The American Library Association committed itself in 2023 to combat the number of book bans by instituting a Right to Read Day. Now, in 2024, with the significant uptick in book bans in 2024, they […]
From the ALA Website. Award deadline is May 1, 2024. “The Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming recognizes excellence in humanities programming in libraries that serve children in grades K-12. The […]
Year Conference Location 2024(6/27 – 7/2) Annual Conference & Exhibition San Diego, CA 2025(1/24 – 1/27) LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience Phoenix, AZ 2025(6/26 – 7/1) Annual Conference & Exhibition Philadelphia, PA 2026(1/23 – 1/27) […]
Podcast: “How I Library: A podcast for library lovers”
Over on AASL’s Knowledgequest website, Jessica Fitzpatrick has come up with a variety of ways to provide library programming that won’t break the bank. High school librarians have their work cut out for them when […]
Christopher Paul Curtis was burn in Flint, Michigan in 1953 and now lives in Canada. Prior to becoming an author, Curtis worked a variety of manual labor jobs including thirteen years in an automotive factory. […]
Jade Adia has been awarded the 2024 Coretta Scott King / John Steptoe New Talent Author Award for “There Goes the Neighborhood.” Briana Mukodiri Uchendu has been awarded the 2024 Coretta Scott King / John […]
Dare Coulter has received the 2024 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. This award is given to the most outstanding illustration of a book by an African American artist. The book, “An American Story,” was written […]
The Coretta Scott King Book Author Award recognizing an African American author went to Ibi Zoboi for “Nigeria Jones.” The book was published by Balzer + Bray (HarperCollins Publishers). This award is given by the […]
Award-winning author Vashti Harrison has added another honor to her growing list having won the 2024 Randolph Caldecott Medal today. The Caldecott Medal is given for the most distinguished American picture book for children. The […]
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