Education and public libraries — Remarks on a dilemma. I – III.
The central problem for public libraries, in their present and future place in US public services, is not the libraries themselves…
Tenemos eLibros en Español.
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Black History Month Author Spotlight: Walter Dean Myers
Author at a Glance: Walter Dean Myers Walter Dean Myers was born on August 12, 1937 in Martinsburg, West Virginia Moved to Harlem with his foster parents at age three- wrote throughout childhood After graduating high school and leaving the army, he earned a BA from Empire State College. He wrote full time after…
Teen/YA Book Review: Fresh Ink
TITLE: Fresh Ink: An Anthology AUTHORS: Schuyler Bailar, Melissa de la Cruz, Sara Farizan, Sharon G. Flake, Eric Gansworth, Malindo Lo, Walter Dean Myers, Daniel José Older, Thien Pham, Jason Reynolds, Aminah Mae Safi, Gene Luen Yang, Nicola Yoon DESCRIPTION: These are twelve stories with endings that are still being written–whose next chapters are up…
Bossypants Book Club (March 2019 Selection): Proud by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Book Overview Growing up in New Jersey as the only African American Muslim at school, Ibtihaj Muhammad always had to find her own way. When she discovered fencing, a sport traditionally reserved for the wealthy, she had to defy expectations and make a place for herself in a sport she grew to love. From winning…
Black History Month Author Spotlight: Angela Johnson
Author at a Glance: Angela Johnson Born in Tuskegee, Alabama Grew up in Windham, Ohio with her brother and parents. Encouraged by a teacher who read to her when she was young This inspired her to write throughout her childhood. Attended Kent State University but left to focus on her writing. Credits author Cynthia Rylant…