I recently picked up the newly published book, A Kid’s Guide to America’s First Ladies by Kathleen Krull and was intrigued by the plethora of interesting facts and stories revealed within this title. Nearly each chapter shared something surprising, such as how Abigail Adams was mocked with the nickname “Mrs. President”, considered the opposite of a compliment at the time, or how women were not allowed to wear pants on the U.S. Senate floor until 1993.
Tag: 2017
Making Your Marketing Work for Special Populations
Happy New Year from the ALSC Committee on Services to Special Populations and Their Caregivers. Now is a great time to take a fresh, 2017 look at your community and to reevaluate how each library can better serve its special populations.
Looking Ahead to 2017 Comics and Graphic Novels
2016 has been a stellar year for comics and graphic novels for kids! So many great new titles were published and there are, of course, some great new books hitting the shelves next year too. We have plenty to look forward to in 2017 with some highly anticipated sequels being published and some extra cool single issues being released on Free Comic Book Day!