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Sea Otter Heroes Receives Sibert Honor

By Libby Stille, Associate Publicist This morning at the American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards, Patricia Newman’s Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem was named a 2018 Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book! The Sibert Medal and Honors are awarded annually to outstanding informational picture books for young readers.Read more

Join Our Summer Reading Webinar!

Libraries Rock™! Boost Your Music-Oriented Collection for the CSLP Summer Reading Theme January 31, 2018, 1:00 p.m. CSTRead more

National Book Award Finalist: What Girls Are Made Of

CBS This Morning announced the National Book Award finalists on October 4, and Elana K. Arnold’s YA novel What Girls Are Made Of is one of the five finalists for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature!Read more

Register for Lerner’s Fall 2017 Preview Webinar

Discover Super Series and Terrific New Titles for Your Library! September 28, 2017, 1:00 pm CST Join us on Thursday, September 28, at 1 pm CST to explore Lerner’s top Fall 2017 series and titles for grades PreK-12. From electrifying nonfiction to powerful picture books and fiction, these new releases are sure to inspire a […]Read more

Lerner and Crayola Present New Nonfiction Books for Kids

By Jill Braithwaite, Group Marketing Director We’re super excited to launch our new partnership with Crayola this fall! It has been great fun to be able to combine the creativity and inspiration Crayola products are known for with Lerner’s expertise in making high-quality and award-winning children’s books.Read more

Gardening Project for Kids: 5-Minute DIY Flowerpots

Here’s a fun craft for kids: make a newspaper flowerpot in less than 5 minutes. The Nitty-Gritty Gardening Book author Kari Cornell put together this video tutorial to get kids gardening in no time: Pick up The Nitty-Gritty Gardening Book at your local library for more gardening crafts for kids!Read more

Environmentalist Isatou Ceesay Larger-Than-Life at the Climate March

It’s every publisher’s dream to see a three-foot bust of the subject of one of their books paraded down the National Mall among thousands of people. And last month, that’s exactly what happened. A sign featuring Isatou Ceesay, the notable environmentalist featured in the 2015 picture book One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women […]Read more

Poem in Your Pocket Day

Do you have a poem in your pocket today? I’ll confess that the day snuck up on me. Fortunately, I have a number of poetry books close at hand. I reached for Dear Wandering Wildebeest by Irene Latham, and after flipping through it, I settled on the final poem: And if you prefer to listen […]Read more

Independent Bookstore Day 2017

This Saturday, April 29, is Independent Bookstore Day! More than 450 bookstores in the United States will be joining the fun—click here to find your nearest participating bookstore. Here in the Twin Cities, 18 bookstores will be celebrating Independent Bookstore Day with treats, readings, prizes, and more. And, anyone who visits all participating bookstores will […]Read more

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