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Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence Offers Free SEL Course
To help educators and their students during the pandemic, the center will offer a free virtual social emotional learning course to all Connecticut school staff working in any preK–12 school setting.
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Child360, Quality Start Los Angeles, and Scholastic Partner to Distribute Bilingual Books
In support of literacy and at-home learning during the pandemic, throughout July and August, educational nonprofit Child360, Quality Start Los Angeles—the early childhood program rating and improvement system for L.A. County—and Scholastic teamed up to give away bilingual English/Spanish board books for kids up to age five to more than 54,000 families in Southern California.
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Four Questions for Alane Adams of Rise Up
Children's author and businesswoman Wendy "Alane" Adams established the Rise Up Foundation in 2008 with the mission of promoting literacy among children in underserved communities.
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Scholastic Introduces Virtual Bookshelf for Parents and Teachers
Drawing upon its 100 years' experience of helping parents and educators tackle challenging issues through the vehicle of storytelling, Scholastic has launched a timely Instagram resource. Dubbed @scholasticbookshelf, this free-of-charge platform provides conversation starters, stories, and educational content all in one place.
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Mackin to Distribute ComicsPlus to School Markets
MackinVIA, the free digital content management system from educational materials and services provider Mackin, is expanding its catalog of offerings. As part of a new agreement, MackinVIA will exclusively distribute LibraryPass's ComicsPlus, a collection of more than 20,000 digital comics, graphic novels, and manga in the primary and secondary school markets in the U.S.
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ALSC Offers Support During Pandemic with #LookToLibraries
ALSC has launched the #LookToLibraries public awareness campaign encouraging families and caregivers to "discover the power of connecting with your children's library professional."
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Leonard S. Marcus Joins Astra Publishing House as Editor-at-Large
Astra Publishing House has hired children's literature expert Leonard S. Marcus as editor-at-large to help develop Astra’s children's list, particularly picture books published under its mineditionUS imprint.
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Debut Author 'Crowned' First YA Selection for Reese's Book Club
Actor and producer Reese Witherspoon has announced a new feature for Reese's Book Club, a young adult offering; Leah Johnson's debut novel, 'You Should See Me in a Crown,' is the inaugural YA pick for the book club.
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'Bookmarks' Series from Netflix Spotlights the Black Experience
Streaming entertainment service Netflix has announced the September 1 launch of 'Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices,' a collection of 12 five-minute episodes featuring Black celebrities and artists reading aloud children's books by Black authors.
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School & Library Spotlight: August 2020
The disruptions and numerous uncertainties surrounding the pandemic have made an already challenging era for school librarians and other educators that much tougher. We take a closer look at how professionals in the field are tackling these issues head on.
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Perseverance in Uncertain Times: A Q&A with AASL President Kathy Carroll
We spoke with Kathy Carroll, the 2020–2021 president of the American Association of School Librarians, about how she is envisioning the year ahead.
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RULER’s Approach to Social Emotional Learning
As students, families, and teachers face the difficulties that have arrived with the pandemic, social and emotional learning has never been more important.
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Black Lives Matter: Crucial Discussions in the Classroom
We asked educators across the country how they are taking action to address racism and social justice with their students.
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School Librarian Employment Study Receives IMLS Grant
This summer, the Institute of Museum and Library Services announced that Antioch University Seattle has received a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant to study the decline of school librarian positions nationwide.
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Supporting School Librarians Through Covid-19 and Beyond
Advocacy experts share successes and challenges they’ve experienced during the pandemic.
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Changing Jobs in the Age of Covid-19
PW checked in with a number of recent hires in the children's publishing world, who spoke about the challenges of navigating uncharted professional waters while working remotely.
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Crayon Collection Hosts Livestream Kindness Event
On August 15, the international nonprofit Crayon Collection, author Drew Daywalt, and illustrator Oliver Jeffers will take to YouTube to host a free gratitude note-writing event for frontline workers.
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2020 Children's and Teen Choice Book Awards Finalists Revealed
Maintaining the momentum of this year's Children’s Book Week festivities in May, which had moved online because of the pandemic, the Children's Book Council and Every Child a Reader have announced their list of finalists for the 2020 Children's and Teen Choice Book Awards.
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Liza Baker and Ken Geist Assume New Roles at Scholastic
Scholastic has announced the promotion of Liza Baker to v-p, publisher in the Scholastic Trade Publishing division; in addition, current v-p and publisher Ken Geist will take on the role of v-p, publisher-at-large, following a move to Portland, Ore.
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Middle Ground Book Fest: A Panel on the Post-2020 Middle Grade Landscape
The Middle Ground Book Fest concluded Sunday evening with “Back to the Future: What to Expect After 2020 in Middle Grade Publishing,” a panel featuring five publishing professionals and their predictions for the future of middle grade.
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