UCM’s SOLIS Book Club : Our pick for Spring ’25

In the Student Organization of Library and Information Services, University of Central Missouri: Our next book-club discussion will be I Must Betray You, a work of historical fiction by Ruta Sepetys.
https://youtu.be/oQpaztvJ338

National Book Award ’24: Books in SRCSA library

The National Book Foundation announced the winners of the 2024 National Book Award this week. Among the books in SRCSA library, here are a Longlist title, a finalist, and the winner of this year’s National Book Award in the “Young People’s Literature” category.
https://youtu.be/o46QC_YDa9k

Schneider Family Book Award should focus on disabled protagonists

Part of my studies in librarianship this semester involved advocating for a positive change in how libraries serve diverse populations. I chose to offer a suggestion for improving the Schneider Family Book Award, which honors “distinguished portrayal[s] of people living with a disabling condition” (ALA, 2024, p. 6).

Feathers, by Jacqueline Woodson

Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for Nov. 22, 2024 is Feathers, by Jacqueline Woodson.

Book Riot’s 2024 Read Harder Challenge

This is my third year of completing the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge, a set of 24 prompts “that invite readers to explore formats, genres, and perspectives that might go beyond their reading comfort zones.” I employed a genre substitution to complete one of the prompts, but otherwise, I remained true to each prompt’s objectives. Here is my list of books to meet the 2024 Read Harder Challenge.

Ancestor Approved (Erika T. Wurth)

Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for Nov. 15, 2024 is Ancestor Approved, featuring contribotor Erika T. Wurth.

Schneider Family Book Award acknowledges past missteps

This week, as an offshoot to my studies in librarianship, I reviewed the manual for a literature award that I am interested in, the Schneider Family Book Award. Presented each year by the American Library Association, this award recognizes books for children, middle-grade readers, and Young Adults “for their distinguished portrayal of people living with a disabling condition” (ALA, 2024, p. 6).

Code Red, by Joy McCullough

Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for Nov. 8, 2024 is Code Red, by Joy McCullough.

Dragonwings, by Laurence Yep

Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for Nov. 1, 2024 is Dragonwings, by Laurence Yep.