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Bravo! This is something very special. I called it “picaresque”

I am so proud of our Batchelder committee work! #alayma #globalkidlit www.ala.org/news/2026/01...

Such an amazing debut! Seriously, thrilled to have met DJ & you both

@abbywhitewrites.bsky.social awesome news about the Sydney Taylor for DJ! I was in the room and you probably heard me yell over the livestream this morning. So happy for you & @levinequerido.bsky.social

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Congratulations to #TapiocaStories! #BatchelderAward 2026

Congratulations to the winners of this year's #Batchelder Award!
The 2026 winner is Croco, published by Tapioca Stories. Originally published in Spanish as Croco, the book was written and illustrated by Azul López and translated by Kit Maude
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Collage of ALA Youth Media Award honorees. ALA Youth Media Awards: The top books and digital media for children and young adults. The 2026 ALA Youth Media Award honorees—featuring the Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Printz, and more—have been announced Check out the books young readers will be talking about all year

Dear young readers,

Sorry not sorry for all the extra reading, but you aren't going to want to miss any of these winning YMA titles. Check out the full list and max out your library holds.

Sincerely, ALA

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THE ADVENTURES OF CIPOLLINO is a 2026 Batchelder Honor Book (most outstanding children’s translations)!

Gianni Rodari wrote this book in 1950s Italy, and in the US today, his themes of hope, justice, & human dignity remain just as relevant as ever.
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My Batchelder Collection is on the move. Can’t wait to see what will be joining the collection on January 22nd #worldkidlit

So happy for @enchantedlion.bsky.social a small independent publisher of high quality translations for their #BATCHELDER honor book THE ADVENTURES OF CIPOLLINO by Gianni Rodari tr by Antony Shigaar - make sure your library has a copy 🥰

Now a Batchelder Award Winner

a picture book I love, Croco, won the Batchelder award which is for translation (but its also gorgeous and so sweet)

CONGRATULATIONS to the creators of PICKING TEA WITH BABA (written by Xu Bin, illustrated by Yu Yin, and translated by Shan Chen) for being selected as a Batchelder Award HONOR title!

🎬 Meet a winner: THE SITUATIONSHIP reimagines a 1920s silent film & took third place in the Internet Archive's 2025 Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest.

Now it’s your turn—create a 2–3 min short using public domain works from 1930 & earlier.

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How Not to Waste Your Life “Let me not seem to have lived in vain,” the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe whispered on his deathbed, not realizing that the astronomical tables he was leaving behind would become the p…

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Mass Persuasion Campaigns | Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress Background At many moments in U.S. history, organizations have sought to win the hearts and minds of the public, and guide their actions, through intentional, sustained mass persuasion campaigns. Such...

Being reminded of some important primary source sets that have been developed by the LOC. www.loc.gov/classroom-ma... and www.loc.gov/classroom-ma... #sschat #NCSS2025

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Writing, Translating, and Selecting Books for Young People. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) and the International Literacy Association (ILA) annually promote books with cultural significance for young people. USBBY selects the Outstan...

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Register for the USBBY @usbby.bsky.social International Literacy Association webinar July 23 with author and translator Lynn Miller-Lachmann

So happy to hear from Derrick Barnes reading aloud from his @usbby.bsky.social IBBY Honour list book I Am Every Good Thing at #asla2025 #ALlibrarians

Attending #LibLearnX in Phoenix? ⚡️ Don't miss the Opening Session on Sat, Jan 25th at 8am! ⏰ GNCRT Board Members Shira Pilarski & Soline Holmes will introduce our amazing speakers: comics legends Scott McCloud & Raina Telgemeier! ✨ See you in Arizona! #comics #libraries

I think I am going to try pre-college…but it is interesting how more formative early reading/re-reading is, and in so many ways my later reading is much the same thematically

Maggie Adam’s, Dancer book cover

Picking back up with this, and after convo with @vennlibrarian.bsky.social, limiting to things I read before college as she did

Always fab to see colleagues recognized — go Miles College!

I do think that is going to be pretty much the bifurcation

I am convinced that the wabi-sabi of the human-made is going to be the new currency in the age of AI

Cheech & Chong, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Beverly Hills Cop & Dirty Dancing additions to the wonderfully inclusive National Film Registry text.npr.org/nx-s1-5227860