Below is an extensive (but by no means exhaustive) list of websites, blogs, Facebook pages/groups, Twitter accounts and more that contain valuable resources related to library issues, book reviews and recommendations, programming and display ideas, reading and literacy, new technology and digital/media awareness . Many of the following have more than point of access, so be sure to find them using whichever online/social media platforms you prefer. As well, while they are loosely categorized below, many resources fall under more than one category.
Librarianship news/issues:
In the Library With a Lead Pipe (open access, open peer reviewed online library journal)
Lauren’s Library Blog (Lauren Pressley)
Librarian in Black (Sarah Houghton)
The Information Activist Librarian (Dr. Anthony Molaro)
The Daring Librarian (Gwyneth A. Jones)
NeverEnding Search (SLJ: Joyce Valenza)
The Caffeinated Librarian (Kristina Weber)
The Library Voice (Shannon McClintock Miller)
No Shelf Required (Sue Polanka)
Wearing 500 Hats (Joanne de Groot)
LISNews (collaborative blog on LIS current events and news)
Stephen’s Lighthouse (library industry trends, technology, resources)
Library Media Connection (edWeb)
Library Displays (display/programming ideas)
Book Reviews and Recommendations:
Forever Young Adult (Kirkus Reviews)
Kirkus Reviews (children’s blog)
Picture This! Teaching with Picture Books
100 Scope Notes (SLJ)
The Hub (YALSA)
Facebook Groups/Pages:
I Freaking Love Libraries
Voices for School Libraries (Canada)
Center for Teaching Through Children’s Books
International Literacy Association
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre
Children’s Literature Assembly
Reading/Literacy:
Technology:
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
Digital and Media Literacy:
Twitter/Tumblr:
See more here: 200 librarians to follow on Twitter
Also consider following authors, illustrators, publishers and your local library(ies) and book store(s).
What did we miss? Please let us know in the comments section.