Nominate your favorite library worker today!

(Self-nominations welcome, because sometimes you have to be your own biggest cheerleader and advocate.)

Adventure awaits!
New graphics and READ posters to encourage readers to find a new adventures in the pages of a book!
(EXTRA-great for adventure-themed summer reading programs!)

NEW DEADLINE: Letters in support of federal library funding in the House close May 1st! Time is running out to #FundLibraries .

We need your support: take action and urge Congress to support federal funding for libraries. Take action: bit.ly/FundLibrariesF…

From the ALSC Blog: Talk with Me Toolkits
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From the ALSC Blog: My First Book Club
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Join ALSC at #alsc24 & learn how staff at @multcolib proposed, planned, presented & expanded identity-supporting storytimes explicitly designed for queer families with young children.
Learn more: bit.ly/459VXG2

School libraries: there's one week left to apply for the 2024 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award ⌛ One exemplary school library program will win $5,000 and a crystal award.

Apply by May 1: ala.org/tools/programm…

From the ALSC Blog: What Does Earth Day Have to Do with Art?
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From the ALSC Blog: What I Wish I Knew When I Became a Manager
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Throwback to Taylor Swift in her READ era. (Sorry, you won't find this in #TheTorturedPoetsDepartment or in the ALA store, as it remains out of print evermore.)

From the ALSC Blog: TikTok as a Form of Advocacy
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I drew on a middle school teaching experience to write about #namethetranslator , #translatorsonthecover , and
#namethesourcelanguage in relation to the needs of young readers. Gratitude to ALSC: alsc.ala.org/blog/2024/04/n…

From the ALSC Blog: 2024 Summer Reading Lists
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& she never wavered! Thank you to all who braved the less-than-ideal weather, for our lovely hosts Carnegie Library PGH for a BEAUTIFUL event (and keeping an eye on the outside to keep everyone safe!) and to the remarkable Rita Williams-Garcia for her moving words and stories. ❤️

Reminder: #alsc24 registration is now open, with early bird prices available through 7/2 - join us for 2+ days of of professional development & connection with #kidlit library colleagues from across the country!
Register: bit.ly/3J13Jct

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From the ALSC Blog: Climate & Environment Picture Books
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'I believe wholeheartedly in the power of books: to expand our imagination, drive our curiosity, teach us about our world, & help us all feel seen, especially in times & places where our realities do not match our highest aspirations for ourselves or the society we live in.'