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

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

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

The Buggy History of One Book Cover by Sarah Albee | Nerdy Book Club http://buff.ly/1gYxDw4  #kidlit #publishing

Children’s Books on World religions – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/1hVoki6  #kidlit

‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ author Jeff Kinney talks about his astonishing success http://buff.ly/1h2L7Hb  #kidlit

Exotic creatures – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/18Nkq14  #kidlit

The gender bias in children’s books http://buff.ly/1aDVDjf  #kidlit

Green Eggs and Ego: Reviews of New Celebrity Children’s Books | Vanity Fair http://buff.ly/1aEfE99  #kidlit

Harry Potter Roamed Around Penn Station Looking for Platform 9&3/4| Underwire http://buff.ly/18PJ8xZ  #kidlit

How Hans Christian Andersen Revolutionized Storytelling | Brain Pickings http://buff.ly/1bJmf3p  #kidlit

Jessica Ahlberg’s top 10 family-themed picture books | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1h5Lm4m  #kidlit

Modern children’s picture books are works of art in their own right | From the Beacon | The Island Packet http://buff.ly/1gYSCz3  #kidlit

Moon Themed Books for Kids : PragmaticMom http://buff.ly/1hUVkqC  #kidlit

Native Americans Children’s Books – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/1hVoje1  #kidlit

Neville Longbottom is the Most Important Person in Harry Potter—And Here’s Why http://buff.ly/18PLZ9Z  #kidlit

Sally Gardner’s top 10 fairy tales | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1bJl9Vt  #kidlit

Sam Angus’s top 10 war books | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1h2yGv0  #kidlit

SLJ to Reveal 2013 Best Books on Twitter | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/185ZnfM  #kidlit #yalit

Why Picture Books Are Important by Hazel G. Mitchell http://buff.ly/HXj5ha  #kidlit

LIBRARIES

Louisiana parish votes to save library after commissioner’s rant about ‘teaching Mexicans how to speak English’ – http://buff.ly/19zTm4J

RT @HistoryInPics: A man browsing for books in Cincinnati’s cavernous old main library. The library was demolished i… http://buff.ly/185ZlVb

Stockholm’s Tio Tretton Library Gives Tweens a Space of Their Own | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/18PUim6  #libraries

TECHNOLOGY

11 Dropbox Tricks You Didn’t Know About http://buff.ly/1h2ZPhu

The Daily Dot – Yes, everything you post on Facebook can be put in an ad http://buff.ly/1aDPqUe

Silicon Valley Nerds Seek Revenge on NSA Spies With Coding – Bloomberg http://buff.ly/HRTo1M  #privacy #nsa

Which Companies Are Encrypting Your Data Properly? http://buff.ly/18PBZgV  #privacy

TEEN READS

2014 Contemporary YA Books to Get On Your Radar http://buff.ly/1bRHX5p  #yalit

Author Sherman Alexie Talks Young Adult Fiction And Banned Books | StateImpact Florida http://buff.ly/186eGVJ  #yalit

Best YA Novel of All Time? EW Staff Pick: ‘The Earthsea Cycle’ | Shelf Life http://buff.ly/18PTLAN  #yalit

Best YA novel of all time? The final four | PopWatch http://buff.ly/1h2ReLB  #yalit

The Girl Myth in YA Fiction (And Beyond) http://buff.ly/185ZaJE  #yalit

Guide to Angels in YA Literature | The Hub http://buff.ly/18Q4KKo  #yalit

How Does ‘Lord of the Flies’ Fit Into Common Core? | MindShift http://buff.ly/1h2OXA3  #reading #yalit

How ‘Hunger Games’ and YA lit are re-shaping the Hollywood blockbuster – Movies Blog – Digital Spy http://buff.ly/19zTNMx  #yalit

‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Writer and Director Talk To TIME http://buff.ly/1gYgxhU  #yalit

M.T. Anderson Reflects on Where We Are, Years After His Iconic Book, Feed | The Hub http://buff.ly/1aGNsm4  #yalit

Marcus Sedgwick on his new book and literary nfluences | The National http://buff.ly/1hUV4rx  #yalit

The Millions : Time for Teen Fantasy Heroines to Grow Up http://buff.ly/18PKLf4  #yalit

San Diego’s First Couple of teen fiction http://buff.ly/1gYy6P0  #yalit

Stacked: Feminism in Contemporary YA Fiction: Guest Post by Trish Doller (Where the Stars Still Shine) http://buff.ly/1aDWRuG  #yalit

Why I Wrote an Action-Driven Disaster Novel by Matt de la Peña | Nerdy Book Club http://buff.ly/185Z1FS  #kidlit

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

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

15 Kids Books That Are Better Than the Movie http://buff.ly/1bdIIW3 #kidlit

Book Trade Announcements – Little Rebels Award For Radical Children’s Fiction Returns http://buff.ly/17Uht4r #kidlit

Books for the whole family – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/1bdOhDL #kidlit

Boys to men – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/1iS1Ycj #kidlit

Harry Potter and the 15 Secret Pieces of Trivia| http://studentbeans.com http://buff.ly/1hIihNA #kidlit

If the weather outside is frightful – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/1iS22Jf #kidlit – great books for non-Christmas holiday reads

‘Pinkwashing’: why you’d be crazy not to censor your children’s books – Telegraph http://buff.ly/1hFYIpe #kidlit #reading

The United States Postal Service Has Designed 20 ‘Harry Potter’ Stamps – GalleyCat http://buff.ly/1eMGAId #kidlit

Why Picture Books Are Important by Daniel Kirk http://buff.ly/1iRYGWo #kidlit

Ylvis Lands Deal for ‘What Does the Fox Say?’ Picture Book – GalleyCat http://buff.ly/1hBtH5R #kidlit

LIBRARIES

11 Amazing Librarian Tattoos | Mental Floss http://buff.ly/HOpDii #librarians #libraries #tattoos

31 Free Live Webinars for Librarians in November http://buff.ly/1ewCILj #libraries

Thousands to play games on all seven continents on Nov. 16 for International Games Day @ your library http://buff.ly/1hFYoqo

Top 10 Knowledge Centers and Libraries That Were Tragically Destroyed http://buff.ly/1ewA200 #libraries

Will Google Helpouts Disrupt Libraries? | Eduhacker http://buff.ly/1blyLSW #libraries #google

READING

A Case for Letting Kids Read Books on Digital Devices | The Stir http://buff.ly/1hGT6ef #ebooks #reading

New Statistical Report Avail From #Bowker: “Self Publishing in the United States 2007-2012″ http://buff.ly/1eIF89H via @infoDOCKET

Technology aids children’s reading comprehension – study http://buff.ly/17Uhs0b #reading

Why I’m an unapologetic book-quitter – The Globe and Mail http://buff.ly/1hwOE1L #books #reading

TECHNOLOGY

RT @KateGardiner: Teenagers say goodbye to Facebook and hello to messenger apps (@theguardian) http://buff.ly/1aR6pFs

TEEN READS

Gaiman explains reason for ‘unprofessional’ delay in rest of that Sandman prequel | Blastr http://buff.ly/18pca7c

Read-alikes: Calling All Gender Identities, by Ann Kelley | Booklist Online http://buff.ly/1bdN9Af #yalit

RT @Scholastic: Cast of The #HungerGames #CatchingFire shares their favorite YA books of all time: http://buff.ly/1hFXOJp #YAlit #yalitchat

Sometimes The ‘Tough Teen’ Is Quietly Writing Stories : Code Switch : NPR http://buff.ly/1blyJe0 #yalit

Stacked: Contemporary YA Books Featuring Humor http://buff.ly/1apFy0g #yalit

School Library Journal has released an incredible collection of articles that address diversity in children’s and teen literature.  They have broken the collection into sections like Collection Development, Interviews, News Articles, and blog posts.  They also point you towards recommended sites that focus on diversity.

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

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

‘Battle Bunny,’ by Jon Scieszka and Mac Barnett http://buff.ly/1cvyeQU #kidlit

‘Golden Domes’ Picture Book Causes Stir at Scholastic Book Fair | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/1iMIJRp #kidlit #censorship

KidLitCon Celebrates Seventh Year in Texas http://buff.ly/1iHwBkP

The Magic of Children’s Books | Adele Parks http://buff.ly/1cHre3r #kidlit

Sandra Boynton – New drawing. Just another example of why I’m known for my gritty and unflinching realism. pic.twitter.com/XQ28LEfCMR

Three steam-powered children’s books about trains – The Washington Post http://buff.ly/1iNeKce #kidlit

Why Picture Books Are Important by Bobbi Miller http://buff.ly/1aY9hyn #kidlit

LIBRARIES

America’s Star Libraries, 2013: Top-Rated Libraries http://buff.ly/1cvPiq2 #libraries

Public Libraries Make Digital Magazines Accessible to All | Mediashift | PBS http://buff.ly/1aYk9w2 #libraries #ebooks

A Traveling Library Of Sketchbooks Sent From Creatives Around The World http://buff.ly/1cvXPsT #art #libraries

TECHNOLOGY

Do You Repeat Yourself On Social Media? http://buff.ly/1aYdIsU

Mary Shelley’s Handwritten Manuscripts of Frankenstein Now Online for the First Time | Open Culture http://buff.ly/1aYdLVL

Teachers: 5 Reasons Why I Think YOU Should Join Twitter! | Daydream Reader http://buff.ly/1iMNLxg

TEEN READS

Book doctor: Further boy’s adventures for a teenage reader | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1iHrW26 #yalit

Let’s go to the movies! – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/1cSWDjw #yalit

Interview: Terry Pratchett, Author Of ‘The Carpet People’ : NPR http://buff.ly/1iHrUaH

Marvel introduces Muslim superhero in ‘Ms. Marvel #1’ | PopWatch http://buff.ly/1iNfrlF

What is the best YA novel of all time? Round one | PopWatch http://buff.ly/1hhAmSr #yalit

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

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Baby Horn BOO! – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/1chUBcx #kidlit

The Millions : 5 Series You Probably Missed as a Kid (But Should Read as an Adult) http://buff.ly/1aEtGIu #kidlit

The Most Terrifying Story You’ll Ever Hear (Benjamin Percy reads Goodnight Moon) | Graywolf Press http://buff.ly/1cprmo9 #kidlit

One woman’s quest to get kids reading in the Arab world http://buff.ly/1aEEPct #reading

Purrfect reads – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/1aLMS7t #kidlit #cats

Sandra Greaves’s top 10 ghost stories | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1cpsKqI #kidlit

UAEBBY approves final shortlist for Arabic children’s literature award http://buff.ly/1irv9mn #kidlit

EBOOKS

ALA Moves Forward in Ebook Arena | American Libraries Magazine http://buff.ly/1clEzOO #ebooks #libraries

HarperCollins begins selling ebooks directly to readers – http://buff.ly/1aHSL5B #ebooks

The Official SCBWI Blog: Have You Heard Of The Independent E-Book Stores? http://buff.ly/HteDq4 #ebooks

Why is the Ebook Business So Out of Sync with Consumers? | Publishing Perspectives http://buff.ly/HunXLf #ebooks

LIBRARIES

Community Creativity: Enabling local publishing in libraries | American Libraries Magazine http://buff.ly/1clZX6H #libraries

Internet Librarian 2013 – Web Trends to Watch in 2014 | Librarian in Black Blog – Sarah Houghton http://buff.ly/1ci6ijw #libraries

Make it @ your library website launches, connecting librarians with makerspace projects – http://buff.ly/1aECZZ3 #libraries #make

TECHNOLOGY

Embattled Snowden email provider returns with new Dark Mail encryption service | The Verge http://buff.ly/1aEHwZK

Google Channels Pixar to Change Storytelling as We Know It | Wired Business http://buff.ly/16KbRc6

Online Anonymity Is Not Only for Trolls and Political Dissidents | Electronic Frontier Foundation http://buff.ly/HtdtuI

TEEN READS

Books Against Bullies http://buff.ly/1cpqZKp #yalit

Random House acquires Figment, the teen writing site founded by Condé Nast vets — Tech News and Analysis http://buff.ly/1aEMkzY #yalit

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

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Award-winning author Cynthia Voigt talks about her new mystery for kids | http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/10/24/3275598/award-winning-author-cynthia-voigt.html …

Hervé Tullet: The Illustrated Interview — @100scopenotes 100 Scope Notes http://buff.ly/16n1NFA #kidlit

Ten Best Read-Aloud Halloween Picture Books for Kids http://buff.ly/1h1fRqp #kidlit

“You can’t go broke overestimating the intelligence of children” – Chris Van Allsburg — Fuse #8 http://buff.ly/1h1fGvm #kidlit

LIBRARIES

Detroit’s Heartbreaking Bankruptcy, Told Through Stunning Photos of One Public Library – PolicyMic http://buff.ly/1aEGJ9w #libraries

Japan’s public libraries add services to get more people reading – The Japan Daily Press http://buff.ly/1aEGtHx #libraries

A Library By The Highway Serves As Billboard For Reading, Learning, Exploration http://buff.ly/1aEGBa3 #libraries

Turning A Page Inside A Rural One-Room Library : NPR http://buff.ly/HdjTOx #libraries

READING

E. B. White on the Future of Reading: Timeless Wisdom from 1951 | Brain Pickings http://buff.ly/16vepdT #kidlit

How Amazon and Goodreads could lose their best readers http://buff.ly/16vdCcZ

TEEN READS

The Compulsive Reader: The Road Less Traveled: YA Books that Break from the Mold http://buff.ly/16mYLB8 #yalit

First Chapter of ALLEGIANT » EarlyWord – http://buff.ly/178p78G #yalit

Stacked: October Debut YA Novels http://buff.ly/16n06rJ #yalit