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The upcoming summer issue of Children and Libraries highlights the many ways libraries support learning, creativity, and community connection beyond the walls of the classroom. Fro...
Digital confidence grows through repeated practice. During the “PLA Update: DigitalLearn Reborn!” session, Michelle Frisque, ALA Broadband Consultant, introduced the relaunched Dig...
This year, I am traveling with my nine-year-old reader at ALA annual, so on conference day one I picked up my badge and purchased a child’s pass at the registration desk (only avai...
As a regular blogger, I’ve written before about Cuyahoga County Public Library’s (CCPL) FamilySpace program, and the ideas generated by the accompanying Family Advisory Committee (...
Read on to see how a youth author found inspiration from libraries & the importance of representation. The post Interviewing Library Advocates: Ernesto Cisneros, Children’s Aut...
The mission of the ALSC Blog is to provide a venue for coverage of time sensitive news in children’s librarianship, current issues in the field, and programs, conferences, initiati...
When an #alaac26 session starts with all attendees waving colorful scarves to a welcome song, you know you will leave more energized than you walked in. As one of the last sessions...
My first day of #alaac26 programming was better than I expected. And my bar was very high, considering I heard from everyone who had been to this conference before: “You are going...
The 2026 American Library Association Conference – #alaac26 – has begun!! Are you unable to attend and wondering how you can keep up with all that’s going on at the conference in C...
There's no better time to think about youth privacy rights and library card sign-up policies in the library than right now.
Are public libraries becoming children's libraries? That, plus insights into book slumps, a fun TikTok viral sensation, and more.
Happy International Museums Day! Celebrated every year on May 18, International Museums Day is a day to celebrate museums and how they encourage cultural exchange. As librarians, t...
Our Children's Librarian columnist, Julie Booker, brings us a new view from the stacks every month.* ...
Where and how can public libraries begin to evaluate their policies when it comes to youth library cards and youth library privacy?
It is springtime in Chicagoland, and when the weather begins to get warmer, our members look forward to the summer season in our Giving Garden. The windows in the Early Learning Ar...
Young people often come to libraries with partial answers already in hand. Search results, social feeds, and conversational AI systems may have shaped the answers they bring. Priva...
Children who grow up in homes filled with books also tend to have better attention spans and greater academic success.
AI has been a topic of discussion for years, but increasingly, I’m hearing school librarians and librarians working with children and teens who are interested in ways we can educat...
Working with teen volunteers is a valuable part of what we do in youth services librarianship. It can be rewarding to have teens, who were children in your programs, become a part...
A child’s question about history can sound simple. What happened? The harder question follows immediately. How do we know? At the ALA Annual 2026 Opening Session, Rachel Maddow ret...
I just returned from ALA Annual 2026, and what a whirlwind it was! It was wonderful to reconnect with old friends, meet new colleagues, and come away inspired by the incredible wor...
In between my poster sessions this afternoon, I made a mad dash to room 175 to see my new friend Courtney Walker present her session on Affirming Inclusive Library Services. While...
The ALA annual conference offers an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues, share experiences, and discover the latest trends in libraries. For a long time, I was the only youth...
Just as stories provide mirrors, windows, and sliding doors for folks – toys can too! Being intentional with the items we place in our public spaces makes our spaces more engaging....
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