Programs & Programming

Featuring poets from Amanda Gorman to Kenn Nesbitt and offering inspiring writing prompts, these shows have something for every student.

Banned Books Week has its first Honorary Chair; two titles created from The 1619 Project will be released in November; free webinars on teaching Juneteenth and reopening institutions after COVID vaccines; and more in this edition of News Bites.

Undeterred by pandemic limitations, the staff at Evanston (IL) Public Library and its partner organizations turned the second annual Cardboard Carnival into a remote program with an online showcase to spotlight young patrons' marble runs.

Ebooks aren't ideal for tactile toddlers, but in virtual story times, they can minimize problems like glare and book size.

Scholastic will no longer publish or distribute Dav Pilkey's The Adventures of Ook and Gluk; Comic-Con is coming back in-person; plus an Alice Walker picture book and more in this edition of News Bites.

The pandemic presents unique challenges for the nearly 23 million nine- to twelve-year-olds in the United States. Here are ways to support them. 

How to steer a board of nine- to twelve-year-olds and turn ideas into bold initiatives.

Libraries are providing rich, ­creative sensory experiences to the young children who need it most. Here are ideas for stimulating, hands-on activities.

The approach is especially effective now that so many students are working asynchronously, experts say.