Month: January 2017
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Celebrate Multicultural Children’s Books on January 27
4th Annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day Kicks-off With Free Diversity Book Giveaways on Twitter @MCChildsBookDay with #readyourworld January 12, 2017 — The brainchild of two wonderfully diverse women, bloggers and …
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Library of Congress Launches New Software to Simplify Download of Braille and Audio Reading Material
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), part of the Library of Congress, today released BARD Express, a Windows-based software program that will aid in the …
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ALA Nepal Library Relief Fund Donates $2,500 to a Community Library in the Himalayas
CHICAGO, IL — The American Library Association (ALA) has donated $2,500 from its Nepal Library Relief Fund to the READ Global (Rural Education and Development) Center in Tukche village in …
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First Book and the Guru Krupa Foundation Provided More Than 20,000 Books to Kids in Need in 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. — First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise, distributed 21,338 books and educational resources to kids in need this year in collaboration with the Guru Krupa Foundation, a private foundation that …
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Applications Sought For 2017 Coretta Scott King Book Donation Grants
CHICAGO, IL — Underfunded libraries, schools and non-traditional organizations that provide educational services to children are invited to apply to receive one of three Coretta Scott King Book Donation Grants. …
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Three Debuts on the Indie Bestsellers List
The following books made the list: Children’s Illustrated A Greyhound, a Groundhog by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Chris Appelhans (Schwartz & Wade) Early & Middle Grade Readers Word of Mouse by James Patterson, …
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Disney and ABC Invite Families to Read Together During Fifth Annual “Magic of Storytelling” Campaign and Second Annual Disney Reads Day
GLENDALE, CA — Today, Disney and ABC announced it will donate up to one million books to First Book, a nonprofit that provides new books to educators and organizations serving children …
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CBC Announces Winners of Publishing Staff Scholarships for ABA Institutes
New York, NY – Tuesday, January 10, 2017 – Natalia Remis, an assistant editor at Scholastic, is the 2017 CBC Diversity Scholarship Winner and will be attending the Winter Institute …
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Thousands to View ALA Youth Media Awards Results Live
CHICAGO, IL — The American Library Association (ALA) will reveal the next classics in children’s and young adult literature and media during its Youth Media Awards at 8 a.m. ET, Jan. 23, …
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Solebury School Takes on the Reading Without Walls Challenge
Leading the way, Solebury’s head of school has pledged to read a book that students feel will expand his reading horizons. Here he is reading their selection: Harry Potter and the …
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Scholastic to Publish Updated Edition of J.K. Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ By Newt Scamander
NEW YORK, NY — Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, will publish an updated edition of the bestselling and collectible companion book to the …
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Remembering Author Marilyn Sachs
Despite objections from her father, Sachs attended college and later accepted a job as a children’s librarian trainee at the Brooklyn Public Library, where she worked for a decade while earning her …
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Bank Street School for Children Will Host Its Third Annual Dorothy Carter Writer-in-Residence
Best-selling author Kat Yeh to work with 4th grade students in April 2017 New York, NY, January 4, 2017 — This spring, renowned children’s book author Kat Yeh will work …
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It’s Me Eloise: The Voice of Kay Thompson and the Art of Hilary Knight
AMHERST, MA — Eloise has been called a force of nature: brazen, ill-mannered, and utterly appealing, the six-year-old terror of the Plaza Hotel. The girl Kay Thompson created in voice …
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Scholastic Corporation Continues Leadership Role in Sustainable Paper Procurement Practices
New York, NY — Scholastic, (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced that it has surpassed its company-wide goal of strengthening its sustainable paper procurement …
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Chelsea Clinton is the 2017 TLA Annual Conference Closing Speaker
AUSTIN –The Texas Library Association (TLA) will welcome Chelsea Clinton to the 2017 TLA Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX. Clinton will deliver the closing General Session at the Henry …
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Barnes & Noble Makes Major Donation to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation in New York City and Reno, NV
NEW YORK, NY — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced a major …
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The Children’s Book Council Welcomes New Member Publishers in 2016
The following publishers are now members: Advance Publishing Archie Comic Publications Inc. Bliss Group Books Blue Marlin Publications Boyds Mills Press Calithumpain Press Enchanted Lion Fabled Films Press GLM Publishing …
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PLA Offers Post-Election Resources For Public Libraries
CHICAGO, IL — The Public Library Association (PLA) knows its members and their libraries may be struggling to respond to the post-election challenges our communities face. Public libraries have an …
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Debut on the NYT Children’s Best Sellers Lists
Middle Grade Hardcover: Word of Mouse by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein. Illustrated by Joe Sutphin (Jimmy Patterson/Little, Brown)
