Julie Stivers Named 2023 School Librarian of the Year #SchoolLibOTY #schoollibrarians ow.ly/UZAp50NmvSm

For the first we rolled out this 54 foot long petition from 1865. It was signed by 3,740 African Americans from South Carolina asking Congress “equal rights before the law" months after the Civil War. We need the public's help transcribing this historic treasure. 🧵

Help us transcribe this valuable part of American history. Go to crowd.loc.gov and start transcribing today.

Thanks, Miley Cyrus , for supporting students through @LessPrejudice ! 📚❤️🧡💛💚💙💜📚

Looking for non-fiction bks for children/teens, written by Native people, about Native people? Take a look at the list at American Indians in Children's Literature! (And please RT/share the list.) …ansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/p/native-nonfi…

I wrote an article for SchoolLibraryJournal! It's about what makes good picture books great, and you can read the online version via the link below. I hope you enjoy taking a closer look at some beautiful books with me...at a different location! slj.com/story/What-mak…

A list of other active, official Library of Congress Twitter accounts, aside from this one: ✅Carla Hayden ✅Chronicling America Historic Newspapers ✅Congressdotgov ✅US Copyright Office ✅LOC Crowdsourcing ✅Events at the Library of Congress ✅John W. Kluge Center ✅Law Library of Congress ✅LC Labs ✅LOC National Audio-Visual Conservation Center ✅LOCMaps ✅Teaching with the LC

🤩 Some news: ALA will honor Dolly Parton with lifetime honorary membership for her longstanding commitment to inspiring a love of books and reading, AND there's a Celebrity READ® Poster. Press release: bit.ly/ALA-DollyParton Imagination Library #NationalLibraryWeek

So disappointed as I gather this means their excellent book newsletters will cease, too

Nextflix is ending their DVD Rental The Library is not:

Happy 223rd Birthday Library of Congress! This is YOUR national library. History never stops so we are committed in collecting and preserving our shared stories, culture and heritage. #NationalLibraryWeek

Mark your calendars and join us — I’ll be moderating!

Tomorrow is AAPI Heritage Month, so this is your annual reminder that the continent of Asia includes South Asia and the Middle East! If your book roundups only include East Asian countries, then you're doing it wrong. Here's a map to help ⬇️ #AAPIHeritageMonth

This month’s Heavy Medal Mock Newbery suggestion round up brought a plethora (5) more suggestions for our now strong frontrunner SIMON SORT OF SAYS by Erin Bow, along with 14 new suggestions. bit.ly/3HREnxD

Don't forget to join us for our May discussion meeting this Friday at 9! We have 33 titles on the list to discuss. Visit capitolchoices.org to learn more, and check your email for the Zoom link in the coming days.

That is how you do it!

Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, Never Before Seen in the US, Are Coming to DC! A new exhibition at the DC Public Library will offer a rare opportunity to see some of the original Renaissance man's work. bit.ly/46836s0

The door hangers on each hotel room door in Philadelphia tonight where the Moms for Liberty hate convention is taking place are incredible.

I made a list of 50 SHORT middle grade books, including books by Christina Soontornvat - Updates only Mac Barnett Varsha bajaj Gordon korman @nikkigrimes9 Torrey Maldonado Elaine Dimopoulos

It's almost time for our New Voices in YA program! We'll be kicking things off at 11:30am on the Chapter One Stage with authors Kalela Williams (Tangleroot) and Vanessa Le (The Last Bloodcarver), moderated by Kit Ballenger 📚 bit.ly/3KPxez2 #MacKidsALA #ALAAC24