BLOGS > JANUARY 6, 2024

See our top picks for the ALA YMAs here, and engage students to choose their favorite award hopefuls for the Caldecott, Newbery, Coretta Scott King, Printz, and Sibert lists.

Find out how to keep the fire going in this blog post by Dr. Nicki Woodruff.

Read about the titles Jillian is recommending here.

In this free webinar on January 18, Shannon McClintock Miller will share a multitude of ideas and resources to promote reading, learning, and making through book displays, calendars, choice boards, digital tools, STEAM, collaboration, advocacy, and so much more.
5 Ways to Refresh Your School Library Collection
August 21, 2026
Before students return for a new school year, many librarians focus on weeding shelves and ordering new books. But a truly effective collection refresh starts with understanding what your data, circulation trends, and community needs are telling you.During a recent...
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An Author Interview with Bao Phi
August 21, 2026
From the Caldecott Honor-winning creators of A Different Pond comes a new picture book that encompasses three generations, two languages, and one universal experience. Receiving a starred review from Publishers Weekly, Ride/Dap Xe is a bilingual story in English and Vietnamese that explores...
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Fall Library Planning Checklist for NYC Schools
August 14, 2026
The era of the “budget dance” is over for New York City’s school libraries thanks to the newly established baseline budget, giving librarians and media specialists greater budgetary confidence when planning collections. This summer, take advantage of this stability to...
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An Author Interview with Ha Dinh
July 28, 2026
Ly-Lan Finds a Way is an illustrated early chapter book series for children ages 6-10 written by Vietnamese American author Hà Dinh. Through warm, relatable stories rooted in school life, family, and friendship, the series explores themes of resilience, empathy,...
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July 17, 2026
Public libraries have spent the past year navigating a book vendor market in motion. If your library has been searching for a public library book vendor with real staying power – one whose ordering technology actually fits how your team...
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Powering Summer Reading Through Partnership and Purpose
July 9, 2026
That’s the impact of this year’s Book Up Summer program, an annual literacy initiative led by Washington-based nonprofit Page Ahead that helps low-income students choose and take home books for summer reading.For the fifth consecutive year, Follett Content supported the...
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