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Preparedness is Key to Handling Materials ChallengesI recently had a parent complain at length about a book in the children’s collection. It was the first complaint I have had in close to 20 years....
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Nominate a Colleague for the 2024 ALSC Distinguished Service AwardThe Professional Recognition and Scholarships Committee is seeking nominations from ALSC members for the ALSC Distinguished Service Award given...
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Mobile Outreach to Underserved Families: No Budget? No Problem!Library outreach in 2023 continues to evolve and include services for underserved families more than ever. While there was previously a strong...
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2025 ALSC Award Committee AppointmentsDear ALSC Members, I hope to see many of you at the 2024 LibLearnX Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, January 19–22. For those attending...
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One More Thing – Afterschool EngagementIt’s time to get ready for 3:30pm! As the school year kicks off, the volume and activity levels in the youth services rooms will soon raise...
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Program Data Collection: A Quick GuideLast month, I wrote about documenting successful programs . While those details are important, they aren’t the only factor in a...
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Banned Books Week: Keep on Keepin’ on in the Fight for the Freedom to ReadIn 1964, Len Chandler, an African American folk singer and activist recorded, “Keep On Keepin’ On,” a song that encapsulates the idea of...
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Spooky Reads for Halloween Storytime!Put on your witch hat, carve some pumpkins, and get ready for Halloween! Every Halloween, I put on a special Halloween storytime for my youngest...
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From Frustrated to Delighted: Analog and STEM programmingIn 2015, I was working as a Children’s Librarian at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) . I had to produce and present a summer...
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Program Documentation: Pro TipsThe perfect program. It’s an elusive library goal. Sometimes we get pretty darn close. But time, turnover, and transitions often mean losing...
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Civic Engagement as Everyday AdvocacyWhen I came into my current position as Children’s Librarian, I was interested in building relationships with other agencies that focused on...
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Reading More Children’s BooksSo many books, so little time! As a youth librarian doing tons of reader advisory, I want to read more of the books in our collection. Librarians...
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Successfully Reaching Out to FamiliesAs Family Engagement Specialist for my library system, I spend a lot of time considering how best to keep families notified of upcoming...
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Ready Ideas for Ready to Read: TALKAs children’s professionals, we know the E very Child Ready to Read concepts. Maybe you address a certain one in every program. Maybe...
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Misnamed and Mispronounced: Picture BooksAlong with a change of seasons, September also brings many other changes: a new school or new school year, new routines, new teachers, and new...
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Remember That Day When…It was awesome. Twenty-four kids who met 45 minutes earlier, were all cheering for each other as they took turns throwing underwear into a...
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More about the Bechtel Fellowship!Are you familiar with ALSC’s Bechtel Fellowship? ( Maybe you saw yesterday’s blog post? ) The grant provides up to $7,500 to a...
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Apply Now for Bechtel FellowshipNow is the time to get lost in a good book (or a few thousand of them)! Applications for the Bechtel Fellowship are now being accepted....
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Bring on the Night: Perfect Picture Books for Bedtime and AnytimeThe arrival of shorter days and longer nights up here in the Northern hemisphere is a bit of conundrum for me. I love the autumn weather and...
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Bryan Collier’s Lecture “Dreamwalker” Is Now Available for ViewingThe 2023 Children’s Literature Lecture Award featuring Bryan Collier has been posted to the ALSC website and is now available for viewing by...
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Books about Banning BooksChildren’s publishing often reflects what’s happening in the world children live in. The COVID-19 pandemic. Gun violence. ...
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Media Mentorship and AI Podcast ResourcesLast month, the Children and Technology committee posted about creating a podcast. We hope you read our August post and listened to our podcast...
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Class Visit BasicsSchool is back in session and the class visit requests are rolling in. School librarians are pros at managing class visits. But for many public...
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Sharing Services: CAL Seeks SRP Best Practices Articles, PhotosIt’s hard to believe that summer has already come and gone! While fall brings a new set of programs, services, and problems to solve, it’s...
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Meet Your ALSC Board: Allison KnightMonthly, we will profile current ALSC Board members. We hope to offer information about the people who work to guide the organization so that...
