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Art Appreciation at StorytimeDuring the weekly, all ages storytime I co-present on Fridays, we do art appreciation. This occurs after I finish reading the first book. At this...
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ALSC Toolkit RoundupDid you know that different committees and representatives of ALSC have created EIGHT different amazing toolkits in the past five years? What...
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It’s Kindness Month!Have you been spreading random acts of kindness this month? A small gesture of kindness can create a happy, creative, and productive work...
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2024 Notable Children’s Digital Media listThe Notable Children’s Digital Media list includes real-time, dynamic, and interactive media content for children 14 years of age and younger...
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Recovering from Program FailureAlmost everyone has a program completely fail at least once in their career. In library school, I learned how to build a good program, how to...
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2024 Notable Children’s Recordings listThe Notable Children’s Recordings list includes recordings for children 14 years of age and younger of especially commendable quality that...
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Indigenous Board Books for Every BabyWe know that the general benefits of reading board books are numerous. Here are just a few reasons why we spend time and money curating...
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Looking Back: 7 Years of ALSC BloggingAfter seven years of regularly blogging for the ALSC blog, it’s time to take a break. I have really enjoyed my experiences blogging...
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Celebrating Love & Books! — Couples Who CollaborateIt’s Valentine’s Day, a day for celebrating love! What better way to honor love on the ALSC Blog than by highlighting some very...
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Quiet CensorshipI have an ugly truth to share: there are materials in my collection that I dislike. I work in a large multi-branch public library system with...
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Banned books in the past: “Goodnight Moon”Did you know that Goodnight Moon was essentially banned from the New York Public Library from 1947 to 1972? Yesterday I read The...
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2024 Notable Children’s Books listEach year a committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children’s books....
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Children’s Makerspaces in Public LibrariesIn the last several decades, the landscape of public libraries changed from what one might consider a stereotypical book storehouse to an...
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Making ConnectionsMaking connections is perhaps the number one thing we do. As library professionals, we make connections between children and books. We make...
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Happy Lunar New YearLunar New Year is this Saturday, February 10 th , and we are entering the Year of the Dragon. I do not pretend to be an expert on the...
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What a BIG Day! The 2024 ALA Youth Media AwardsThere is something special about attending the ALA Youth Media Awards Ceremony in person. January 22 in Baltimore, Maryland, was indeed a BIG day...
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What does it mean to be an ASLC student member?Being an ALSC student member means embarking on an adventure! Being an ALSC student member means opening unknown doors while holding trustworthy...
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Professional Engagement: Navigating Small Steps to Larger LeapsOur continued library successes require professional engagement and involvement. Networking opens doors to supportive communities. Advocacy voices...
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Every Child Ready to Read and the Science of ReadingThe “ Science of Reading ,” a phonics based approach to teaching reading based on cognitive science has become the latest buzzword in literacy...
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Building a Kid-Friendly Catalog AlternativeFew things at the library are less child-friendly than the online catalog. To work a catalog, you need to have reading, writing, and typing skills...
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All Weather Outdoor FunNortheast Ohioans sometimes joke about the beauty of experiencing all four seasons… in a day. Daily weather can change rapidly in a lot of...
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Programming on the FlyThis year, I have been trying to boost library programming opportunities. Planning a program can feel daunting, but it doesn’t have to be...
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Progress Over Perfection: Embracing Imperfection in Library WorkI’m not really a big resolutions person, but starting a new year makes me reflective. What are my big picture goals and ideas for the...
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Join the ALSC Advocacy ChallengeAs we start off a new year, the ALSC Public Awareness and Advocacy Committee is calling on YOU our ALSC membership to take part in our 2024 ALSC...
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Baby Storytime SongsBaby storytime is my FAVORITE! Baby storytime songs have been on my mind lately because storytimes just started up again for the season....
