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  • Highlights from the Summer 2026 Issue of Children and Libraries
  • #ALAAC26: DigitalLearn Reborn and the Path from Completion to Contribution
  • Kid approved! Conferencing with a kid and picking out books at #alaac26

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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

Highlights from the Summer 2026 Issue of Children and Libraries

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...

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alsc.ala.org /2 weeks ago

#ALAAC26: DigitalLearn Reborn and the Path from Completion to Contribution

Digital confidence grows through repeated practice. During the “PLA Update: DigitalLearn Reborn!” session, Michelle Frisque, ALA Broadband Consultant, introduced the relaunched Dig...

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alsc.ala.org /2 weeks ago

Kid approved! Conferencing with a kid and picking out books at #alaac26

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...

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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

Paws, Play, and Public Service

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 (...

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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

Interviewing Library Advocates: Ernesto Cisneros, Children’s Author

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...

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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

The ALSC Blog – A Look Back at January through May 2026

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...

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alsc.ala.org /2 weeks ago

Bilingual programs beyond storytime

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...

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alsc.ala.org /2 weeks ago

International Librarianship, Storytimes, and Rachel Maddow

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...

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alsc.ala.org /2 weeks ago

Conference Blogging from #alaac26

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...

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bookriot.com /1 day ago

Youth Privacy Protections and Library Card Access @ Your Library

There's no better time to think about youth privacy rights and library card sign-up policies in the library than right now.

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bookriot.com /3 weeks ago

Who Are Public Libraries For in Our Censorship Era?

Are public libraries becoming children's libraries? That, plus insights into book slumps, a fun TikTok viral sensation, and more.

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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

Happy International Museums Day!

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...

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49thshelf.com /3 weeks ago

Notes from a Children's Librarian: Collections

Our Children's Librarian columnist, Julie Booker, brings us a new view from the stacks every month.* ...

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bookriot.com /2 weeks ago

“Won’t Someone Think of the Children?”–Youth Library Cards and Privacy Q+A: Book Censorship News, June 26, 2026

Where and how can public libraries begin to evaluate their policies when it comes to youth library cards and youth library privacy?

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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

Sharing More Than Food Through the Giving Garden

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...

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alsc.ala.org /2 weeks ago

#ALAAC26: Private Discovery by Design for Young People

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...

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crossway.org /1 month ago

7 Tips for Building a Library for Your Children

Children who grow up in homes filled with books also tend to have better attention spans and greater academic success.

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alsc.ala.org /2 weeks ago

Everybody’s talking about AI at #alaac26

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...

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alsc.ala.org /4 days ago

Working with Teen Volunteers in the Children’s Department

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...

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alsc.ala.org /2 weeks ago

#ALAAC26: Rachel Maddow and How Young Readers Meet the Record

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...

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alsc.ala.org /5 days ago

Reflections from ALA Annual 2026: Supporting Youth Impacted by Carceral Systems

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...

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alsc.ala.org /2 weeks ago

Affirming Inclusive Library Services at #alaac26

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...

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alsc.ala.org /2 weeks ago

Catching up with old friends, and making new friends at #alaac26

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...

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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

Windows, Mirrors, and Doors in Play

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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