Reading+Blogs

Reading and Literature Blogs of Interest to K-12 School Librarians These bloggers raise and discuss issues important to school librarians. Please add to these as you find thought-provoking conversations on the Web.

Please maintain this order: Name of Blog/Link (in alphabetical order - we are librarians after all!) - Blogger

100 Scope Notes: Travis Jonker offers comic reviews and links to what's happening in children's literature in cyberspace.

[|A Fuse #8 Production]: Elizabeth "Betsy" Bird, a children's librarian at the Children's Center at 42nd Street of the New York Public Library. This blog is linked from the //School Library Journal// Homepage.

[|American Indian Children's Literature]: Debbie Reece, Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Reese describes herself as "a Pueblo Indian activist and scholar." Her blog deals with controversies in American Indian-themed literature for children and young adults.

[|Bookshelves of Doom]: Leila Roy lives in Maine and describes herself as a librarian-book reviewer (part of the Amazon Associates program).

[|Bowllan's Blog]: Amy Bowllan, Director of Diversity and Educational Technology at The Hewitt School in New York City. This blog is linked from the //School Library Journal// Homepage.

Brown Bookshelf: Co-hosted by six bloggers, this site offers readers information and conversation about African-American writers for young people.

Chasing Ray: Colleen Mondor, book reviewer, spotlights books others might miss.

Collecting Children's Books: Peter Sieruta, librarian and book collector, shares opinions and side notes about "older" (classic) children's literature.

Educating Alice: Monica Edinger, who teaches at the Dalton School in NYC, talks about integrating children's literature into the classroom.

Editorial Anonymous: This blog offers advice about writing and publishing children's books.

[|Good Comics for Kids]: Brigid Alverson, blogger at [|MangaBlog] and a freelance writer for //Publishers Weekly Comics Week//, Shojo Beat, and Comics Foundry. This blog is linked from the //School Library Journal// Homepage.

[|Kidlitosphere Central]: Society of Bloggers in Children's and Young Adult Literature (Links to over 100 blogs!)

[|Nonfiction Matters]: Marc Aronson, YA non-fiction author - This blog is linked from the //School Library Journal// Homepage.

[|Poetry for Children]: Sylvia Vardell, Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Texas Woman's University

[|Read Roger]: Roger Sutton, editor in chief of //The Horn Book//, Inc. hosts this blog.

Reading Rants: Jennifer Hubert Swan focuses on the hottest titles and trends in YA literature.

ReadWriteThink.org - Chatting about Books - These podcasts are hosted by Emily Manning, who is a reading intervention teacher and serves an adjunct in the Department of Reading, Texas Woman's University.

[|SLJ's Battle of the Kids' Books]: a spring competition (in 2009 between 16 of the very best books for young people published in 2008) judged by "some of the biggest names in children's books"

[|Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast]: Eisha, public and academic librarian, and Jules, former school librarian, co-host this blog.

[|Voices from the Inglenook]- This blog is hosted by Mrs. Pederson at the Cold Spring School Library. Her main audience is her own library users.

[|WOW (Worlds of Words) Currents]: Various Members of the WOW Advisory Board rotate as bloggers-of-the-month.

[|YA Books and More] - This blog is hosted by Northwest High School YA librarian, Naomi Bates.

[|A Year of Reading]: Franki and Mary Lee are classroom teachers and professional book authors.