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  • Confessions of a Second Career Youth Librarian
  • The Storytime Speech: Setting Expectations for Adults
  • Curious Kids: A Program for the Children We Were Losing After Storytime

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alsc.ala.org /3 days ago

Confessions of a Second Career Youth Librarian

From college interns to volunteers and young patrons, you work with all kinds of people all the time. You (capital L!) LOVE your job. Bursting with enthusiasm, you want to recruit...

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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

The Storytime Speech: Setting Expectations for Adults

When it comes to storytime, who is your target audience? Oftentimes we focus so much on the children in front of us that we might forget to engage with the adults bringing them to...

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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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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

A Year in Partnerships

As a school librarian, I thrive on partnerships to expand my library and experiences for my students.  About five years ago, my school focused on and built a Global Education progr...

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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 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

#PLA2026: DigitalLearn, Confidence, and Teen Service-Learning

At a public desk, digital questions rarely arrive as a curriculum. They arrive as a locked email account, a QR code, a school or benefits form, or a password that no longer works....

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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

#PLA2026: DigitalLearn, Confidence, and Teen Service-Learning

At a public desk, digital questions rarely arrive as a curriculum. They arrive as a locked email account, a QR code, a school or benefits form, or a password that no longer works....

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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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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

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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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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alsc.ala.org /3 weeks ago

Back to School Prep: School Help Spaces

Homework Help I know – summer hasn’t even begun yet! But if your library is anything like mine, while you are preparing for the incoming summer chaos, you are also looking ahead to...

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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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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 /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 /2 weeks ago

How to Speak with Caregivers about Literacy

As librarians, reading and literacy are concepts that have been ingrained into our practice. Growing up, many of us most likely enjoyed reading or being around books. However, that...

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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

Transforming Your Early Reader Collection to Support the Science of Reading

Early in my career at my public library, we began acquiring leveled readers. These are the small books with text that relies on predictability and repetition and often promote memo...

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alsc.ala.org /3 weeks ago

Supporting Emotional Wellness in Library Programs (Without Being a Therapist)

As we observe Mental Health Awareness Month, I’ve been thinking about the role libraries play in supporting the emotional well-being of children in library programs. In a recent ar...

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alsc.ala.org /1 month ago

Science of Reading in the Library: Just-Right Texts for Emerging Readers

Selecting just-right texts for emerging readers ensures that reading is an enjoyable—versus frustrating—experience. But what makes a text just right? Today’s post is yet another in...

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alsc.ala.org /4 weeks ago

Kreyòl, Community, Connection: Reimagining Outreach for Haitian Families

Migration from Haiti to the United States is driven by a complex mix of systemic “push” factors, with nearly half of the nation’s Haitian immigrant population settling in Florida (...

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alsc.ala.org /4 weeks ago

Kreyòl, Community, Connection: Reimagining Outreach for Haitian Families

Migration from Haiti to the United States is driven by a complex mix of systemic “push” factors, with nearly half of the nation’s Haitian immigrant population settling in Florida (...

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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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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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