The many pleasures of reading are a joy to those that enjoy losing yourself in a book and finding a window into another person’s life. As a school librarian, I also see the wisdom of using books to teach empathy to children and teens. Reading about a perspective that is outside of your everyday life encourages you to be curious, ask questions and seek information about this new world. Books build empathy, “the more effort we make trying to figure out a character’s intention

My Printz committee experience gave me the opportunity to read FABULOUS YA books over the past year!! Here are nine of my favorites: Invictus by Ryan Gaudin Adventuresome, sci-fi story taking place in a world where traveling through time is the government’s job to make sure no one can change history. A boy named Far is born outside of time and this causes certain events to unravel. Far and his friends must race to find out what is hunting them and unraveling historic events

I am a member of a the Printz 2018 national book award committee and we read over 52 books in 52 weeks. I can imagine the reaction, why? As a school librarian and a life-long enthusiastic reader, I have loved books since I was a little kid. After working in the publishing field in New York, I found a part-time job as a public librarian assistant. Working in a library became my driving force to get my Masters degree in Library Science. I moved to North Carolina and graduated

If you’re feeling like me, you’re into saving money and keeping up with your TBR (To Be Read) titles. These free apps will engage your fascination and save your wallet. All you need is a library card for your local public library and a smart phone. Audio-books are my other time-hack for busy people and both apps include phenomenal selections. 1.LIBBY—free From OverDrive/your local public library, an eBook and audio-book app. With a wonderful eBook reader and audio-book play

Young people deserve to see themselves in diverse literature, my favorite authors have visited my current school as part of the Diversity Gu