Dive Into Summer Reading by Christina Carpino, School & Library Marketing Coordinator As a librarian, Summer Reading was my absolute favorite time of the year. Bringing families together for free, educational fun AND getting to share my favorite books with...
“If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.” - Carter G. Woodson, historian and founder of the Association...
By Cynthia Leitich Smith November is Native American Heritage. As we honor the Indigenous peoples of North America this month, we know the importance of uplifting Native voices every day of the year. Award-winning author Cynthia Leitich Smith is the...
To celebrate National Library Week, HarperStacks has asked some of our most beloved authors to share what librarians and libraries mean to them, especially during COVID-19 and quarantine. To kick things off, Newbery Medalist Sharon Creech shares her memories, gratitude,...
How to Library by Amy Rebecca Tan, author of A Kind of Paradise A Kind of Paradiseby Amy Rebecca Tan My debut novel, A Kind of Paradise, comes straight from my library-loving heart. I began working in a public library...
Protecting Our Most Vulnerable by Cassie Sheets, Educator Hello Library Advocates, During National Library Week, let’s celebrate the ways that libraries protect children’s privacy. During my brief stint working as a library assistant, I learned about the many ways that...
The Making of a Librarian by Tony Snyder, Copyright/Interlibrary Loan Associate at Kent State University Libraries It all started when automated public library catalogs were still a novelty. I had just completed a computer training course that would allow me...
Feed Them and They Will Come: Engaging Tweens at Your Library by Ashley Brown, Children's Librarian, and Cassidy Tanzella, Teen Librarian When we started working together at our current library, we looked for gaps in programming and how we...
Choosing Community by Morgan Rose Stewart, Children's Librarian for Memphis Public Libraries In August 2018, I had a choice to make, a very important “two roads diverged in a yellow wood” kind of choice (happy Poetry Month, everyone). I had...
Libraries = Strong Communities, Alabama Librarians, and the Civil Rights Movement by Molly Saunders, Children's Department Library Technician at the Homewood Public Library in Homewood, AL I first encountered the names Juliette Hampton Morgan and Emily Wheelock Reed in graduate...
