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Judith Kerr wins BookTrust lifetime achievement award 2016

Anson Reading Room, Codrington Library, All Souls College, Oxford (photo by Indiana Jonsmo):

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Being a librarian now means also being at least a part-time social worker — Timeline

Browse free or die? New Hampshire library is at privacy fore

Librarians fear for what’s being lost as they transition

Library Of Congress Has Too Many Librarians, So We Should Reject New Nominee To Run It | Techdirt

Rochester libraries to eliminate fines for children’s books

TEEN READS

Top 10 speedy reads

This Week’s Tweets, Pins & Tumbls

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13 Children’s Books That Break Racial Stereotypes

2016 Caldecott Medal Acceptance by Sophie Blackall — The Horn Book Gorgeous speech.

2016 Newbery Acceptance by Matt de la Peña — The Horn Book – A must-read speech for everyone.

The Audacious Choice of Sophie Blackall — The Horn Book

Bringing diversity and brown faces to children’s books

GeekDad Charts a Course With Hope Larson and ‘Compass South’ – GeekDad

Jerry Pinkney and the Power of Story: Profile of 2016 Wilder & CSK–Virginia Hamiliton Award Winner – The Horn Book

On the Importance of Creepy Kids’ Books  – https://t.co/TalwbiLOQC 

One Mom’s Fond Farewell to the Beloved Elephant & Piggie Series

Raquel D’Apice’s Open Letter To The Female Hat-Wearing Dog in “Go, Dog. Go!”

Silent and Strong: 14 Books for Introverted Kids and Teens | Brightly

‘Swallows and Amazons’ Forever: Why a now-obscure children’s novel is great summer reading

Tween Pride Reads – ALSC Blog

Which is why there ALWAYS have to be books in the playroom, between the toys ;-):

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“An Evening to Paint” at North Carolina Wesleyan College’s Pearsall Library:

Libraries that Listen | American Libraries Magazine

Officials break ground on $115 million Enoch Pratt renovation

TEEN READS

Out of the Box – Transgender lives — The Horn Book

RT : From The Hub: Booklist: YA Alternate History

A Safe and Sacred Space – Guest Post by Benjamin Alire Saenz –

This Week’s Tweets, Pins & Tumbls

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11 Books Every Feminist Read Growing Up

11 Books That Will Inspire Your Kid’s Wanderlust

11 Books That Will Make A Sad Kid Happy

The Best Children’s Books of Summer 2016 | Brightly

The Boxcar Children are getting a movie and kids everywhere should rejoice

Children’s book illustrator Nancy Carlson on sexism in the industry, the importance of doodling

Dahl’s fantasies involve capable kids

Exclusive Book Trailer Premiere: RETURN by Aaron Becker — 100 Scope Notes

Mo Willems and the art of children’s books

Top 10 dads in picture books – They had me at Pete’s a Pizza.

Top 10 tigers in children’s books

@Annette Howard Reed Hare My freshman finished Divergent today. One of my students cried because it was over :-( I love her!!:

LIBRARIES

An Amphitheater. A Laptop Bar. It’s a New York Library Like No Other.

Carnegie’s huge library investment still felt in Ohio

Chicago Public Library hopes to give away 1 million free books, dozen to every child

E-books fair game for public libraries, says advisor to top Europe court

Google Canada partners with Toronto Public Libraries to loan out portable WiFi hotspots

Meet Toronto Public Library’s newest Innovator in Residence | Metro News

Museum exhibits on display at libraries during Cincinnati Museum Center renovations

Photographing the Quiet Majesty of America’s Public Libraries

Video calls in Brooklyn libraries will put inmates in touch with their families

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TEEN READS

The 8 Most Lovably Awkward Characters in YA Books | Brightly

Remembering Lois Duncan, the queen of the young adult thriller novel

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In honor of National Library Lover's Month, today we are celebrating with quotes about libraries!:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

11 Of Maurice Sendak’s Best Quotes To Live By

Eighty years of children’s books: the best Carnegie medal winners

Evan Turk’s ‘The Storyteller’ in Photos

Top 10 secret libraries of all time

What will my kids read this summer? I’m pretending not to care

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6 (great) reasons to visit the library this summer via

Libraries of the future | The Gazette

Gregory Maguire:

TEEN READS

Should We Censor What Teens Read?

This Week’s Tweets, Pins & Tumbls

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CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Are Frog And Toad Gay? The Author’s Daughter Suggests They May Have Been More Than Friends

Beyond the summer book list: How to cultivate a childhood reading habitat

Do myths and folklore damage children’s brains?

Five questions for Tim Federle — The Horn Book

How The ‘Goodnight Moon’ Author And Collaborator Revolutionized Kids Books

Interview with picture book author/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds

LGBTQ Lit for Children and Teens Comes of Age

Misconceptions About American Food I Had From Books

Portland author’s new book explores the mind of a middle schooler

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Beyond the book: a whole new chapter in the role of public libraries

Escaping poverty through the library

In Omaha, A Library With No Books Brings Technology To All

Multnomah County Library will waive over $600,000 in fines, end late charges for kids

Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library named Library of the Year, highest honor in U.S. and Canada

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You May Soon Binge Books Just Like You Binge Netflix

TEEN READS

Rich in Color | 9 YA picks for LGBT Pride Month

YA Adaptation ‘Everything, Everything’ Finds Director (Exclusive)

We Need Diverse Books Video

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Wow. One powerful video of why we need diverse authors who have a passion for creating diverse books for our children. Beautiful!

This Week’s Tweets, Pins & Tumbls

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Securing a portal:

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11 Children’s Books That Pass The Bechdel Test

in children’s books goes deeper than race

How One Woman Is Helping Black Kids See Themselves In Books

I Ate Like My Favorite Children’s Book Characters

PJ Lynch is Ireland’s new children’s laureate

Sorry, Junie B.: Early Chapter Book Characters I Actually Like – GeekDad

Behind Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Success May Surprise You

This could become the most expensive ever children’s book if it sells for £2m

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Books are back. Only the technodazzled thought they would go away | Simon Jenkins

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Dems Try To Stop Republicans From Making Library of Congress Use Term ‘Illegal Alien’

Newfoundland To Shutter More than Half its Libraries

San Jose council might put off library changes to ‘explore’ new partnership

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20 children’s books for mini-feminists

“Books on Film: Morris Micklewhite’s Controversy”

Ignite her curiosity with these books starring science-loving Mighty Girls!

Lane Smith explains the origins of his darkly funny picture books

Michael Rosen’s greatest quotes to mark his 70th birthday!

Middle Grade Books Take on Mature Topics

My Brother is a Superhero wins best children’s book award

Revered children’s illustrator told to ‘change stereotypical images’

Through The Looking Glass: How Children’s Books Have Grown Up – NPR

Why every parent should read to their kids

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“Knowledge Is Power: Serving Gender Diverse Youth in the Library”

“North Carolina Librarians, Library Associations React to HB2 [Library Journal]”

Ah, the good old days, when we ignored each other with books instead of smartphones.:

TEEN READS

“10 New YA Books to Read This Summer”

Kentucky Parent Warns of ‘Filth’ in Looking for Alaska via

Why we shouldn’t protect teenagers from controversial issues in fiction

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Comics Update! – ALSC Blog

Q&A with Gene Luen Yang – GeekDad

Reading Through Trauma: How Story Helped Us Navigate Challenging Days | Brightly

Sherman Alexie’s ‘Thunder Boy Jr.’ May Be Slated To Be A New Classic And A Bestseller – Forbes

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How Libraries — Yes, Libraries — Are Helping People Ditch Stuff They Don’t Need

The Hushed Interiors of 19th Century Libraries

Why I Sacrificed 45% of My Salary to Work in a Library

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TEEN READS

New young adult novels tackle self-acceptance, rape culture