From school responsibilities and extracurricular activities to entertainment trends and peer relationships, the competition for teenagers’ attention is fierce. Libraries may never win a popularity contest against malls or video game consoles, but YALSA is well on its way to making books more engaging and accessible to teens across America. […]
Hot summer months might inspire you to reach for stories that take place at a beach, while cooler weather might get you thinking about a Victorian mystery. No matter the weather, local libraries around the country make a concerted effort to make a winter afternoon just a little more interesting. […]
The book world is hardly predictable, but folks subscribed to either of the two Shelf Awareness newsletters have found a reliable source for navigating the fluid reality of the book trade. Since June 2005, and first thing every business-day morning, Shelf Awareness: Daily Enlightenment for the Book Trade has delivered […]
