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Book Your Summer Live Festival: SFF Authors in Conversation
The “SFF Authors in Conversation” panel, which took place as part of the Book Your Summer Live event, brought together speculative fiction authors for young readers and adults.
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Book Your Summer Live Festival: Chills and Thrills in YA Books
On August 21–22, Penguin Random House hosted Book Your Summer Live, a free virtual literary festival featuring both children's and adult authors.
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Libraries Employ Low-Tech Programming to Engage Children and Families
In the place of their standard programming, libraries have been exploring and revisiting low-tech options to keep connected with their communities during the pandemic.
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Cottage Door Partners with Jane Goodall Institute for Children's Book Series
Next spring, Cottage Door Press will debut a book series for children up to 5, in partnership with the Jane Goodall Institute.
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In Brief: August 27, 2020
This week, Scholastic authors talk romance; Don Tate celebrates a significant historical figure; Angie Thomas, Nic Stone, Kimberly Jones, and Christina Hammonds Reed have a heart-to-heart; and Alice McGinty and Alan Havis take a coastal journey.
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Licensing Hotline: August 2020
Read on for news about Lego's partnership with Unbound, recent consumer products initiatives from Dr. Seuss Enterprises, PaperCutz's seasonal specials tied to Nickelodeon's 'The Loud House,' and more.
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News from the North: August 2020
Read about PRH Canada's program encouraging kids to read books by Black authors; a fundraiser for the International Board on Books for Young People; and more developments in Canadian children's publishing.
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Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence Offers Free SEL Course
To help educators and their students during the pandemic, the center will offer a free virtual social emotional learning course to all Connecticut school staff working in any preK–12 school setting.
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Child360, Quality Start Los Angeles, and Scholastic Partner to Distribute Bilingual Books
In support of literacy and at-home learning during the pandemic, throughout July and August, educational nonprofit Child360, Quality Start Los Angeles—the early childhood program rating and improvement system for L.A. County—and Scholastic teamed up to give away bilingual English/Spanish board books for kids up to age five to more than 54,000 families in Southern California.
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Four Questions for Alane Adams of Rise Up
Children's author and businesswoman Wendy "Alane" Adams established the Rise Up Foundation in 2008 with the mission of promoting literacy among children in underserved communities.
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Scholastic Introduces Virtual Bookshelf for Parents and Teachers
Drawing upon its 100 years' experience of helping parents and educators tackle challenging issues through the vehicle of storytelling, Scholastic has launched a timely Instagram resource. Dubbed @scholasticbookshelf, this free-of-charge platform provides conversation starters, stories, and educational content all in one place.
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Mackin to Distribute ComicsPlus to School Markets
MackinVIA, the free digital content management system from educational materials and services provider Mackin, is expanding its catalog of offerings. As part of a new agreement, MackinVIA will exclusively distribute LibraryPass's ComicsPlus, a collection of more than 20,000 digital comics, graphic novels, and manga in the primary and secondary school markets in the U.S.
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ALSC Offers Support During Pandemic with #LookToLibraries
ALSC has launched the #LookToLibraries public awareness campaign encouraging families and caregivers to "discover the power of connecting with your children's library professional."
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Leonard S. Marcus Joins Astra Publishing House as Editor-at-Large
Astra Publishing House has hired children's literature expert Leonard S. Marcus as editor-at-large to help develop Astra’s children's list, particularly picture books published under its mineditionUS imprint.
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Debut Author 'Crowned' First YA Selection for Reese's Book Club
Actor and producer Reese Witherspoon has announced a new feature for Reese's Book Club, a young adult offering; Leah Johnson's debut novel, 'You Should See Me in a Crown,' is the inaugural YA pick for the book club.
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'Bookmarks' Series from Netflix Spotlights the Black Experience
Streaming entertainment service Netflix has announced the September 1 launch of 'Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices,' a collection of 12 five-minute episodes featuring Black celebrities and artists reading aloud children's books by Black authors.
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School & Library Spotlight: August 2020
The disruptions and numerous uncertainties surrounding the pandemic have made an already challenging era for school librarians and other educators that much tougher. We take a closer look at how professionals in the field are tackling these issues head on.
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Perseverance in Uncertain Times: A Q&A with AASL President Kathy Carroll
We spoke with Kathy Carroll, the 2020–2021 president of the American Association of School Librarians, about how she is envisioning the year ahead.
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RULER’s Approach to Social Emotional Learning
As students, families, and teachers face the difficulties that have arrived with the pandemic, social and emotional learning has never been more important.
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Black Lives Matter: Crucial Discussions in the Classroom
We asked educators across the country how they are taking action to address racism and social justice with their students.