June is quickly approaching, and that means it’s time to seek out those Pride Month picks to share (whether digitally or physically) with your young patrons! While there are quite a few great LGBTQ+ titles for children out there – with more hitting shelves every year – I’ve taken the time to select some of my favorites to share here.
Author: Kaitlin Frick
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Book Recommendations
Here we are, almost to May, and for most of us my comment about existing in a semi-limbo is just as relevant today as it was last month. But even during this strange time of social distancing, remote library services, and updated disinfecting practices, we’re all still here, doing our best to serve our communities while staying safe and healthy. As a collection development librarian, “doing my best to serve my community” mostly entails purchasing e-books, creating booklists, and sharing electronic book recommendations and resources. So that’s what I’m going to share yet again this month, in the hope that my book recommendations will be useful for at least some of you. For this post, we’re celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (which is just around the corner). Below you’ll find some of my favorite titles for a range of ages as well as great lists to check out from other…
National Poetry Month Reading Recommendations
Library services across the country are in a sort of limbo at the moment. While your library may be open today, there’s no telling if the same will be true next week or next month. I’m currently functioning in a work-at-home fugue as we all do our best to figure out what an entirely remote library service model looks like, in a time when no one’s sure what the future holds. Whether your library is open or closed, National Poetry Month is quickly approaching. And while I may be using these titles in a different way than I’d originally imagined – it’s a bit difficult to do a book display without shelves – here are some of my top poetry picks for kids:
Picture (Book) This: Women’s History Month Picks
March is Women’s History Month, which means it’s crunch-time for finding the best storytime and display selections within your library’s collection. While there are a lot of great recommendations out there (check out the end of this post for a short list of other sites’ picks), here are 15 of my favorite picture books celebrating women:
Virtual TBR: Books to Look for in 2020
The Youth Media Awards may have only been announced two days ago – and what incredible choices those committees made – but I’m already looking forward to tracking down the next best books of the year. With that in mind, I spent pretty much my entire time at Midwinter touring the Exhibit hall, chatting up vendors, and asking for book recommendations. Here are just ten of the titles for kids currently on my TBR pile:
Prepare for Winter with These Cozy Reading Recommendations
Winter is coming, and that means it’s time to have those cozy reading recommendations ready! While everyone has their favorites, here are a few titles Darien Children’s Library will be sharing this season:
Picture Book Month 2019
In celebration of Picture Book Month, I’ve yet again reached out to some of my favorite librarians for their takes on the best picture books of 2019. Like my August and October posts, the following are in the words of the librarians themselves.
A Few of Our Favorite… Authors
November 1st is National Author’s Day, and what better way to celebrate than to hype some amazing authors you – and your patrons – should definitely be reading? Much like my August post, which focused on humorous book recommendations, I’ve asked some of the best librarians I know to weigh in. The question I posed: If you could only read children’s books by one author for an entire year, who would it be and why? All answers are in the words of the librarians themselves.