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