It goes unappreciated to many authors and publishers that libraries and librarians promote their product – reading and the books they produce – in thousands of high-traffic consumer locations in nearly every community.
Perspectives on Reading speaks with Superintendent Dr. Michael Daria and Director of Special Programs Andrew Maxey of the Tuscaloosa City Schools (AL). Providing instruction to more than 10,000 PreK-12 students across 21 schools, the district has recently embraced a renewed focus on literacy.
Continue ReadingA first-time novelist, Christina Dalcher is also a writer of flash fiction (short, short stories) and previously taught undergraduate and post-graduate courses in linguistics, phonetics and phonology as well as writing and rhetoric.
Continue ReadingTotal checkouts from K-12 digital collections have spiked by 43% since last year.
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Steve Potash speaks with Queens Library Chief Librarian Nick Buron. Serving a diverse community of 2.3 million across 62 locations, the Queens Library has among the highest circulation rates in the country.
Continue ReadingA maturity or content-specific rating system hasn’t been developed on a national level and is needed to guide parents – and may be able to prevent censorship.
Continue ReadingWe Need Diverse Books was founded in 2014 to advocate for greater representation in children’s literature.
Continue ReadingNo matter what academic activities children take part in at school and at the library, motivation to read comes from the way children perceive reading as a family value.
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