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  • Where Kids Can Play at Chicago Libraries: Hidden Gems for Families
  • Curious Kids: A Program for the Children We Were Losing After Storytime
  • Chicago’s Excellent Public School-Public Library Partnership

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mommypoppins.com /1 month ago

Where Kids Can Play at Chicago Libraries: Hidden Gems for Families

Discover the best Chicago libraries with kids play areas, from toddler-friendly spaces to interactive learning zones—all free and perfect for indoor fun. Libraries are easily the b...

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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

Curious Kids: A Program for the Children We Were Losing After Storytime

If you run a public library children’s program, you probably know the drop-off. Kids age out of storytime and a good chunk of your regulars just… disappear. They’re not tweens yet....

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bookriot.com /1 month ago

Chicago’s Excellent Public School-Public Library Partnership

Chicago Public Schools partner with Chicago Public Library to expand library access and more bookish news today.

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columbian.com /3 weeks ago

Camas children show their book bona fides with Kid Librarian program

CAMAS — Lilah Meier struggled to learn to read as a young child. Even though she improved her literacy skills as she got older, she still carried around the perception that she was...

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talesofonecity.wordpress.com /1 month ago

Sharing stories at Central Children’s Library

The Rainbow Nursery children had a delightful visit to the Central Children’s Library. The enthusiastic children, aged between 3 and 5, and their carers, Rachel and Aimee were welc...

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bookriot.com /1 month ago

Chicago Public School Students Automatically Granted Library Access, and More Library News

Two major court victories for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a powerful school-library collaboration, and more library news.

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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

Children and Libraries Debuted in 2003

Where were you in the Spring of 2003? Were you working at a library, or attending story time? If you were working at a library, you might have also spent time that Spring reading t...

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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

Children and Libraries Debuted in 2003

Where were you in the Spring of 2003? Were you working at a library, or attending story time? If you were working at a library, you might have also spent time that Spring reading t...

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bookriot.com /1 day ago

What It Means to Be the Librarian I Never Had as a Kid

In a world telling young people what to think, a librarian who hands a kid the right book at the right moment is a radical act.

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irjci.blogspot.com /1 month ago

April is the month to celebrate American libraries

Whether it's supporting patrons with digital literacy classes, becoming a new telehealth hotspot, or hosting literacy tutoring nights, American libraries are hubs for learning and...

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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

#PLA2026: Children in the Middle of Migrant Family Service

In Serving Migrants at Ground Zero, adult services framed the session, but children appeared in almost every example. They waited with parents for city ID cards, read bilingual com...

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alsc.ala.org /2 days 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

Story Times with Medically Fragile Kids and Teens

Janine Petrovits is a Children’s Librarian Trainee at Queens Library Bay Terrace in New York City and an MLS student at the Queens College School of Information Studies. For more t...

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redeemedreader.com /1 month ago

*The Library in the Woods by Calvin Alexander Ramsey

A fictional story remembers a very real place, The Library in the Woods. The post *The Library in the Woods by Calvin Alexander Ramsey appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

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spectrumlocalnews.com /1 month ago

Toy libraries provide a lesson in play and growth

Playtime might look like a behavior without a purpose. For kids, it is essential for their development.

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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

Gateway to Reading #PLA26

Empowering caregivers with the tools they need to be their child’s first and most important teacher is a core role of children’s librarians. We model early literacy practices durin...

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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

#PLA2026: Ann Patchett, Kate DiCamillo, and the Reading Lives Public Libraries Build

At the Author Lunch with Ann Patchett and Kate DiCamillo, the conversation moved quickly beyond admiration and craft talk. DiCamillo began by reflecting on Minneapolis during the p...

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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

Upgrade Your Literacy Resources with a How to Read Website

The science of reading is one of the fastest growing topics in librarianship. At my library, patrons want to know more about the science of reading, and how they can use it to help...

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alsc.ala.org /1 week ago

Discussing Body Safety with Children

In the fall of last year, ALSC blogger Eleanor Howell-Shryock highlighted ways that she models consent in her story time at the library. As she mentioned in her post, this practice...

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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

Thinking Money for Kids Librarian Summer Camp

ALA Annual Bound? Get ready for Camp! This year, the ALA Public Programs Office and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation are offering an interactive “camp” on how to integrate f...

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omanobserver.om /1 month ago

Libraries as community spaces in a digital age

As summer catches up with us in Oman and we gradually move indoors from the calming autumn and winter days, the natural recourse will be to fall back on digital screens for enterta...

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metromonthly.net /1 month ago

Children’s library story times for May 2026

Children’s library story times for May 2026. Where to find free story times and reading programs by date, location and age level. MAHONING COUNTY Yoga Story Time. Poland Library, 3...

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conservativedailynews.com /1 month ago

The American Library Association’s Direct Threat To Parental Rights |

by Sheri Few at CDN - National Library Week (April 19–25) arrives each year with cheerful slogans about literacy, community and the joy of reading. But behind the celebration stan...

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dailygood.org /1 month ago

Atlanta's 'Library Dads' Are Helping Kids Fall In Love With Reading

When Khari Arnold started taking his infant daughter to the library, he wasn't just teaching her to love books -- he was building a foundation for something much larger. His simple...

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