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

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

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Jeremy Strong’s top 10 funniest fictional families | Children’s books http://buff.ly/132acKw #kidlit

Leigh Bardugo’s top 10 childhood reads | Books http://buff.ly/12oACBL #kidlit

Making your writing the best it can be: top tips from children’s books editors | Children’s books http://buff.ly/15joepz

We’re Going On a Bear Hunt games for your teddy bear’s picnic | Children’s books http://buff.ly/15jxDxu #kidlit

Why Do Kids’ Books Matter? Here, Look – Steven Heller – The Atlantic http://buff.ly/15jEas3 #kidlit

The Wildest Children’s Books of 2013 — @100scopenotes 100 Scope Notes http://buff.ly/18bviuz #kidlit

EBOOKS

Apple Violated Antitrust Law By Conspiring To Raise eBook Prices, Judge Rules http://buff.ly/12rjjQz #ebooks

Does E-Reading Change the Way You Read? http://buff.ly/1dnPPsP #ebooks #reading

Dutch public libraries are commencing a test case on e-lending http://buff.ly/189qDJM #ebooks

The Future of Books: Library Apps http://buff.ly/1b3WT0U #ebooks #libraries

LEADERSHIP

The Network Secrets of Great Change Agents – Harvard Business Review http://buff.ly/1dnOrqi

LIBRARIES

NEWS: A bill would help libraries help job seekers – Library Worklife: http://buff.ly/1dnPqqx #libraries

Understanding Social Capital | American Libraries Magazine http://buff.ly/12pw4jk #libraries

Why public libraries should follow Chicago’s lead and build maker labs — Tech News and Analysis http://buff.ly/15wpd8l

SOCIAL MEDIA

11 Unique Ways to Boost Your Social Sharing with Buffer | Search Engine Journal http://buff.ly/1b3Y00K

Google Reader post-mortem: The death of the API, the rise of the all-in-one, and the return of the RSS reader – http://buff.ly/12eqpYC

Why Twitter Finally Killed The “Auto Follow” For Good | TechCrunch http://buff.ly/15u1HsD

TEEN LIT

Judy Blume is awesome: The author stands up for kids fighting censorship in Chicago. http://buff.ly/132g2vv

Patrick Ness ‏@Patrick_Ness 9 Jul – I believe that if you don’t engage with darkness, you’re leaving a teen alone to face it by themselves. I think THAT’s the amoral position.

Here are the links I shared on my Twitter and Pinterest accounts these last two weeks that you might find interesting:

CHILDREN’S LIT

The Best Books For Kids Age 9-14? You Tell Us : NPR http://buff.ly/14smQ3F

Kids’ Books Stay Stubbornly White, Even as Demographics Shift – Atlanta Black Star http://buff.ly/1aeQsI9 #kidlit

Mark Lowery’s top 10 embarrassing moments in children’s books | Children’s books | http://guardian.co.uk http://buff.ly/122ezAx

Should adults read children’s books? http://buff.ly/1aeQmQS #kidlit

EBOOKS

Digital ‘Library For All’ Brings Books to Developing World http://buff.ly/14cr1AB

Why Genre Rules e-Books, and What the Big Publishers Are Doing About It http://buff.ly/14sp8zG #ebooks #publishers

LIBRARIES

3M SelfCheck, NoveList Partner on Reader Recommendation http://buff.ly/17C5CHm #libraries

ALA to senate: “protect privacy and civil liberties” – District Dispatch http://buff.ly/14XdNtS #libraries #privacy

SOCIAL MEDIA

Have You Been Avoiding LinkedIn Like The Plague? Here Is How To Get Started — socialmouths http://buff.ly/120BVqm

HootSuite launches an RSS reader, Syndicator, for social media managers | VentureBeat http://buff.ly/122waZl

How Women & Men Use Social Media Differently – Business 2 Community http://buff.ly/1clR7UM

TEEN LIT

10 Insane Facts About Marvel Comics – Listverse http://buff.ly/1clR6QC

10 Things to Know About Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl | Mental Floss http://buff.ly/12nJlIp

‘Divergent’ author Veronica Roth to release e-stories | Shelf Life | http://EW.com http://buff.ly/14e1KpG #yalit

Here are the links I shared on my Twitter and Pinterest accounts these last two weeks that you might find interesting:

CHILDREN’S LIT

5 Powerful Anti-Bullying Books Students Should Read | Edudemic http://buff.ly/1bHCFpH #kidlit

More calls for books about non-white children | Books | http://guardian.co.uk http://buff.ly/14JFBSs

EBOOKS

New DRM Will Change the Words in Your E-Book | Gadget Lab | http://Wired.com http://buff.ly/11H5bSI #ebooks

Why Borrowing an E-Book from your Library is so Difficult | Digital Trends http://buff.ly/11gyWOV

LIBRARIES

Every Library and Museum in America, Mapped – Emily Badger – The Atlantic Cities http://buff.ly/17tPVRF

We Need a Fixer (Not Just a Maker) Movement | Wired Opinion | http://Wired.com http://buff.ly/16DTemh

“We Will Not Be Shushed” http://buff.ly/11nwFg5 #libraries

SOCIAL MEDIA

Is Your Private Information Safe on Social Media? http://on.mash.to/15iziSH

Using Social Media to Engage Teens in the Library – The Digital Shift http://buff.ly/11rkAXg #libraries

Where Teens Go Instead of Facebook (and Why You Should Too) | Upgrade Your Life – Yahoo! News http://buff.ly/16KYCUH

TEEN LIT

Elizabeth Wein’s top 10 dynamic duos in fiction | Children’s books | http://guardian.co.uk http://buff.ly/1bZAq1i

Honest sex scenes in books will stop teens learning from porn, Malorie Blackman says – Telegraph http://buff.ly/14MwHDI #yalit

‘The Maze Runner’: Patricia Clarkson joins cast of dystopian saga | http://EW.com http://buff.ly/11lNsoy #yalit

No tweet and pin summary next week, since I’m spending the week on vacation!

Here are the links I shared on my Twitter and Pinterest accounts these last two weeks that you might find interesting:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Hooray for Malorie Blackman, an inspiring new children’s laureate | Bim Adewunmi|Comment is free http://buff.ly/1b2fINU

LEADERSHIP

7 Surefire Ways to Make Sure Your Ideas Don’t Take Off – Lifehack http://buff.ly/14hJJc5

LIBRARIES

A/N Blog . Six Outstanding Libraries Honored by the AIA and American Library Association http://buff.ly/11fVdaR #libraries

ALA, It’s Time to Step Up for School Libraries | Editorial|School Library Journal http://buff.ly/17lTeu3 #libraries

Book Domino Chain World Record – YouTube http://buff.ly/10MSZUP

In the Digital Age, What Becomes of the Library? | MindShift http://buff.ly/10FlTpK #libraries

Wear What You Want: Dressing to Lead in Libraries | Librarian in Black Blog|Sarah Houghton http://buff.ly/1aGnoFn

READING

The Best Resources On The “Summer Slide” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… http://buff.ly/17tyhgJ

Your mega summer reading list: 180+ books recommended by TEDsters | TED Blog http://buff.ly/16wz94z

TEEN LIT

‘The Hunger Games’ author Suzanne Collins planning new teen series http://buff.ly/14bUoVI #yalit

Veronica Roth and Leigh Bardugo in conversation about YA lit | Shelf Life http://buff.ly/10OUUbr #yalit

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

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

2013 Middle Grade Black Boys: Seriously, People? — @fuseeight A Fuse #8 Production http://buff.ly/10o2W6a #kidlit

‘Irish illustrators are on fire at the moment’ – The Irish Times- http://buff.ly/19xETak #kidlit

Kate Pankhurst’s top 10 books starring young detectives | Children’s books http://buff.ly/16mCHW2 #kidlit

Molly Idle picks kid-friendly dinosaur books http://buff.ly/13vqgV8 #kidlit

The Official SCBWI Blog: Announcing The Karen and Philip Cushman Late Bloomer Award http://buff.ly/10x5aAc #kidlit

S&S Children’s to Relaunch John Christopher http://buff.ly/10vTE8c #kidlit

Why Reading Aloud to Older Children Is Valuable | MindShift http://buff.ly/129p5rA #reading

EBOOKS

Children reading more on screen than print, NLT finds | The Bookseller http://buff.ly/19xFgl7 #ebooks

E-book sales are up 43%, but that’s still a ‘slowdown’ http://buff.ly/15MCGLM #ebooks

New Report Says Microsoft Won’t Buy Nook Media http://buff.ly/15KgIZY #ebooks

LEADERSHIP

8 Ways to Be a Truly Memorable Boss | http://buff.ly/16y0gvh

Interviewing Etiquette Infographic

LIBRARIES

BEA For All: A Librarian’s Guide to BookExpo America 2013 http://buff.ly/146IgVa

The Library’s Future Is Not an Open Book | By Julie V. Iovine|Public Library Renovation http://buff.ly/10x32sf #libraries

TEEN LIT

Bid to censor Anne Frank’s ‘pornographic’ diary in schools fails | Books http://buff.ly/19xFmsT #yalit

Fox rejects ‘Delirium’ pilot starring Emma Roberts | Inside TV http://buff.ly/198NPT8 #yalit

If you like books like these: historical fiction for teens | Children’s books http://buff.ly/15KCJrA #yalit

Stacked: On Cover Flipping http://buff.ly/198LbNr #yalit

YA mother-daughter reading recommendations – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/13vqf3u #yalit