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This might be an author-first for me - TWO books on @slj.com's Best Books of 2025 List!! So grateful to the librarians who selected THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES and HISTORY SMASHERS: ANCIENT EGYPT to be part of this amazing collection! www.schoollibraryjournal.com/page/best-bo...
Best Books 2025
We hope that SLJ’s Best Books of 2025, filled with adventurous and fantastical stories, silly and breathtaking picture books, true-crime mysteries and stirring romances, and universally consumed manga...
www.schoollibraryjournal.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This might be an author-first for me - TWO books on @slj.com's Best Books of 2025 List!! So grateful to the librarians who selected THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES and HISTORY SMASHERS: ANCIENT EGYPT to be part of this amazing collection! www.schoollibraryjournal.com/page/best-bo...
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Public meetings this week: Sussex County weighs a Route 9 development, New Castle debates data center rules, Newark reviews its budget, and the Public Service Commission hears from Delmarva Power.
Get Involved: Town-sized development, data center regulation, more
Here is a look at some of the most important or interesting public meetings happening around the state this week.
spotlightdelaware.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Public meetings this week: Sussex County weighs a Route 9 development, New Castle debates data center rules, Newark reviews its budget, and the Public Service Commission hears from Delmarva Power.
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Libraries and librarians are always here for us. Let's all return the favor.
Show up #ForOurLibraries and follow these simple steps from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social. Your advocacy can make a difference. ❤️
Resources and action items here:
Show up #ForOurLibraries and follow these simple steps from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social. Your advocacy can make a difference. ❤️
Resources and action items here:
Show Up for Our Libraries
Join us and Show Up #ForOurLibraries.
www.ala.org
October 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Libraries and librarians are always here for us. Let's all return the favor.
Show up #ForOurLibraries and follow these simple steps from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social. Your advocacy can make a difference. ❤️
Resources and action items here:
Show up #ForOurLibraries and follow these simple steps from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social. Your advocacy can make a difference. ❤️
Resources and action items here:
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A new poster for my wall! Can't wait until this book is out in the world.
October 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
A new poster for my wall! Can't wait until this book is out in the world.
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"Jen Bricking’s cover illustration and Amy Ryan's cover design for Wombat Waiting made me fall in love with Wombat all over again. She is such a Good Dog!" — @kaaauthor.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/10/cove...
October 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
"Jen Bricking’s cover illustration and Amy Ryan's cover design for Wombat Waiting made me fall in love with Wombat all over again. She is such a Good Dog!" — @kaaauthor.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/10/cove...
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Kwame Alexander to Keynote 2025 SLJ Summit.
Join us in Baltimore. Register now!
www.slj.com/story/Kwame-...
Join us in Baltimore. Register now!
www.slj.com/story/Kwame-...
Kwame Alexander to Keynote 2025 SLJ Summit
Join the Newbery-winning author and peers from around the country for a weekend of professional development and expanding your professional learning community.
www.slj.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Kwame Alexander to Keynote 2025 SLJ Summit.
Join us in Baltimore. Register now!
www.slj.com/story/Kwame-...
Join us in Baltimore. Register now!
www.slj.com/story/Kwame-...
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Teachers & librarians: help promote a schoolwide culture of reading & literacy with these easy to use and print "What I'm Reading" posters. Everyone can post one outside their room, office, desk, on their cart... get all staff involved!
whatimreading.org
#EduSky #TLSky
whatimreading.org
#EduSky #TLSky
I'm Reading...
Share what you are reading with your class
whatimreading.org
October 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Teachers & librarians: help promote a schoolwide culture of reading & literacy with these easy to use and print "What I'm Reading" posters. Everyone can post one outside their room, office, desk, on their cart... get all staff involved!
whatimreading.org
#EduSky #TLSky
whatimreading.org
#EduSky #TLSky
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Happy book birthday to @tavaresbooks.bsky.social's Dasher and the Polar Bear!
October 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Happy book birthday to @tavaresbooks.bsky.social's Dasher and the Polar Bear!
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Meet the New Host of Reading Rainbow: Mychal the Librarian | Book Riot
Meet the New Host of Reading Rainbow: Mychal the Librarian
After 20 years, Reading Rainbow is back! The new host is Mychal the Librarian, who has been spreading library joy online for years.
buff.ly
September 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Meet the New Host of Reading Rainbow: Mychal the Librarian | Book Riot
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Alrght everybody, get your Tin Can Telephones out. We need your help!
We reach new people by word of mouth. Send all your educator friends this pic! Teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, etc! We offer our program for free, so we need help getting the word out without advertising $$.
We reach new people by word of mouth. Send all your educator friends this pic! Teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, etc! We offer our program for free, so we need help getting the word out without advertising $$.
September 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Alrght everybody, get your Tin Can Telephones out. We need your help!
We reach new people by word of mouth. Send all your educator friends this pic! Teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, etc! We offer our program for free, so we need help getting the word out without advertising $$.
We reach new people by word of mouth. Send all your educator friends this pic! Teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, etc! We offer our program for free, so we need help getting the word out without advertising $$.
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Fall has finally arrived and readers can cozy up with new additions to beloved series, including a picture book about a fight over holiday festivities, a middle grade mystery following a trio of sisters investigating a group of scientists, and more
Noteworthy Picture Book and Novel Sequels: September 2025
Fall has finally arrived and readers can cozy up with new additions to beloved series, including a picture book about a fight over holiday festivities, a middle grade mystery following a trio of…
buff.ly
September 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Fall has finally arrived and readers can cozy up with new additions to beloved series, including a picture book about a fight over holiday festivities, a middle grade mystery following a trio of sisters investigating a group of scientists, and more
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#Bookaday I added Michaela Goade's Moon Song to my 2025 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...
September 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
#Bookaday I added Michaela Goade's Moon Song to my 2025 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...
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One of the greats has passed. Robert Redford was a celebrated actor, director, and someone who held a mirror up to America. His work will live on, but we Ordinary People will feel The Sting of his loss for years. Rest among the stars now, and when you see heaven, may a River Run Through It.
September 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
One of the greats has passed. Robert Redford was a celebrated actor, director, and someone who held a mirror up to America. His work will live on, but we Ordinary People will feel The Sting of his loss for years. Rest among the stars now, and when you see heaven, may a River Run Through It.
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Sonia Sotomayor, on tour to promote her new children’s book “Just Shine!: How to Be a Better You," talks about what gives her hope | Seattle Times
Justice Sonia Sotomayor tells Seattle-area audience what gives her hope
The Supreme Court justice, whose recent dissents have painted a dire picture, gave a book reading in Lake Forest Park.
buff.ly
September 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Sonia Sotomayor, on tour to promote her new children’s book “Just Shine!: How to Be a Better You," talks about what gives her hope | Seattle Times
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⭐ #HBReviewoftheWeek DIGGERS, DOZERS, AND DUMPERS: SMALL STORIES ABOUT BIG MACHINES by Ole Könnecke; trans. from German by Melody Shaw (@geckopress.bsky.social): "Things-that-go books crowd the shelves, but few offer as many giggles, snorts, and laughs as this one." sbee.link/wb68p94m7x
September 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
⭐ #HBReviewoftheWeek DIGGERS, DOZERS, AND DUMPERS: SMALL STORIES ABOUT BIG MACHINES by Ole Könnecke; trans. from German by Melody Shaw (@geckopress.bsky.social): "Things-that-go books crowd the shelves, but few offer as many giggles, snorts, and laughs as this one." sbee.link/wb68p94m7x
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“Buckle up for the tale of Emmie the inventive mouse” EMMIE BUILDS SOMETHING NEW from @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social is “an animal story with creativity, heart, and little details in the drawings you won't want to miss” yabookscentral.com/emmie-builds...
September 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“Buckle up for the tale of Emmie the inventive mouse” EMMIE BUILDS SOMETHING NEW from @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social is “an animal story with creativity, heart, and little details in the drawings you won't want to miss” yabookscentral.com/emmie-builds...
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Robert Munsch wrote such beloved books as “The Paper Bag Princess” and “Love You Forever” by performing them to audiences of children. Now dementia is causing his tales to slip away | New York Times
Dementia Is Stealing the Imagination of Robert Munsch, Children’s Book Writer (Gift Article)
Robert Munsch wrote “The Paper Bag Princess,” “Love You Forever” and other classics by performing them over and over for kids. But his stories are slipping away.
buff.ly
September 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Robert Munsch wrote such beloved books as “The Paper Bag Princess” and “Love You Forever” by performing them to audiences of children. Now dementia is causing his tales to slip away | New York Times
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Nominations Open for 2026 School Librarian of the Year
www.slj.com/story/Nomina...
www.slj.com/story/Nomina...
Nominations Open for 2026 School Librarian of the Year
School Library Journal is now accepting applications for the 2026 School Librarian of the Year award, sponsored by Scholastic. Let us know what you are doing in your school library and join an excepti...
www.slj.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Nominations Open for 2026 School Librarian of the Year
www.slj.com/story/Nomina...
www.slj.com/story/Nomina...
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There's no denying the healing power of nature. That's especially true when the topic is grief, whether grieving the loss of someone, or something. And who isn't grieving, these days?
September 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
There's no denying the healing power of nature. That's especially true when the topic is grief, whether grieving the loss of someone, or something. And who isn't grieving, these days?
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Happy book birthday to @scottymagoon.bsky.social's There's No Place Like Gnome's!
September 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Happy book birthday to @scottymagoon.bsky.social's There's No Place Like Gnome's!
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Author-illustrator Hyewon Yum spoke with PW about her new picture book ‘A Spoonful of the Sea,’ the mother-child bond, and her own memories of Korean birthday soup
Four Questions for Hyewon Yum
Author-illustrator Hyewon Yum’s picture book 'A Spoonful of the Sea' examines the Korean tradition of miyeok-guk, a seaweed soup that’s served to both nursing mothers the month after they give birth,...
buff.ly
September 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Author-illustrator Hyewon Yum spoke with PW about her new picture book ‘A Spoonful of the Sea,’ the mother-child bond, and her own memories of Korean birthday soup
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Children’s Books Agents on a Tough Middle Grade Climate; Mo Wlliems’ New Pigeon Book; Q&A with Hyewon Yum + more in the latest Children’s Bookshelf! buff.ly/1l7coxN
Children's Bookshelf Archive
Read past issues of PW Children's Bookshelf.
buff.ly
September 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Children’s Books Agents on a Tough Middle Grade Climate; Mo Wlliems’ New Pigeon Book; Q&A with Hyewon Yum + more in the latest Children’s Bookshelf! buff.ly/1l7coxN
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Delighted to tell you that MOUSE AND HIS DOG, my second #Dogtown book with @choldenko.bsky.social, is out in paperback today. ❤️🐶
Book three is on the way! We can't wait to share another Dogtown story with you all.
Get the paperback here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Book three is on the way! We can't wait to share another Dogtown story with you all.
Get the paperback here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
September 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Delighted to tell you that MOUSE AND HIS DOG, my second #Dogtown book with @choldenko.bsky.social, is out in paperback today. ❤️🐶
Book three is on the way! We can't wait to share another Dogtown story with you all.
Get the paperback here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Book three is on the way! We can't wait to share another Dogtown story with you all.
Get the paperback here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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📣 We’re back! Join me & @techielibgrl.com on Wed at 8pm EST for the 1st #TLSkyChat of the school year.
Let’s swap our best tips, tricks, & strategies for kicking things off strong. Whether you’ve already started or are still shelving new books, pls make plans to join us!
#tlsky #edusky #librarians
Let’s swap our best tips, tricks, & strategies for kicking things off strong. Whether you’ve already started or are still shelving new books, pls make plans to join us!
#tlsky #edusky #librarians
September 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
📣 We’re back! Join me & @techielibgrl.com on Wed at 8pm EST for the 1st #TLSkyChat of the school year.
Let’s swap our best tips, tricks, & strategies for kicking things off strong. Whether you’ve already started or are still shelving new books, pls make plans to join us!
#tlsky #edusky #librarians
Let’s swap our best tips, tricks, & strategies for kicking things off strong. Whether you’ve already started or are still shelving new books, pls make plans to join us!
#tlsky #edusky #librarians