Moms Demand Action has a very compelling anti-gun campaign.  Part of it is this image that really speaks to me:

You can see more of their efforts on their website.

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

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Children’s Books: A Shifting Market http://buff.ly/1cQkXVp #kidlit

Classic children’s book ‘Harriet the Spy’ turns 50 – The Washington Post http://buff.ly/1ewXfde #kidlit

Fall 2014 Children’s Sneak Previews http://buff.ly/1gzT17l #kidlit #yalit

Getting the right books into every young child’s hands | Dallas Morning News http://buff.ly/OzdFgt #kidlit #reading

Just Enjoy the Pictures: Hand-Crafted Versus Digital Art – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/OzbcTl #kidlit

Kids Are Never Too Old to Be Read to by Parents| Joe Paradise | http://buff.ly/OzdsK3 #reading #kidlit

The Official SCBWI Conference Blog: Marla Frazee: Art of the Picture Book Panel http://buff.ly/OzelCp #kidlit

Passport to a World of Reading: USBBY’s 2014 Outstanding International Books List | SLJ – http://buff.ly/OzbwBs #kidlit #yalit

READER’S CHIT | Nurturing the creative spark http://buff.ly/OzdAJB #reading

Seven Islamic-themed children’s books | The National http://buff.ly/1cQl2IO #kidlit

TEEN READS

Books for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2014 – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/Mv9Kzb #yalit

An Epic Chart of 162 Young Adult Retellings | Blog | Epic Reads http://buff.ly/1cQ811S #yalit

Markus Zusak: The Book Thief film’s biggest hurdle was Death | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1cQ7WeG #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

6 Life Lessons from Laura Ingalls Wilder| Bich Minh Nguyen | http://buff.ly/1eELQfM #kidlit

Anne Ursu on ‘The Real Boy’ and writing for kids | MinnPost http://buff.ly/1cprRgR #kidlit

Children reading books to cats | Metro News http://buff.ly/1dCVMBS #reading

Downtown Books: Five great children’s books about Harriet Tubman http://buff.ly/1dCWrTP #kidlit

Glenn Close, Sophie Nelisse, Octavia Spencer Join ‘The Great Gilly Hopkins’ | Variety http://buff.ly/1dvLLGm #kidlit

Happy birthday, Charles Darwin! – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/1cxj0tu #kidlit

J.K. Rowling Did Make a Mistake, But It Wasn’t the Ron-Hermione Pairing | BOOK RIOT- http://buff.ly/NDvPgA #kidlit

Pictures Of Babies As Book Characters Are Worth WAY More Than A Thousand Words http://buff.ly/1g1SLiB #kidlit

Zita the Spacegirl faces her toughest challenge yet: Space Prison! http://buff.ly/NyiMgd #kidlit

EBOOKS

As the line between platform and publisher continues to blur, who wins and who loses? http://buff.ly/Nyj9Yk #publishing

LIBRARIES

12 Jobs on the Brink: Will They Evolve or Go Extinct? http://buff.ly/1eEFMDP See a smart take on libraries! #libraries

Best College Libraries: 12 of America’s Most Magical http://buff.ly/1lM9Kv4 #libraries

Kyle Cassidy photographs librarians at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting (PHOTOS). http://buff.ly/1orF417 #libraries

TEEN READS

Beth Revis: Why is Diversity Important? http://buff.ly/1gpI7T8 #yalit

The Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2014 http://buff.ly/1orFSD2 #kidlit #yalit

Pete Hautman on the Book that Will Save Us (Writing for the Long Haul series)/ Desert Dispatches http://buff.ly/NyirKB #writing #yalit

YALSA’s 2014 Hub Reading Challenge Begins! | The Hub http://buff.ly/1dvLX8x #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

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