Jason Reynolds on The Daily Show

Okay, folks, if you haven’t ever had the opportunity to hear the remarkable author Jason Reynolds speak before (and also if you have had the opportunity!), watch him mesmerize Trevor Noah on The Daily Show in a clip from last night.  Wow!  So much to...

Family Engagement Webinar Coming Up

Last spring, I posted a few times about the great new resource from the Public Library Association and the Global Family Research Project–a tool kit and a call to action for libraries to engage with families.  There are some really terrific and practical...

Smart Phones and Social Media and Teens

Photo credit: PexelsThe Atlantic Monthly published an article this fall by Jean Twenge, author of the book iGen:  Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy–And Completely Unprepared for Adulthood (and...