Thanks to Georgia Jones for helping to create this list of booklist sites! These will help with readers’ advisory!
Kent District Library has a tool: https://ww2.kdl.org/
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center has subject bibliographies about a variety of topics, divided by age group. Some of the topics include: family, grief and loss, science and scientists, wordless books, beginning readers, fantasy for 9-12-year-olds, picture books for older children and teens, the natural world, bullying…
Why a teen space? All people, including teens, benefit from informal public gathering places where they can interact or just share space with others. This is sometimes called a “third space”. Spending time with friends in an environment that is less structured than...
Last week, someone on the IFLS Youth Services email list asked for suggestions for a 3rd grade student who has dyslexia. IFLS library folks pitched in to share some great ideas, and IFLS staff supplemented. If you are looking for collection development or readers...
We got a question on the youth services list this week about resources to help kids learn more about and process the current events around ICE and to learn more about immigration and immigration. Thanks to those who responded, and to the Northern Waters Library...