Publisher’s Weekly has collated some of 2015’s best lists of books for kids and teens including their own best-of! Source: Publishers' Weekly: A Roundup of 2015's Best Book Lists for Kids and Teens I really appreciate the fact that the books that were chosen come from a wide variety of sources. Canadian, British and
It's Hanukkah! But what is Hanukah, and what is Kwaanza? What is Ramadan? How do people around the world celebrate Christmas? How were holidays celebrated in the past? These questions come up time after time and time in classes across Quebec and Canada. There are a number of resources that librarians and teachers can use
Thank you to Caroll-Ann Steele for sharing this great SLJ article that looks to define YA: YA: A Category for the Masses. But What About Teens? Is it a genre, a phenomenon, is it even for teens? Questions and observations abound about its intended audience and its “bandwagon” effect (for lack of a better word).
A great way to discover new titles is to check out the favourite books of authors that you like. For example, Ta-Nehisi Coates' book, Between the World and Me, is a bestseller in the United States. In this book, written in a direct address style to his son, Coates talks about what it was like to
Everybody enjoys a freebie: The November edition of Booklist is free to download for the next 2 weeks. There are great suggestions and reviews of art-related titles whether print or audio. There are 2 particularly interesting articles, one on board games and one on coding. As always, there are the useful reviews that many librarians
Photo by Sanjay Suchak, University of Virginia Communications We all knew reading was great, but this infographic looks at it in a somewhat different, if tongue-in-cheek, light. What Happens To Your Body After You Start Reading a Book - Infographic
Over the summer and at the beginning of the school year, many of us just can't walk away from the library world when we're on vacation. As we sit down to morning coffee, we might see websites, articles and blog posts that we think might be of interest to others. Here are a few from
If you think that books don't have an impact on the lives of children, watch this film and you'll change your mind. Nobel Prizewinner, Malala Yousafzai talks about how reading the biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. taught her that the fight for equality could be won. This inspired Malala to begin her own campaign
Source: How the Little Free Library project launched a global trend. This is a fun posting that I've seen on various social media sites: Tiny Libraries. The Little Free Libraries Project shows that stories and books are still seen as important in our society and as something that should be available to
Leading Learning, the Canadian Library Association's publication of school library standards, states that, "Our school libraries should reflect our common values of equity, diversity, and cultural identity as well as best approaches in the educational and library professions." In several standards, it stipulates that print and digital collections are inclusive and support Canadian identity as well as the information needs of all
