Simple Steps for Inclusion

Simple Steps for Inclusion

Oh, it is great to be back to regular posting to the blog!  I go through stretches of being overwhelmed by other things and losing track of it, or feeling like I don’t have any content to share.  Here’s a reminder that you can help with this!  Please send...
Comic Explaining the New Corona Virus

Comic Explaining the New Corona Virus

You are probably hearing some questions about COVID19 from kids and parents alike.  NPR’s Malaka Gharib created a really great comic about the Corona virus with lots of great information for kids (and adults) packaged in a non-threatening and entertaining...
Soft Censorship

Soft Censorship

I just read an article in SLJ about LGBTQIA+ authors who encounter “soft censorship” from school and public libraries.  Their books aren’t banned.  Their appearances aren’t picketed.  They just aren’t asked to come in the first place, and...

Thinking about Race

There were several people who told me that they found themselves feeling pretty weird and uncomfortable after hearing the 2019 WLA Conference keynote speaker Ijeoma Oluo (if you missed it, here is a recording of Oluo’s keynote–the speech starts about 17...