Sterling Publishing has a YouTube channel where various authors read aloud from their books. There's quite a selection with new videos being added each week. Check it out here.
Category: Librarians
Parents/Teachers, this is for you
Common Sense media is a great site for reviews of books, movies, TV shows, and music for your kids. Parents can review and give info to help you make wise decisions about which media your kids consume and what might be age-appropriate for them. Find the website here. I often go to this site if …
Sync Audio Books for Teens
Every year for the spring and summer months, SYNC Audio Books for Teens puts out a weekly pair of free audio books. A current popular book is matched with a more classic one that mirrors the themes of the other. It's a great opportunity to obtain a personal library of free audio books that have …
Curious Kids Free Videos
Check out these totally free, kid-friendly videos on all kinds of subjects (just for fun) (and over 4,500 of them) on The Kid Should See This website (for curious kids). CLICK HERE to get started (no sign up--just click on a video).
Awesome Home Activities
I know many people may feel overwhelmed by the amount of things available to them online. One of the reasons I created the blog was you could choose categories you were interested in (by clicking on them on the left side bar) and not have to weed through things you weren't interested in. I just …
More Authors!
Seems like there's a lot of authors out there reading and speaking online. It's great how we can hear their words and see them to understand their writing better. I love hearing what they have to say. I hope you do too. A fellow librarian shared this with our department today 🙂 CLICK HERE for …
Authors TONIGHT!
I just saw this cool bookstore in Massachusetts has a few online webcasts you may be interested in. TONIGHT the author Jeff Kinney, who has written the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series of books, will be speaking with another author, Rebecca Stead. You can find the virtual event here at 7 PM tonight. https://www.anunlikelystory.com/event/rebecca-stead-jeff-kinney-virtual-event …
7 Digital Libraries to Visit
Right now we can't visit our public libraries but CNN has put together a list of 7 libraries you can visit virtually. Check out the list here.
Virtual Author Visits
MORE author visits! Isn't that great? The Junior Library Guild has joined in sharing virtual author visits via their website here. There are other online resources at their site as well. CLICK HERE for an original online serial story every Tuesday at 2 PM. CLICK HERE for more book and author related webcasts you can …
Author Angie Thomas
If you're a reader and you like YA fiction, you have probably heard of Angie Thomas and her best-selling book "The Hate U Give." Well, I happened to find an author talk/interview with her on the Library of Congress National Book Fest website. Check it out here.
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