Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I hope you find interesting:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

9 Life Lessons Everyone Can Learn From These Beloved Classic Children’s Books http://buff.ly/1fpfseZ #kidlit

2014 Spring/Summer Picture Book Preview| Minh Le | http://buff.ly/1dqyBKX #kidlit

Black history books teach children about traditions, unsung heroes http://buff.ly/1fpfm74 #kidlit

Books on Film: Making ‘The Calls’ — @100scopenotes 100 Scope Notes http://buff.ly/1dsPS6j #kidlit

COVER REVEAL: Raina Telgemeier’s ‘Sisters’ — The Beat http://buff.ly/1dqyA9I #kidlit

Exclusive: JK Rowling on Harry Potter character Gilderoy Lockhart – audio | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1bZvf1L #kidlit

Happy Year of the Horse! – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/MYlAmC #kidlit

‘Harry Potter’ Ending May Be Wrong, Says JK Rowling http://buff.ly/1dkpT0C #kidlit

How stories and reading can help teach children about disability | Guardian Professional http://buff.ly/MTe7p3 #kidlit

Jim Henson Company Options Rights to Randi Zuckerberg’s Picture Book DOT; Plans New Animated TV Series http://buff.ly/N9lp8a #kidlit

New ALSC Rule Will Limit Awards Committee Members’ Reviewing, Blogging | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/1dqTPZ0 #libraries #blogging

Pip Jones’s top 10 cats in children’s books | Children’s books http://buff.ly/MFgdsk #kidlit

Tim Federle ‏@TimFederle Feb 3

Confidence is overrated. Everything I’ve ever been proud of began in a place of total uncertainty.

Video: Mo Willems reacts to winning a 2014 Giesel honor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsqz_giMvzw&feature=share&list=UU7XkXRUKONFXX3-rnZO7Tag

EBOOKS

FCC makes “close call” in issuing e-reader waiver – District Dispatch http://buff.ly/MTmYa7 #ebooks

LIBRARIES

FCC: The time is now to speed library broadband connections http://buff.ly/N9AQxe #libraries

Minnesota’s libraries are rushing to adapt to a post-book world | Star Tribune http://buff.ly/N9DeE6 #libraries

Sonoma Library to Host Minecraft Camp – The Digital Shift http://buff.ly/1bZBanp #libraries

TEEN READS

For Black History Month, a time line to what black history in YA fiction looks like: http://bookriot.com/2014/02/05/black-history-ya-fiction-time-line/ …

Manga comics: where to start | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1fpfzHb #kidlit #manga

Outstanding Books for the College Bound | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) http://buff.ly/1fz0mUd #yalit

Ransom Riggs, photo collector – Fine Books and Collections http://buff.ly/1fN4Ecl #yalit

Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I hope you find interesting:

CHILDREN’S LIT

‘The Giver’: First Look at Jeff Bridges and Brenton Thwaites in Lois Lowry’s classic | Inside Movies http://buff.ly/1g6cFfM #kidlit

If All Adults Reread ‘The Berenstain Bears,’ The World Would Be A Much Better Place http://buff.ly/1fjVMdK #kidlit

Multicultural Children’s Book Day: Titles worth checking out http://buff.ly/1gr8QSo #kidlit

The Netflix of kids’ books? Epic launches on iPad for $9.99/month — Tech News and Analysis http://buff.ly/1dLdRgO #kidlit #ebooks

LIBRARIES

ALA Council approves new Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity – http://buff.ly/1bagc8o #libraries

Libraries as America’s Techno-Glue? http://buff.ly/1aOVvP1 #libraries

Librarypedia: The Future of Libraries and Wikipedia – The Digital Shift http://buff.ly/1dObXMg #libraries

READING

Report: 250 million school age kids can’t read – Appeal-Democrat: Us http://buff.ly/1baeCTT #reading

TEEN READS

Rainbow Rowell signs two-book deal with First Second | Shelf Life http://buff.ly/1ba4k6k #yalit

Stories of the Impossible – An interview with Patrick Ness | BOOK RIOT http://buff.ly/1ffLz24 #yalit

Two Studios to Partner on an Adaptation of ‘Between Shades of Gray’ – GalleyCat http://buff.ly/1dLQ1BA #yalit

What graphic novel should be required reading in high schools? http://buff.ly/MrU1C1 #yalit

What makes an adult book right for teens? http://buff.ly/1gqMjFk #yalit

Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I hope you find interesting:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

8 Mom-Approved Books on Puberty That Kids Will Actually Like | The Stir http://buff.ly/L2erkp #kidlit

13 Civil Rights Picture Books for Kids – What Do We Do All Day? http://buff.ly/1hnLU3r #kidlit

ABC Books for Winter: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/193021534003573697/

Chris Raschka and Jon Klassen: A Caldecott Conversation — @100scopenotes 100 Scope Notes http://buff.ly/L2Oxgp #kidlit

Ten Ways to Raise Writers by Julie Falatko | Nerdy Book Club http://buff.ly/L2eyMM #writing

EBOOKS

eReading Is Rising, But It’s Not Replacing Print: Pew Research – GalleyCat http://buff.ly/1hvPys0 #ebooks

MAKING

You Bought It, You Own It! Time to Reclaim the Right to Use/Tinker/Repair/Make/Sell/Lend Your Stuff | EFF http://buff.ly/1hvJfF4 #making

TEEN READS

9 Teen Novels As Good As They Are Popular http://buff.ly/1hnLUAu #yalit

Top 13 YA Books for Talking to Teens About Tough Stuff | Laurie Halse Anderson http://buff.ly/1cV4hra #yalit

Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I hope you find interesting:

CHILDREN’S LIT

Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales Come To Life In Eerie Photography Project http://buff.ly/JFuPq0 #kidlit

CCBlogC: Authors and the Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad, No Good Review http://buff.ly/KBf6Jk #kidlit

Dan Gutman on a career that he’s glad he fell into http://buff.ly/1a0gLhl #kidlit

Like a Winter Vortex, BOB 2014 Is Gathering Force — http://ow.ly/soCee SLJ’s Battle of the Books is Back! #sljbob @SLJsBoB

Matt Renwick’s Top Ten Takeaways from The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease | Nerdy Book Club http://buff.ly/1lwZfJy #kidlit

Monica Edinger’s List of Books About Africa – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/1dOoKma #kidlit

What Makes a Good Horse Book? – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/KEuKUc #kidlit

EBOOKS

Barnes & Noble announces abysmal holiday Nook sales | Internet & Media – CNET News http://buff.ly/KJBGPP #ebooks

Will an “All-You-Can-Read” service work? – Business Circle http://buff.ly/1ikWOXP #ebooks

LIBRARIES

Corinne Hill: LJ’s 2014 Librarian of the Year http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/01/awards/corinne-hill-ljs-2014-librarian-of-the-year/ …

Librarians Take On New Roles in the Digital Age (INFOGRAPHIC) | Frankie Rendón http://buff.ly/1cFXrcl #libraries

Minnesota librarians push to curb NSA snooping | Star Tribune http://buff.ly/JU0mnC – Proud to be a librarian! #libraries #nsa #privacy

Tacoma Public Library’s StoryLab opens up digital world | Tacoma | The News Tribune http://buff.ly/1a0iqU7 #libraries

The Top 10 Library Stories of 2013 http://buff.ly/1lwMbnt #libraries

SOCIAL MEDIA

Drinking from the Twitter firehose: I love the stream, but I need more filters and bridges — Tech News and Analysis http://buff.ly/KJVaUH

YA LIT

10 YA Releases We Can’t Wait to Read in 2014 http://buff.ly/1dVgvon #yalit

2014 YA Fiction Preview: 60 Titles for Your January – June Radar | BOOK RIOT – http://buff.ly/1ad6Bxl #yalit

BBC – Newsbeat – Five books being turned into films in 2014 http://buff.ly/1lwOOFO #yalit

The Compulsive Reader: Laurie Halse Anderson Talks About The Impossible Knife of Memory http://buff.ly/1aI8heP #yalit

Disney is giving the Star Wars comics license to Marvel in 2015 http://buff.ly/1cNS23U

‘I don’t want smut on the page’: Divergent author Veronica Roth on sex and teen fiction – The Independent http://buff.ly/1lwP5IM #yalit

Page to Screen: A Year’s Worth of New Adaptations | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/1lwZYKG #yalit

Check out a summation of my 2013 activity on Twitter. Thank you to all of my followers for another great year!

Click on the image above to be taken to the video. 

Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I hope you find interesting:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

15 Children’s Books Re-Envisioned For College Students http://buff.ly/1fnF5xi #kidlit

100 Magnificent Children’s Books 2013 — @fuseeight A Fuse #8 Production http://buff.ly/1fnwjPN #kidlit

Best science picture books of 2013, including one that explains that babies don’t grow in mommy’s tummy. http://buff.ly/1cTSNID #kidlit

Bilbo Baggins is a girl: Until children’s books catch up to our daughters, rewrite them. http://buff.ly/1c1CE3A #kidlit

For gifters: kid picture books with snowy themes | Post-Crescent Media http://buff.ly/1fnwlXO #kidlit

HARRY POTTER Apparates Into the West End; J.K. Rowling to Co-Produce Stage Play Based on Magical Book Series! http://buff.ly/18DcZPI #kidlit

Hooked on books: Author James Patterson wants kids to share his love of reading : Student News http://buff.ly/1fjMWMa #kidlit

How Beatrix Potter self-published Peter Rabbit | Books http://buff.ly/1cOvP5E #kidlit

Jim Smith’s top 10 funny books for kids | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1fjKeX5 #kidlit

Joyce Sidman casts spells with poetry | Star Tribune http://buff.ly/1fnw4nV #poetry #kidlit

Live Webcast Scheduled for ALA 2014 Youth Media Awards | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/19Ak8ib #kidlit #yalit #awards #libraries

This Is What Children’s Books Looked Like In The 1800s, And It’s Super Fascinating http://buff.ly/1fnF4td #kidlit

EBOOKS

E-Readers Mark A New Chapter In The Developing World : Parallels : NPR http://buff.ly/1hnU6AB #ebooks

It Seems Weird How Cheap Amazon Kindles Are — Until You See This Crazy Stat – Business Insider http://buff.ly/1fmuJh6 #ebooks

LIBRARIES

Germany’s Unperfekthaus: Is this the Library of the Future? – The Digital Shift http://buff.ly/1fjKMwj #libraries

Libraries and how a study into their use influences facilities management | Human factors in FM http://buff.ly/18KbVak #libraries

Libraries reinvent themselves for the 21st century http://buff.ly/18KbgWC #libraries

Library, parks and rec merger commences in Clive | The Des Moines Register http://buff.ly/1c55Wyl #libraries

PRIVACY

54 Civil Liberties and Public Interest Organizations Oppose the FISA Improvements Act | EFF http://buff.ly/18zrrYZ #privacy

CBS Airs NSA Propaganda Informercial Masquerading As ‘Hard Hitting’ 60 Minutes Journalism | Techdirt http://buff.ly/1fjRNgs #privacy

Facebook self-censorship: What happens to the posts you don’t publish? http://buff.ly/1fjQRsu #privacy

READING

Here’s Your First Look at the Much-Anticipated Museum of Science Fiction | Underwire http://buff.ly/1hnUjU9

TEEN READS

10 Great Books for the Teen in Your Life http://buff.ly/1h8tjIq #yalit

11 Best YA Books of 2013 – Mashable – http://buff.ly/19AlYQi #yalit

14 Amazing YA Books With Inspirational Heroines http://buff.ly/1ho0GXE #yalit

Black Girls Hunger for Heroes, Too: A Black Feminist Conversation on Fantasy Fiction for Teens | Bitch Media http://buff.ly/1fmwxGV #yalit

Eleanor Catton’s Advice For Hunger Games Author… http://buff.ly/18ZljqO #yalit

An Interview with 2014 Morris Award Finalist Carrie Mesrobian | The Hub http://buff.ly/19Ar2UE #yalit

My 25 Favorite Young Adult Book Film Adaptations [Part 1] | Film Equals http://buff.ly/1fnwn23 #yalit

Poster For THE FAULT IN OUR STARS Movie » EarlyWord – http://buff.ly/18zsUhQ #yalit #movies

Seeking Wonderful Young Adult Novels That Deal With Race : Code Switch : NPR http://buff.ly/1901zmX #yalit

Why read graphic novels? | Children’s books http://buff.ly/18ZoFdz #yalit

YA Romance in 2013 | Blog | Smart Bitches, Trashy Books – http://buff.ly/1cTSwVY #yalit

Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I hope you find interesting:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

11 Rare Children’s Books from the Library of Congress | Mental Floss http://buff.ly/18mAKeH #kidlit

The 13 Best Children’s, Illustrated, and Picture Books of 2013 | Brain Pickings http://buff.ly/1gT32xv #kidlit

Latinas for Latino Literature: Latino Children’s Literature Celebrating the Holidays http://buff.ly/18wIJDH #kidlit

P.L. Travers’ Mary Poppins books are full of dark delight | Movies | The Seattle Times http://buff.ly/1gT9ULi #kidlit #classics

SLJ’s Top 10 Latino-themed Books of 2013 | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/JanWw7 #kidlit

Sesame Street’s ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Parody Is All About The Cookies http://buff.ly/1dlF6k7

What books are great to read aloud? | Children’s books http://buff.ly/19cNHWS #kidlit

You’ve Seen the Movies, Now Read These 80+ Children’s Classics http://buff.ly/1gXnAVN #kidlit

EBOOKS

Norway To Digitize All Norwegian Books, Allowing Domestic IP Addresses To Read All Of Them | Techdirt http://buff.ly/19hiMsA

LIBRARIES

The Meaning of Libraries | Michael Benson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-benson/the-meaning-of-libraries_b_4408468.html?utm_hp_ref=books&ir=Books … #libraries

Video game champions in the public library | Joystiq http://buff.ly/19hOI03 #libraries #gaming

What Are the Most Important Libraries in the World? | Mental Floss http://buff.ly/1f4hrWw #libraries

READING

Of the 124 Authors Who Made the ‘Times’ Top 10 Bestseller Lists in 2012, Only 3 Were People of Color | The Hairpin http://buff.ly/18mAJY1

Top Ten Ways to Encourage Children to Read Over Winter Break by Katherine Sokolowski | Nerdy Book Club http://buff.ly/IYkchl #reading

SOCIAL MEDIA

10 Surprising Twitter Statistics To Help You Reach More Followers | Fast Company – http://buff.ly/1gT9tRi

Pinterest Is Gaining Ground on Facebook and Twitter for News http://buff.ly/1gT7lci

Teens Dig Digital Privacy, If Snapchat Is Any Indication : All Tech Considered : NPR http://buff.ly/1dlCMcI #privacy

TEEN READS

At Book Riot today, I made an infographic for those of you seeking "gentle" or "green light" YA reads for all ages: http://bookriot.com/2013/12/09/green-light-ya-reads-a-flowchart/ …

Maurene Goo on How a Doctor and Lawyer Ended up Writing Young Adult Novels | Hyphen magazine http://buff.ly/Jb4Gi0 #yalit

Not just for kids: Young adult books are big sellers – CBS News http://buff.ly/18wKNvE #yalit

Why Everyone Should Read More Science Fiction | Amie Kaufman http://buff.ly/1dlFdMz #yalit

Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I hope you find interesting:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

24 Children’s Books to Help Little Ones Count Down the Days to Christmas | Seira Wilson http://buff.ly/18fkM3A #kidlit

Better Book Titles for children’s Christmas classics – http://buff.ly/1g7FLu3 #kidlit

Celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities With These Books http://buff.ly/18jqChv #yalit

A Field Guide to the Eccentric Creatures of Classic Children’s Literature | Robert Paul Weston http://buff.ly/1eSHUH4 #kidlit

Holiday High Notes 2013 – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/IIxoXo #kidlit

Kent University ‘penitent’ after belittling children’s books | Books http://buff.ly/18Xv8py #kidlit

‘Miss Peregrine’ sequel ‘Hollow City’ trailer reveal | Shelf Life http://buff.ly/1cXSfPV #kidlit

Our 2nd Nerdversary and The 2013 Nerdy Award Finalists | Nerdy Book Club http://buff.ly/18ipESD #kidlit

Recommended Hanukkah picture books – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/IBeXE0 #kidlit

Robin Etherington’s top 10 comic books | Children’s books http://buff.ly/18jvxif #kidlit

The top 5 scariest children’s books – IOL Lifestyle http://buff.ly/18fkVUV – 5 unlikely picks! #kidlit

Where Are the Picture Books by Women? | GeekDad http://buff.ly/1g7A13u #kidlit

Who says children’s books can’t be great literature? | Books http://buff.ly/18fkI46 #kidlit

EBOOKS

Worldreader fights global illiteracy with e-readers http://buff.ly/1g7BJSy #ebooks #literacy

LIBRARIES

@ALAlibrary members – did you know you can apply for a $1000 award to attend an international conference? Yep – http://ow.ly/rmN0R

Libraries fear NSA is targeting their records | TheHill http://buff.ly/IHqHF2 #libraries #privacy #nsa

Mini Book Making at St. Ambrose University Library | Library as Incubator Project http://buff.ly/IHuphQ #libraries

Toy Libraries: A Place to Play | American Libraries Magazine http://buff.ly/1g7EdQW #libraries

Vatican, Bodleian libraries unite to put ancient texts, Bibles online http://buff.ly/IHqzoX #libraries

READING

Quebec to limit discounts on books sold in the province – Montreal http://buff.ly/IHupP3 #books #reading

Waterstones spoof Amazon drones with owls http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10488368/Waterstones-spoof-Amazon-drones-with-owls.html … < great response!

Why Our Brains Make Us Click on Lists : The New Yorker http://buff.ly/190PnTr

TEEN READS

8 books that have stuck with Liz Burns from A Chair, A Fireplace and a Tea Cozy this year – what are yours? http://wp.me/ppv76-7ik

Fluttering Butterflies: YA Books I’m Dying to Read in 2014 http://buff.ly/190JWnf #yalit

The Hunger Games, Actual Teen Style: http://tashrow.tumblr.com/post/69032582456/thebaconsandwichofregret