The mission of the ALSC Blog is to provide a venue for coverage of time sensitive news in children’s librarianship, current issues in the field, and programs, conferences, initiatives, resources, and activities of interest to ALSC members and those interested in children’s librarianship. The ALSC Blog must align with ALSC’s vision, core values and commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Twice a year, we make time on the ALSC Blog to take a brief look at what has happened on these pages. Here’s what’s been happening since January. We have been busy!
Analytics can be a beautiful thing, especially when you want a clear, statistical look at what’s happening with something like a blog. Here’s a look at some of our Blog’s numbers for the first five months of 2026 compared to the same period of time in 2025:
The number of posts, views, and users continues to be strong. Here’s an overview:
- January 2026 30 posts / 44,276 views / 29,645 users
- February 2026 25 posts / 34,944 views / 22,260 users
- March 2026 30 posts / 35,126 views / 26,740 users
- April 2026 58 posts / 39,165 views / 25,030 users
- May 2026 28 posts / 31,904 views / 19,628 users
- Total (January – May) 171 posts / 185,415 views / 123,303 users
The number of page views has increased 24.7%, showing 185,415 views, while event count increased 25%
The top 10 posts/pages generating the most readership in the first five months of 2026 were:
- 2026 Mock YMA Results Page
- A Paws-itively Amazing Partnership by Soline Holmes for the Public Awareness and Advocacy committee
- Self-Care for Librarians During the Winter Slump by Jessica Brownley
- Information Literacy for Parents by Lisa Nowlain
- Library Scavenger Hunts by Kirsten Caldwell
- Sensory Storytime Tips and Tricks for a Successful Program by Kaitlin Frick
- Kid-Friendly Dewey by guest contributor, Debby Vandersande
- Sensory Storytime – A (brief) How-to Guide by guest contributor Ashley Waring
- Fun, Easy, and Cheap STEAM Programs by Heather Love Beverley for the School-Age Programs and Services Committee
- A Deep Dive into Picture Book Categories by Emily Mroczek-Bayci
Since the ALSC Blog published its first piece in September 2007, over 7300 posts have been published. Many posts were picked up by other blogs and by online magazines such as AL Direct or The Programming Librarian, and were shared via various social media on listservs, Facebook, X, and Bluesky.
Thank Yous
- Tremendous thanks go to the team of ALSC Bloggers who contribute regularly to the ALSC Blog. (If you would like to join the ALSC Blogging Team, just submit a Regular Blogger Interest Form.)
- Thanks to the many guest contributors who wrote pieces for the ALSC Blog. (Guidelines related to guest bloggers can be found in our Guest Post Guidelines. If you are interested in submitting a guest post, please read and fill out our Guest Blogger Interest Form.)
- Readers – particularly those #leftbehind – seemed to really enjoy the live blogging posts offered at the PLA Conference in Minneapolis. Special thanks to our team of live bloggers! (If you are interested in participating as a volunteer conference blogger at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference, please complete the Conference Blogging Interest Form.)
- Thank you to all those who read the ALSC Blog. We would not be able to continue without your support! And a special thank you to the readers who take time to comment on different posts. We love hearing your thoughts and opinions!
- Last, but most assuredly not least, thanks to the ALSC Board, the ALSC Staff, and most especially the ALSC Staff Liaison to the Blog, Laura Schulte-Cooper. It is a privilege to work with each of you.
The first part of the year has been very busy. I look forward to seeing what the rest of the year brings, particularly as we move forward with the reunification of ALSC and YALSA. It’s gonna be awesome!
Mary R. Voors
ALSC Blog manager
alscblog@gmail.com