The anticipation is over and we’re so excited to announce the winners of the American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards 2021! Every year, the ALA honors authors and creators of various media outlets for children and teens. These awards are not only given as a way to celebrate the creativity and originality of the creators, […]
Exciting things are happening in the literary world. Ahead of the announcement of the winners of the Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, and Coretta Scott King Book awards at the Youth Media Awards on Monday, January 25 at 8 a.m. CT, we talked with one of the Newbery Committee members who is actually our Executive Director, Susan […]
Winter is almost here! That means lots of time for reading and good cheer! This year’s Winter Reading theme is Smitten with Books, and it is ramping up! Kids can sign up online or with an app to participate through Beanstack! Families may already have accounts from the previous Winter Reading, so no need to […]
After reading through around 50 entries, a committee consisting of Board Secretary Diane Olsen, Executive Director Susan Dove Lempke, Youth Services Librarian Mikey Orzechowski, Head of Public Relations and Marketing Sasha Vasilic, and Public Relations and Marketing Coordinator Robin Komie unanimously chose Nelson School 5th Grader Prisha Modi as the second-ever Library President for a […]
