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Booklists all throughout the year!

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If you missed it, ALSC’s Quicklists Consulting Committee put together our 2021 Graphic Novel Reading lists! These lists offer titles for grades K-8. (Speaking of graphic novels, be sure to check out our 2021 Charlemae Hill Rollins President’s Program, The POW(!)er of Graphic Novels to Support Youth Literacy, featuring Nidhi Chanani, Jerry Craft, Varian Johnson, and Nadia Shammas. A resource guide is available for download with the recording.) If you browse through our Recommended Books from ALSC page, you’ll find all of our other lists including: 2021 Summer Reading Lists: Did you notice a new “Digital Experiences” section was added this year? 25th Anniversary Día Booklists: The 2021 Día booklists provide engaging stories representing a variety of cultures and backgrounds to share with children from birth through 8th grade. #diaturns25 BCALA and ALSC Social Justice Reading List: Community, Connecting, Cultivating & Constructing Conversations Through Literacy is a list developed by…

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ALA Annual Conference 2021

Poster Sessions for Children’s Services at #ALAAC21

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I have always loved to take a little bit of time to peruse the poster sessions at in person ALA Annual Conferences. Most of the presenters are from the academic world and usually have nothing to do with my job as a children’s librarian in a public library. However, I still like talking to people who are passionate about their work. There is usually something I can learn and use in work as a public librarian. Once in a while the subject relates directly to serving children. So, I explored the virtual poster sessions this year. While I missed being able to ask questions, it was still fun to see how excited the presenters are about their work. Here are a few projects that can be useful to us working in children’s services. “A Bibliography of Children’s Literature to Celebrate Multilingualism and Facilitate Translanguaging Pedagogies” by Grace Enriquez, Ed.D. and…

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Blogger Elizabeth Serrano

Tough Conversations – Resources to Share

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In my personal networks over the past few months, the question, “How do we talk to the kids about this?” has repeatedly surfaced as these continue to be challenging and unjust times. Every time I read or heard this question, I was reminded of the value of being a part of ALSC. Every time I read or heard this question, I was able to share an ALSC booklist, resource, or an article developed by (or which featured) our members. Below are the resources I’ve shared with friends and family, incase it is also helpful to you in supporting your own families and communities: Tough Topics booklist (grades K-8): Personally, what I appreciate about these lists is that, in addition to the titles, they also include trusted resources for adults to explore. Unity and Justice booklist #LooktoLibraries Resources: In particular, I have shared the Tough Conversations Tip Sheet. (A warm shout…

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Serving Social-Emotional Needs—Middle Grade Edition

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For the past three years, my library system (Cuyhaoga County Public Library in suburban Cleveland, Ohio, aka CCPL) has reached out to school librarians, ELA staff, and school administrators through School Librarian Book Buzz.  This event informs school staff of the services and materials CCPL has to offer, such as educator cards, databases, and more.  In addition, library staff give book talks on topics pertinent to teachers—STEAM titles, diverse titles, and, this year, books that serve social-emotional needs. I was honored to be chosen to discuss social-emotional books during this year’s online conference.  Last month, I shared titles for students in grades K-2.  This month, we’ll discuss middle grade books.  Onto my four picks for middle-grade students! Baloney and Friends Greg Pizzoli, author Publisher: Disney-Hyperion ISBN: 9781368054546 That third grader who would really benefit from a social-emotional book but just hates to read might be convinced to give this book…

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Blogger Maria Trivisonno

Serving Social-Emotional Needs

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For the past three years, my library system (Cuyhaoga County Public Library in suburban Cleveland, Ohio, aka CCPL) has reached out to school librarians, ELA staff, and school administrators through School Librarian Book Buzz.  This event informs school staff of the services and materials CCPL has to offer, such as educator cards, databases, and more.  In addition, library staff give book talks on topics pertinent to teachers—STEAM titles, diverse titles, and, this year, books that serve social-emotional needs. I was honored to be chosen to discuss social-emotional books during this year’s online conference.  This month, I’ll share titles for students in grades K-2.  Next month, we’ll discuss middle grade books.  Onto my four picks for young students! I Believe I Can Grace Byers, author Keturah A. Bobo, illustrator Publisher: Balzer & Bray ISBN: 9780062667137 Author Grace Byers believes that all children can achieve their goals.  Featuring diversity of race, religion,…

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Tales from Self-Isolation

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I haven’t had this much time off since high school summer vacation.  However, a pandemic is a much more stressful than time off school.  How did YOU continue being a librarian during this time off?  Here’s what I did. First, I helped with a portion of ALSC’s upcoming Virtual Storytime Services Resource Guide.  I am very excited to see the completed work! I live in Ohio, and thankfully, there were several online networking (and venting/commiserating) opportunities.  The State Library of Ohio continues to have a weekly “Ohio Youth Services Meet Up” every Tuesday morning.  I cannot tell you how much the sharing and listening that occurs in this meet up has helped me keep my sanity.  In addition, the North East Ohio Regional Library System also had a series of meet ups that served the same purpose. I watched a bunch of free webinars from publishers and publications previewing upcoming…

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