government Censorship in its Plainest Form, States EveryLibrary – SLJ
YA LIT
13 Captivating Titles to Sweep Teens Away in the Summer Months – We Are Kid Lit Collective
Here Have Some New YA Romance Coming This Summer, by Riley Jensen – SLJ
Kenneth Oppel returns with an edge-of-your-seat survival thriller – Quill & Quire
Waking Brain Cells 