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

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

12 Crazy Reasons Why Books Have Been Banned | HarperCollins Children’s Books http://buff.ly/1dG8PoC #kidlit

CBC Diversity: Is the Race Card Old School? http://buff.ly/1gIeF8E #diversity #kidlit

Dav Pilkey to Illustrate Picture Book of Inaugural Poem http://buff.ly/1aa1Hii #kidlit

Gateway Books: Getting Latino Kids Excited About Reading | Libro por libro | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/1b99X6L #kidlit

Is having a strong children’s section a secret to success for indie bookstores? http://buff.ly/1dJ9aqE

Jen Robinson’s Book Page: Congratulations to Reach Out and Read http://buff.ly/1b9n0Vv #reading #kidlit

The Official SCBWI Blog: SCBWI’s Newest Award Is For Independently Published Writers and Illustrators http://buff.ly/1b9miYA #kidlit

Why science fiction isn’t just for geeky boys | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1b9aeXg #yalit #kidlit

Why you should Register Now for the 7th Annual #KIDLITCON! (because KidLItCon is home) http://bit.ly/1dEsvsS

EBOOKS

8 tips and tricks to get the most of Project Gutenberg http://buff.ly/1gRZb1L #ebooks

Don’t price your ebook at $1.99 — Tech News and Analysis http://buff.ly/1b734Tm #ebooks

Online Information, Ebooks, and Moral Panic | The Scholarly Kitchen http://buff.ly/1dG9F4L #ebooks

Penguin makes its ebooks available to libraries through Overdrive once again — paidContent http://buff.ly/1dJUl7d #ebooks

Simon & Schuster Begins School Test for E-books http://buff.ly/1dISBej #ebooks

LIBRARIES

Blackman: ‘ringfence library budgets’ | The Bookseller http://buff.ly/1dDr6CN #libraries

Chicago Public Library offering programming to combat youth violence http://buff.ly/1b9NCFW #libraries

CILIP, Blackman disgrace Vaizey in UK libraries revolt – TeleRead http://buff.ly/1dH86Dv #libraries

I Don’t Need Two Forms of ID When I’m Standing at Your Door | Advocates’ Corner http://buff.ly/1b9LYEd #libraries

Russian Libraries Get Less Scary, More Sexy | Russia http://buff.ly/1b6Ahy9 #libraries

There’s No Such Thing as Library Leadership | Leading From the Library http://buff.ly/1dLIu8J #libraries

READING

7 Reasons Your Favorite Books Were Banned http://buff.ly/1b7Fkym #reading #books

17 Ways To Find Good Books To Read http://buff.ly/1b7FeGY #books #reading

SOCIAL MEDIA

Goodreads’ growing pains: Attempt to curtail author bullying angers many users — Tech News and Analysis http://buff.ly/1b9a4ir

Pinterest Appeals To Publishers With New Article Pins, Pushes To Become A Bookmarking & “Read It Later” Service http://buff.ly/1bc9zEs

TEEN READS

8 Classic YA Books That Will Screw You Up For Life – Flavorwire http://buff.ly/1b99Jwa #yalit

Book censors target teen fiction, says American Library Association | Books http://buff.ly/1b7yzfZ #libraries #yalit

Five questions for Rainbow Rowell – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/16MbsTY #yalit

Is there life beyond vampires for teenage readers? | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1b7yKI7 #yalit

What’s Your YA Name? Use This Generator To Find Out | Blog | Epic Reads http://buff.ly/18G9siH #yalit

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

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Indigenous children’s books aim to preserve traditional language | Donnybrook-Bridgetown Mail http://buff.ly/19bFa3w #australia #kidlit

Thoughts on Newbery: The Age Problem | educating alice http://buff.ly/14brtBZ #kidlit

Top 10 Children’s Picture Books to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month http://buff.ly/1dpV90U #kidlit

The UK needs truly authentic children’s books – now | The Jewish Chronicle http://buff.ly/1dpVel9 #kidlit #Jewish

What Are Children’s Books For? | The Nation http://buff.ly/1dpV50W #kidlit

EBOOKS

A Reading App Raises a Question: What Does It Mean to Own a Book? : The New Yorker http://buff.ly/16E06Bt #ebooks

LIBRARIES

20 Most Magnificent Places To Read Books http://buff.ly/1gEeATc

Libraries as Publishers | American Libraries Magazine http://buff.ly/1eVT6pB #libraries

Strombo | Why Go To The Library? Here Are Some Great Reasons, In The Style Of Vintage Book Covers http://buff.ly/18iIVlg #libraries

When the Library Is Bigger Than the School | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/19O7fyE #libraries

TEEN READS

Censoring Books in School Doesn’t Keep Teens From Learning About Rape | The Stir http://buff.ly/1emJgvA #yalit

The sequel to ‘The 5th Wave’ gets a title | Shelf Life http://buff.ly/1aOLbF8 #yalit

Talking With Rainbow Rowell About Censorship http://buff.ly/1882S2i #yalit

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

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

The 15 Greatest Kid Detectives | Jordan B. Nielsen http://buff.ly/14q17hS #kidlit

Best Old fashioned Children’s Books Set on a Farm : PragmaticMom http://buff.ly/13APYIj #kidlit

bookshelves of doom: Readalikes: Percy Jackson. http://buff.ly/13AOGx1 #kidlit

#CallingCaldecott: How to read a picture book in 9 easy steps. Awesome and hilarious. http://ow.ly/oMjm0

‘Dear Dumb Diary’ author announces new movie | Observer and Eccentric Newspapers and Hometown Weeklies http://buff.ly/13AOVYO

Edward Carey’s top 10 writer/illustrators | Children’s books http://buff.ly/15Qgeeq #kidlit

Five questions for David Wiesner – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/13H5L8u #kidlit

My Favorite Children’s Books | Cynthia Voigt http://buff.ly/17sQSHF #kidlit

EBOOKS

E-readers: the best way to get the world’s children reading | Technology | The Observer http://buff.ly/1fQIbZm #ebooks #reading

Expanding Privacy Legislation to Include Ebooks | American Libraries Magazine http://buff.ly/1dWn7nF #privacy #ebooks

LIBRARIES

BiblioTech Digital Library Opens this Week http://buff.ly/181CSkW #libraries

The Cost of Censorship in Libraries: 10 Years Under the Children’s Internet Protection Act | EFF https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/09/cost-censorship-libraries-10-years-under-childrens-internet-protection-act … #libraries

MAKE | A Librarian’s Guide to Boosting the Maker Movement http://buff.ly/1fQIEL2 #libraries

Morrison’s ‘Bluest Eye’ Joins Wide Range of Books Challenged in Alabama Schools | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/1dZ9mFF

RT @meghandrrns Guys Netflix for books is already a real thing, it is called a library, and you would not believe the low low monthly price, okay, bye.

RT @theREALwikiman – I want to hold up a sign that says LIBRARIANS: Google is absolutely fine for 99% of things. Find other ways to be useful.

Talking about Tablets: Lawrence Public Library (KS) http://buff.ly/15JTkFA #libraries

Teen Read Week – Seek the Unknown @ your library! Teen Read Week, Oct. 13-19 http://buff.ly/1dWncrz #yalit #libraries

READING

15 Fabulous Bookish Pinterest Boards http://buff.ly/1fQIK5s #books #reading

40 Hidden Artworks Painted on the Edges of Books «TwistedSifter http://buff.ly/1fWJWEk #books

Broader, Better Literary Conversations | The Nation http://buff.ly/1dXTRNt #diversity #books #authors

Old English Demonstrated By British College Students Using Famous Movie Scenes http://buff.ly/1eHrX6W

The U.S. Illiteracy Rate Hasn’t Changed In 10 Years http://buff.ly/15dvGWu #literacy

TECHNOLOGY

Google is preparing for screenless computers – Quartz http://buff.ly/19BN6f8

N.S.A. Able to Foil Basic Safeguards of Privacy on Web http://buff.ly/1dZqnPX #privacy

TEEN LIT

Beautiful Creatures Authors to Write Spinoff Series http://buff.ly/17ZOULN #yalit

Book Trade Announcements – David Almond – One In A Million For Hodder Children’s Books http://buff.ly/181CG5h #kidlit #yalit

Ellen Hopkins talks ‘Smoke’, the much-anticipated sequel to ‘Burned’ | Shelf Life http://buff.ly/1edWVpG #yalit

I can’t think of a better read to start your day or to take a break than the chat between @CBethM and @JoKnowles http://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/crying-mentors-read-alouds-and-revision-a-nerdybookclub-interview-with-jo-knowles-and-cindy-minnich/ …

Interview: Gene Yang Talks Boxers & Saints | GeekDad http://buff.ly/1eewxMv #yalit

Librarians Love: Books with Girls Passing as Boys | The Hub http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2013/09/05/librarians-love-books-with-girls-passing-as-boys/ … #yalit

Real girls – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/14y0nBU #yalit

Unpacking why adults read young adult fiction – Malinda Lo http://buff.ly/1eeteoi #yalit

YA Authors Who Have Also Been Behind Your TV Screens http://buff.ly/15JcWtp #yalit

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

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

The Dark is Rising author Susan Cooper on Harry Potter and studying with Lewis and Tolkien | Artery http://buff.ly/18tSuQi #kidlit

Essential back-to school stories – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/15H36It #kidlit

Mitali’s Fire Escape: Children’s Books For and About Syrian Children http://buff.ly/1dvJBf6 #kidlit

Remembering Marc Simont – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/1e2chLt #kidlit

RH Children’s to Publish Seuss Classics as E-books http://buff.ly/1dQhwQK #kidlit #ebooks

EBOOKS

The big short – why Amazon’s Kindle Singles are the future | The Guardian http://buff.ly/1dTN9sv #ebooks

No, seriously: Oyster comes pretty close to being a Netflix for ebooks — Tech News and Analysis http://buff.ly/1dVo2ps #ebooks

LIBRARIES

Education Week: Public Libraries Add Multimedia Learning to Digital Mission http://buff.ly/1a88t8E #libraries

A Minecraft Library Scores Big: Mattituck, NY, Branch Is a Hit with Kids – The Digital Shift http://buff.ly/15GdmAV #libraries

Public Libraries Across U.S. To Begin Testing “Super Wi-Fi” Technology | LJ INFOdocket http://buff.ly/14gilJ4

With Modern Makeovers, America’s Libraries Are Branching Out : NPR http://buff.ly/1dxYo97 #libraries

YALSA » Rethinking What We Do: Rated M for Mature http://buff.ly/17O2Uy0 #libraries

TECHNOLOGY

Social analytics service Topsy now lets you search through every tweet ever sent on Twitter – The Next Web http://buff.ly/1dTSpwn

TEEN READS

10 Famous Works of Literature With Queer Subtexts – Flavorwire http://buff.ly/15GfmJi

Dear Teen Me from author Sonya Sones (TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, STOP PRETENDING, WHAT MY MOTHER DOESN’T KNOW) http://buff.ly/1dTRsEh #yalit

First Second announces second Delilah Dirk book — The Beat http://buff.ly/14ejtlT #yalit

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

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

13 Children’s Book Quotes That Are Still Relevant to Your Adult Life http://buff.ly/141RFAT #kidlit

Bedtime stories fading as 2/3 of busy parents claim they read to their kids less than once a week http://buff.ly/1dLfwqq #kidlit #reading

Books About Starting School http://buff.ly/13QaJSC #kidlit

Mitali’s Fire Escape: Children’s Books in Iran: A Chat with Ali Seidabadi http://buff.ly/14YG68w #kidlit

Wonderful visualizations of choose-your-own-adventure books http://buff.ly/1431grj #kidlit

E-BOOKS

Google calls book scanning “transformative” in latest push for fair use ruling — Tech News and Analysis http://buff.ly/1dLIXsm

How to get children to read? Embrace the e-book http://buff.ly/14I4ZVO #reading #ebooks

LIBRARIES

Chicago’s New Public/School Library Hybrid Opens Doors | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/12Lqzev

The future of libraries – The Next Web http://buff.ly/16Ck8v5 #libraries

PRIVACY

Facebook publishes first Transparency Report: exceeds Google with 11,000 US govt requests -Tech News and Analysis http://buff.ly/13WyeJI

TECHNOLOGY

10 Golden Rules To Take Your Library’s Twitter Account to the Next Level http://buff.ly/13WMBhh

Authors, Readers Band Together to Stop Goodreads “Bullying” http://buff.ly/16L3RUJ

Four lessons for news sites from National Public Radio’s redesign | IJNet http://buff.ly/192I3UM – Libraries should use these too!

New tech words added to the Oxford Dictionaries Online: BYOD, hackerspace, MOOC http://bit.ly/1a2IuTt as tech informs culture informs tech

TEEN READS

Amnesty teen takeover: Rita Williams-Garcia on writing about FGM for teens | Children’s books http://buff.ly/13Jkpyb #yalit

Check out @hollyblack chatting about vampires on the radio with Bill Newman at @whmp! http://whmp.com/podcasts/the-bill-newman-show-8-29-13/ …

Interview: David Levithan – Cool Hunting http://buff.ly/193hQp5 #yalit

It’s “Twilight”: YA movies are totally over! http://buff.ly/14bKtNz #yalit

New Adult literature: Teen reading for grown-ups Metro.us http://buff.ly/14I4T0v #yalit

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

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Charlotte’s Library: Apply to be a Cybils Panelist starting Thursday, or, Why 150 isn’t a scary number of books http://buff.ly/14hvzFf

The Complete Listing of All Public Children’s Literature Statues in the United States — @fuseeight http://buff.ly/14hvr8C

Fall 2013 Preview: The Season’s Big Books – includes YA and kids books http://buff.ly/1eEcP7I #kidlit #yalit

Five questions for Mitali Perkins – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/143WdRQ #kidlit

Indigenous protagonists and people of color – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/19gXMDY #kidlit #yalit

Must-have Board Books for Early Childhood Collections | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/13LAdib #kidlit

New England writers at work: Jeff Kinney http://buff.ly/15rjlcg #kidlit #authors

Rebecca Stead’s top 10 American children’s classics you may have missed | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1exk2pZ #kidlit

The Top Ten Laughing Books | Nerdy Book Club http://buff.ly/13hseeh #kidlit

EBOOKS

Seth’s Blog: An end of books http://buff.ly/13mMACV #ebooks #libraries

LIBRARIES

At Libraries Across America, It’s Game On : NPR http://buff.ly/1eEfEpm #libraries

City Schools Are Quietly Using Fewer Librarians http://buff.ly/13hscTG #libraries #schools

The digital age is forcing libraries to change. Here’s what that looks like. http://buff.ly/1extwSg #libraries

From libraries to laundromats: Innovative community partnerships promote literacy http://buff.ly/11Zygxu #libraries

New director, young guns guiding Chattanooga’s library system through a renaissance http://buff.ly/15uyzNU #libraries

Why writers should stand up for libraries – Boing Boing http://buff.ly/13LCSs0 #libraries #ebooks #authors

PRIVACY

If You Use Gmail, You Should Have ‘No Legitimate Expectation Of Privacy’ – Business Insider http://buff.ly/14bsPJl

READING

Your Brain on Books: 10 Things That Happen to Our Minds When We Read http://buff.ly/1eAx06v #reading

TEEN READS

21-year-old novelist Samantha Shannon set to emulate JK Rowling’s success – Telegraph http://buff.ly/11WLHOG #yalit

I’m Here. I’m Queer. What the Hell do I read?: Our Intern Aaron’s LGBTQ Teen Manga Review Wrap-Up http://buff.ly/17cMACx #yalit

Laurie Halse Anderson tackles alcoholism, PTSD in book http://buff.ly/13hsgmx #yalit

Manga Publishers Look To Cross Borders With Digital Distribution http://buff.ly/1eE5CV2 #manga

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

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Better Book Titles – Children’s Books with Dark Messages http://buff.ly/13Ry7te #kidlit #humor

September/October Horn Book Magazine Starred Reviews – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/15KA8dZ #kidlit

Young dreamers – The Horn Book – an amazing piece by Christopher Myers that is a must read – http://buff.ly/173b2WV #kidlit #diversity

E-BOOKS

E-Books Strain Relations Between Libraries, Publishing Houses : NPR http://buff.ly/171bKUA #ebooks #libraries

Publishers protest DOJ’s proposed punishment for Apple, saying it hurts them too — Tech News and Analysis http://buff.ly/178vYfg

LIBRARIES

10News – New downtown San Diego Central Library nears completion – News http://buff.ly/16x58iM #libraries

Denver Public Library is Introducing “DPL Connect”, A Mobile Library & Hotspot That Uses Pedal Power | LJ INFOdocket http://buff.ly/1etFXhO

How to Land a Library Job http://buff.ly/16wZqxa #libraries

Image, Public Perception, and Lego Librarians | Mr. Library Dude http://buff.ly/16x4Lop #librarians

Libraries Changed My Life | J.J. Colagrande http://buff.ly/171gMAi #libraries

Miami-Dade Public Libraries: Hundreds Rally To Save Local Branches http://buff.ly/170U6Ag #libraries

TEEN LIT

Sherman Alexie’s ‘Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian’ Pulled From School Reading List – http://buff.ly/1cG2bPz #yalit

Three major book-to-film changes for ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ – National The Hunger Games http://buff.ly/19eRKDE

YALSA’s updated Teen Book Finder app now available in the Apple App Store | ALA http://buff.ly/175Ht6W #yalit

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

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

RUNAWAY BUNNY starring Liam Neeson mashup http://buff.ly/18B9vgb #kidlit

Seven ways to inspire your kids’ summer reading | Fox News http://buff.ly/160g8ER #reading

10 Books I Didn’t “Get” Until I Was Older http://buff.ly/15QY3Xz #kidlit

LIBRARIES

Amazon versus your public library – Fortune Tech http://buff.ly/18yDOUD #ebooks #libraries

Designing Better Libraries » Who Is Your Library’s Chief Customer Officer? http://buff.ly/160ssVJ #libraries

A library is not just about books: it’s also a place for the vulnerable | Angela Clarke | Comment is free http://buff.ly/132z7JJ #libraries

Turn the Page KC: Home http://buff.ly/132ArMK #libraries #reading

PRIVACY

Watch Cory @Doctorow explain why Comic-Con fans should care about NSA surveillance http://youtu.be/Nlf7YM71k5U #sdcc

PRODUCTIVITY

Why Productive People Take Better Notes | Fast Company – http://buff.ly/164fqnV

READING

From a woman who knows readers, is a reader and what is means to not be able to do what you love. @frankisibberson http://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2013/07/22/a-life-without-reading-by-franki-sibberson/ …

I’m Tired of Reading Out Loud to My Son, O.K.? – http://NYTimes.com http://buff.ly/160QRIF #reading

What Kind Of Reader Are You? (INFOGRAPHIC) http://buff.ly/161RG66 #reading

TECHNOLOGY

3D printing will explode in 2014, thanks to the expiration of key patents – Quartz http://buff.ly/1bJtdXq

Goodreads Grows to 20 Million Readers http://buff.ly/18AqLlL

How Google+ and Pinterest Go Together Like Peanut Butter and Jelly http://buff.ly/13ACOLg

How to Get Rid of Google’s Annoying New Gmail Ads http://buff.ly/18AqOhp

Preserving Indigenous Languages Via Twitter | Fast Company | Business + Innovation http://buff.ly/18B2zj4

TEEN LIT

Nat Wolff cast as Isaac in ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ | Inside Movies http://buff.ly/137tt9k #yalit

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

CHILDREN’S LIT

21 Books That Terrified You As A Kid http://buff.ly/1drxmvD #kidlit

Beyond boundaries: Reading children’s lit http://buff.ly/18nIcWt #kidlit

‘The Boy Who Loved Math’ and ‘On a Beam of Light’ http://buff.ly/1drxlb9 #kidlit

Children’s Corner: ‘Stick Dog’ and other fine new hybrid books for kids – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://buff.ly/15GqiIy #kidlit

Disability in Kidlit Blog: Add this to your “must read” pile: Disability in Kidlit. I should have blogged abou… http://bit.ly/1aGT7vb RT from @LizB

Gender stereotypes plague children’s picture books http://buff.ly/15LLpt9 #kidlit

How Scholastic Sells Literacy To Generations Of New Readers | KRWG http://buff.ly/18nIk8n #kidlit #publishers

Ringo Starr song Octopus’s Garden to be turned into children’s book | Books | The Guardian http://buff.ly/15mU30N #kidlit

‘Tails Chasing Tails,’ by Matthew Porter, and More http://buff.ly/18dVaWF #kidlit

Trans* Titles for Young Adults (Summer 2013) | Young Adult Library Services http://buff.ly/15G62H4 #yalit

Viz Media Debuts Children’s Imprint at Comic-Con 2013 http://buff.ly/13namfI #kidlit

E-BOOKS

‘Here Be Fiction’ Site Launches with 500+ Ebooks – The Digital Shift http://buff.ly/18lJ51T

The ‘Other’ E-Book Pricing Problem | Art Brodsky http://buff.ly/13mq1f9 #ebooks #libraries

LIBRARIES

Anniston Star – Shelved Who decides which books are available in the state s school libraries http://buff.ly/13mpTwk #libraries

Books, Smaller – or the reason that public libraries are vital shown in one library for one family – http://buff.ly/12DhEfD

DC Public Library Opens Digital Commons, “Dream Lab” – The Digital Shift http://buff.ly/12PhInS #libraries

READING

The austerity story: How Spain fell in love with books again as locals flood back to libraries – The Independent http://buff.ly/15ODrlb

How to Create a Successful Reading Experience for Your Child | Dr. Gail Gross http://buff.ly/18SesjS #reading

TECHNOLOGY

Amazon’s Cloud Crash Disaster Permanently Destroyed Many Customers’ Data – Business Insider http://buff.ly/15ODlKi

How and Why Chrome Is Overtaking Firefox Among Power Users http://buff.ly/18nyYcY

Watch Out, Facebook: Why Google And Pinterest Are Gaining As Social Rivals – ReadWrite http://buff.ly/15PhWk9

Yahoo’s Fight for its Users in Secret Court Earns the Company Special Recognition in Who Has Your Back Survey | EFF http://buff.ly/15DoRdZ

TEEN BOOKS

From ‘The Giver’ to ‘Twilight,’ Young Adult Fiction Helps Teens Grow Up – Alyssa Rosenberg – The Atlantic http://buff.ly/1breUXd #yalit

Marvel Comics reveal new Spider Man is black and could be gay in the future | Mail Online http://buff.ly/12NCAM8

‘Megatokyo’ Raises Over $258K on Kickstarter http://buff.ly/15OX6kI #manga

What Are Grown-Ups Afraid of in YA Books? http://feedly.com/k/17omey1 #yalit