Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I think are cool:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Angry parents criticise Julia Donaldson for ‘inappropriate’ smoking scarecrow – Telegraph http://buff.ly/1ouooGZ #kidlit

Author and illustrator Ashley Bryan comes of age – The Portland Press Herald – http://buff.ly/1u0YNco #kidlit

‘Creepy’? New ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ book cover confuses readers – Books http://buff.ly/1okdAM8 #kidlit

George R.R. Martin’s children’s book gets re-release http://buff.ly/1o8gzae #kidlit

It’s time to rethink what children’s non-fiction could be – Telegraph http://buff.ly/V1Q3mS #kidlit

J.K. Rowling reaches out to shooting survivor who quoted Dumbledore – CNET http://buff.ly/1r67xsS #kidlit

Picture a Novel from Lane Smith http://buff.ly/1xwhxOm #kidlit

Starred reviews, September/October Horn Book Magazine – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/1y61Cq7 #kidlit

Top Ten Novels in Verse by Katie Strawser | Nerdy Book Club http://buff.ly/1ouoD4I #kidlit

What are the best books for children who feel ‘weird’ or different? | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1ugyOec #kidlit

LIBRARIES

Macmillan’s Full Catalog of Ebooks Now Available to Public Libraries | American Libraries Magazine http://buff.ly/1nnUlfl #ebooks #libraries

The Way Upward | Design4Impact http://buff.ly/1rWn0Qj #libraries

PUBLISHING TRADE

Google partners with Barnes & Noble for same-day book delivery | The Verge http://buff.ly/1ogxg4m

James Patterson: If I were Amazon’s Jeff Bezos (Opinion) http://buff.ly/1u1wE4T

TEEN READS

How Rainbow Rowell Turned A Bomb Into A Best-Selling Novel http://buff.ly/1nw59bq #yalit

WILS WORLD

"Attention is a scarce resource in this century" #wils14

Don’t just do things right, do the right things. #wils14

Don’t sacrifice good for the perfect. #wils14

If you aren’t risking failure, you aren’t moving the library forward enough. #wils14

Innovation can happen in a time of reduced funding. You don’t need additional resources. #wils14

Measure success via serendipity rather than productivity – look at things in other ways than industrial measures. #wils14

People overwhelmed by choice and full library shelves. #wils14

Relationship with publishers – do libraries pay more or walk away? #wils14

Start very small and very quickly to hear immediately from potential customers and react and reprioritize – #wils14

Your library catalog is very expensive real estate so use it to promote library events. #wils14

Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I think are cool:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

John Boyne’s top 10 child narrators | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1ry6q7H #kidlit

Q & A with Anthony Browne http://buff.ly/1kUcoK1 #kidlit

R.L. Stine and Marc Brown Collaborate on a Picture Book http://buff.ly/1rt5AJo #kidlit

Swoon Worthy Nonfiction Picture Books | There’s a Book for That http://buff.ly/1nxCdDY #kidlit

Top 10 animal villains | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1rAVgk0 #kidlit

EBOOKS

Book News: Amazon Exec Says Hachette Is Using Authors ‘As Human Shields’ : The Two-Way : NPR http://buff.ly/1uiI3hO #ebooks

LIBRARIES

Forbes Says Close The Libraries And Buy Everyone An Amazon Kindle Unlimited Subscription http://buff.ly/1mrHHvf #libraries #ebooks

Nearly 100 percent of libraries offer tech training and STEM programs, study finds http://buff.ly/1z4NlfN #libraries

TECHNOLOGY

The best literary hashtags on Twitter http://buff.ly/1qROqmh #books #reading #twitter

Reclaiming Our (Real) Lives From Social Media http://buff.ly/1oWd42N

TEEN READS

Can I Get A Do-Over? Shadow Selves And Second Chances : NPR http://buff.ly/1rxYKlV #yalit

Top Shelf reveals John Lewis’s March: Book Two cover – Comics News – Digital Spy http://buff.ly/1zYT1cu #yalit

Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I think are cool:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

5 Stereotypes Positive Aging Picture Books Avoid | Lindsey McDivitt http://buff.ly/1zmZLk9 #kidlit

6 Folktales from 6 Continents to Read to Your Kids | BOOK RIOT http://buff.ly/1jgszWB #kidlit

18 Picture Books Guaranteed To Make You Laugh Out Loud Or At Least Smile by Margie Culver | Nerdy Book Club http://buff.ly/1zrxvwX #kidlit

The Best Illustrations from 150 Years of Alice in Wonderland | Brain Pickings http://buff.ly/1srwgsR #kidlit

Get On Board: SLJ Selects A Bevy of Board Books | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/1ogE6BD #kidlit

Harry Potter Reconnects With Old Pals to Watch the World Cup in New JK Rowling Piece – GalleyCat http://buff.ly/1rMKZ3Z #kidlit #rowling

Julia Donaldson: I’m like the mouse in the Gruffalo | Books | The Observer http://buff.ly/1r3Elnj #kidlit

Mac Barnett Talks to Phil & Erin Stead – http://buff.ly/1qPLWIA #kidlit

Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast » Blog Archive » Finding the Right Illustrations with Melissa Sweet http://buff.ly/1qfBBlB #kidlit

EBOOKS

Amazon Wants to Bury Hachette by Offering 100% of E-Book Sales to Authors http://buff.ly/1k6u04Y #ebooks

With eBooks Still Pricey, Illinois Libraries Flex Their Marketing Muscle http://buff.ly/TOs8H9 #ebooks #libraries

LIBRARIES

9 Striking Library Posters from the Great Depression | BOOK RIOT http://buff.ly/1jgeYP3 #libraries

READING

Confessions Of A Binge Reader (Or, How I Read So Much) | Thought Catalog http://buff.ly/1mj3jPk #reading

FingerReader ring can read printed text to blind people | Chips http://buff.ly/1k2yZDW #reading

New Jane Austen waxwork uses forensic science to model ‘the real Jane’ | Books http://buff.ly/1jqvEnp

Which are the most unread books of 2014? http://buff.ly/1jtv0FV #reading

Why "old book smell" has hints of vanilla – Vox http://buff.ly/1oFJJuA #reading

TEEN READS

25 YA Books For GAME OF THRONES Fans | Blog | Epic Reads http://buff.ly/1j2MN66 #yalitCould reading dark literature harm your teenage children? http://buff.ly/1oCHUP5 #yalit

Great Reads for Video Gamers | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/1qntSC3 #yalit

In His Own Words: Walter Dean Myers | BOOK RIOT http://buff.ly/1k2ymu9 #yalit

Maggie Stiefvater: I steal a real human heart for each of my characters | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1jlHAqB #yalit

Mary E. Pearson on The Kiss of Deception & Writing YA Books| Lisa Parkin | http://buff.ly/1zpZAoa #yalit

Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I think are cool:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

14 Children’s Books that Challenge Gender Stereotypes – What Do We Do All Day? http://buff.ly/1iMNVuY #kidlit

19 Of The Most Inappropriately Named Children’s Books. Truly Bizarre http://buff.ly/1pWS4uQ #kidlit #humor

Books on Film: Kate DiCamillo on NBC – a lesson in perseverance – http://buff.ly/1rUMSZy #kidlit

Growing Int’l Latino Book Awards Reflect Booming Market – NBC http://buff.ly/1qrIWSG http://buff.ly/1qrIUKr #latino #kidlit #yalit

How to Build a Bestseller with Non-White Characters | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/1wUyJOW #kidlit

Let’s Go On An Adventure: 20 Books to Inspire Adventurous Mighty Girls / A Mighty Girl | A Mighty Girl http://buff.ly/1pWE4kA #kidlit

Michael Morpurgo tells teachers to cry when reading to children – Telegraph http://buff.ly/1qrJHuZ #kidlit #reading

My hero: William Steig by Jon Klassen | Books | The Guardian http://buff.ly/1pJhqkf #kidlit

A Profile of Rita Williams-Garcia: Being Eleven – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/1rULaYb #kidlit

Reflecting on 20 Years of The Giver | Lois Lowry | http://buff.ly/1wFpRMX #kidlit

What are the best first world war books for children? | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1rPpcpD #kidlit

EBOOKS

Go To Hellman: Overdrive is Making My Crazy Dream Come True http://buff.ly/1qmRR7U #ebooks #libraries #bing

LIBRARIES

America’s 10 Most Unique Libraries (PHOTOS) http://buff.ly/1rTy1yJ #libraries

Banned Books Week Announces Comics Focus | ALA 2014 http://buff.ly/1pJoa1m #comics #books #banned #libraries

OCLC Researchers Reorder and Reinterpret Ranganathan’s 5 Laws of Library Science For Today | LJ INFOdocket http://buff.ly/1o4m5Ye #libraries

PRIVACY

Does Your State Protect Your Privacy in the Digital Age? | American Civil Liberties Union http://buff.ly/1iQVv7L #privacy

TECHNOLOGY

Preschoolers Outsmart College Students In Figuring Out Gadgets : Shots – Health News : NPR http://buff.ly/1rPoQ28

TEEN READS

2014 ALA Guide to ARCs & Signings | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/1rTsJmG #ala #kidlit #yalit

Writing Teen Lives: A YA Roundtable http://pwne.ws/1pUiAFf

Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I think are cool:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

2014 Mind the Gap Awards – The Horn Book – Books ignored by ALA Awards – http://buff.ly/UHkaQZ #kidlit

2014 Quaker Books for Quaker Kids — @fuseeight A Fuse #8 Production http://buff.ly/1pxueWh #kidlit

Cathy Cassidy’s top 10 books with secrets | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1jnX3AE #kidlit‘

Children’s books do not need happy endings, Carnegie Medal winner says – Telegraph http://buff.ly/1pvO8RC #kidlit

Duncan Tonatiuh Wants Latino Children to See Themselves in Books – NBC http://buff.ly/V6SlCn http://buff.ly/V6SlSA #kidlit #diversity

The Giver’ Director Admits Color In First Trailer Was ‘An Error’ http://buff.ly/TrWK19 #kidlit

EBOOKS

Barnes & Noble plans to spin off ailing Nook as a separate public company — Tech News and Analysis http://buff.ly/1jiY7FY #ebooks

Simon & Schuster expands library ebook lending program http://buff.ly/1mybYgD #ebooks

U.S. publishers’ revenue from ebooks roughly flat in 2013, but unit sales rose – Tech News and Analysis http://buff.ly/1myN7t3 #ebooks

LIBRARIES

Two Major Public Library Systems Are About to Start Lending Wi-Fi Hotspots – CityLab http://buff.ly/Tw2nLO #libraries

YA LIT

10 Super Fun Teen Summer Novels That Adults Will Love Too http://buff.ly/TrWSh3 #yalit

Carnegie Medal: ‘the darkest children’s book I’ve ever read’ – Telegraph http://buff.ly/1pvO5oF #yalit

David Levithan on LGBTQ books for teens | The Japan Times http://buff.ly/V6Jv7y #yalit #lgbtq

Men should be able to read YA, too http://buff.ly/UKlrXB #yalit

Planet YA Europe

Stephen Colbert Shares His Definition of ‘Young Adult Book’ With John Green – GalleyCat http://buff.ly/1maPgpV #yalit

Why film adaption soundtracks need to fit with the original books | Children’s books http://buff.ly/TvU0Qg #yalit

Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I think are cool:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

10 Books For Kids Who Hate Reading| Lisa Graff | http://buff.ly/1hR6QUW #kidlit

25 Books That Diversify Kids’ Reading Lists This Summer | MindShift http://buff.ly/1uFHLOL #kidlit

Beloved Children’s Book Editor Frances Foster Dies at 83 | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/SQdUoK #kidlit

A Diverse #SummerReading List For Kids : NPR Ed : NPR http://buff.ly/1tU8x3E #kidlit

Iconic Italian Graphic Artist Bruno Munari’s Rare Vintage “Interactive” Picture-Books | Brain Pickings http://buff.ly/1hRcVAM #kidlit

Peter Sis and his editor Margaret Ferguson discuss The Pilot and the Little Prince. http://buff.ly/1kDgOth #kidlit

Susan Marie Swanson on Poetry for Children http://buff.ly/Tw7tIg #poetry # kidlit

Top 10 Ways to Enjoy Reading This Summer by Jami Spaulding | Nerdy Book Club http://buff.ly/1s1qVMc #reading

Why adults shouldn’t be embarrassed to read children’s books | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1ikbncZ #yalit

EBOOKS

James Patterson: Digital revolution threatens American literature http://buff.ly/1ovhsZO #ebooks

LIBRARIES

Dylan’s Desk: Watch this multi-billion-dollar industry evaporate overnight | VentureBeat – http://buff.ly/1hMn15S #journals

In win for libraries, court rules database of Google-scanned books is “fair use” — Tech News and Analysis http://buff.ly/1hMP6dk

Librarians – A Celebration by Justin Stygles | Nerdy Book Club http://buff.ly/1s1rh5J #libraries #librarians

TEEN READS

High School Principal Cancels Entire Reading Program To Stop Students From Reading Cory Doctorow’s ‘Little Brother’ http://buff.ly/1ovhBwe

How Reality Became the Hot New Thing in YA http://buff.ly/1uXXgBQ #yalit

I Think, Therefore I Swear| Brian Conaghan | http://buff.ly/1hR6Y6I #yalit

Ten reasons why it is okay to read YA http://buff.ly/1ihOKpy #yalit

This Is Why Young Adult Books Are Not Only Acceptable, But Beneficial For Adults http://buff.ly/1hR71iV #yalit

What YA Gives Me That Other Genres Don’t Hint: It’s Not Embarrassment | Book Reviews & Recommendations http://buff.ly/SQcbQi #yalit

A Young Adult Author’s Fantastic Crusade to Defend Literature’s Most Maligned Genre | Nerve http://buff.ly/SL6Idu #yalit #humor

Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I think are cool:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

10 Questions With…Illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi | ALL THE WRITE NOTES http://buff.ly/1o9O5vN #kidlit

BEA 2014: Diversity in Children’s Publishing http://buff.ly/1pIRK5P #kidlit

BEA Buzz: Five graphic novels to look forward to this year — Good Comics for Kids http://buff.ly/1jQyECV #kidlit

Cameron McAllister’s top 10 amazing machines in children’s books | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1ulw6o4 #kidlit

Harry Potter And The Forbidden Books : NPR http://buff.ly/1pIWLbH #kidlit

Here’s What Would Happen If Your Favorite Childhood Books Were Written Today http://buff.ly/1oS19I6 #kidlit #humor

Judy Blume: Parents worry too much about what children read – Telegraph http://buff.ly/1ob6xUM #kidslit #reading

Librarian Preview: Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group (Fall 2014) — @fuseeight A Fuse #8 Production http://buff.ly/1pIQ9gv #kidlit

Predictions! 2014 NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books — @100scopenotes 100 Scope Notes http://buff.ly/1jRdi8D #kidlit

RAISING A READER Organization Offers Tips for Getting Children to Read During Summer Vacation – BWWBooksWorld http://buff.ly/1pPTWWw

Robert Sabuda’s top 10 pop-up books | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1oS0S84 #kidlit

Welcome, Little One | Great Books about Babies | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/1jQxirY #kidlit

Writing advice from Roald Dahl | Simon Read http://buff.ly/1jR7BHL #writing #authors #kidlit

LIBRARIES

5 Ways Libraries Cultivate Community Art| Erinn Batykefer | http://buff.ly/1jQxCXG #libraries

Check Out the Internet: Libraries Lending Internet Access http://buff.ly/1oG5FJG #libraries

How your library can get a gig – District Dispatch http://buff.ly/1kyzBWC #libraries

Libraries see light after years of cuts http://buff.ly/1ulvqiq #libraries

PRIVACY

TechFiat – Decentralized Economics • Today is the day we Reset the Net http://buff.ly/1pIM2RB #privacy

TEEN READS

I Say Awkward Things To Authors: BEA 2014 Edition | BOOK RIOT http://buff.ly/1oa1y74 #bea – I thought I was the only one who did this!

The Muscle-Flexing, Mind-Blowing Book Girls Will Inherit The Earth : Monkey See : NPR http://buff.ly/1jVUHIn #yalit

Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I think are cool:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

12 Quotes From Roald Dahl for Book Lovers http://buff.ly/1kbKkzU #kidlit #writing

15 Spanish-English children’s books to help your child embrace diversity http://buff.ly/1gEZwuy #kidlit

Creep around Graveyards, Search for Spies | Summer Reading for Grades 4-8 | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/1jXQpWs #kidlit

Delightful Difference: ‘This Is a Moose’ and ‘Froodle’ – NYT http://buff.ly/1kbImzy #kidlit

Diversity in Children’s Lit: Mediocrity Matters as Much as Masterpieces – The Atlantic http://buff.ly/RCl7bi #kidlit #diversity

Henry Winkler: I didn’t read a book myself until I was 31 years old | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1oFtBun #reading

How to Get Kids Hooked on Nonfiction Books This Summer | MindShift http://buff.ly/1tqG98V #kidlit #nonfiction #reading

Kate DiCamillo’s Picks For Summer Treehouse Reading : NPR http://buff.ly/1jOMNGe #kidlit

Number Five Bus presents… | potentially interesting interactions with fellow book people http://buff.ly/1kg3q80 #kidlit

“Of course she’s pretty!”: What happens when kids only see white people in books http://buff.ly/RCkWfU #kidlit

LIBRARIES

How Do You Library? – http://buff.ly/1kg2PTS #libraries #howilibrary

PUBLISHING

Amazon speaks out on Hachette dispute: “We are not optimistic that this will be resolved soon” — GigaOM http://buff.ly/RCpSkU

TEEN READS

Authors Talk ‘Two Boys Kissing’ LIVE http://buff.ly/1nhioQO #yalit

Author Mitali Perkins: 3 YA Novels To Help Us Remember Our Nigerian Girls http://buff.ly/1nbv8by #yalit

Patrick Ness’s top 10 ‘unsuitable’ books for teenagers | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1jXVfTL #yalit

Top 10 books to read now you’ve finished The Fault in Our Stars | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1ns3ycS #yalit

When Holden Met Katniss: The 40 Best YA Novels | Rolling Stone http://buff.ly/1nbuYkE #yalit

Who decides what I get to read? | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1gEZqTF #yalit

Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I think are cool:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

37 Children’s Books That Changed Your Life http://buff.ly/1vtqklV #kidlit

CCBlogC: Watch the 2014 Arbuthnot Lecture http://buff.ly/1gbfj4c #kidlit

Damian Dibben’s top 10 time travel books | Guardian- Children’s books http://buff.ly/1jGBAYp #kidlit

Diversity in Children’s Books: Moving From Outcry to Real, Market-Driven Solutions| Kyle Zimmer | http://buff.ly/1lXFvgq #kidlit

Elmer – celebrating difference for 25 years – in pictures | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1o6IzMc #kidlit

Funny business – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/S0fzYP #kidlit #humor

If You Want To Teach Kids History, Try Grossing Them Out First : NPR http://buff.ly/1vt6dEl #kidlit

Sassy siblings – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/S0fCDY #kidlit

EBOOKS

OverDrive & Smashwords Announce Distribution Deal; 200,000 Titles by 80,000 Authors Now Available | LJ INFOdocket http://buff.ly/SevGly

LIBRARIES

Brewster Kahle, the Librarian of 404 Billion Websites | Motherboard http://buff.ly/1mA2NeT #libraries

The New York Public Library Comes Around : The New Yorker http://buff.ly/1hQXeDz #libraries

This library is anything but quiet : http://buff.ly/Tz5FP8 – http://buff.ly/Tz5HGA #libraries

What’s Really Wrong With Google?| Nancy K. Humphreys | http://buff.ly/1lXL6Dv #libraries #google

Why buy when you can borrow instead? – Chicago Tribune http://buff.ly/1ojvmNx #libraries

Why Libraries Matter – a day in the life of New York Public Library – The Atlantic http://buff.ly/1j2ILEp #libraries

Why the death of net neutrality would be a disaster for libraries http://buff.ly/1jQW76y #netneutrality #libraries

TECHNOLOGY

UK launches large-scale study into mobile risk to kids (Wired UK) http://buff.ly/1jR6ZRW #technology #mobile #children

Who Has Your Back 2014: Protecting Your Data From Government Requests | Electronic Frontier Foundation http://buff.ly/1sX9dXp #privacy

TEEN READS

30 Diverse YA Titles To Get On Your Radar | BOOK RIOT http://buff.ly/1ojsEHQ #yalit

Bummer summer – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/S0fGDD #yalit

Feminist Young Adult Novels That You Must Read – Flavorwire http://buff.ly/1nYNSdV #yalit

The Mortal Instruments author Cassandra Clare interview – video | Children’s books http://buff.ly/RUSaI5 #yalit

Reading over the Rainbow | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1vtqeum #yalit #libraries #lgbtq

Terrible Trivium – On ‘The John Green Effect,’ Contemporary Realism, and Form as a Political Act http://buff.ly/1sWVr7h #yalit #diversity

TLT: Teen Librarian’s Toolbox: Dear Media, Let me help you write that article on YA literature http://buff.ly/1j2EH78 #yalit