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Library Lovers Share Their Favorite Books of 2020

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Great literature has been a bright spot in this challenging year, with an impressive slate of new releases offering thought-provoking perspectives, meticulously researched information, and much-needed entertainment. We asked I Love Libraries readers and the American Library Association’s social media followers to share their favorite books from 2020. Responses included fiction and non-fiction titles for kids, teens, […]

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Book covers: Caste, Humankind, The Vanishing Half, Minor Feelings, The Glass Hotel, Memorial, Transcendent Kingdom, Book of Eels

Librarians and Booksellers Name Their Top Books of 2020

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Each year, library professionals and booksellers come together to select the winners of the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. This week, they announced the 46 books on their longlist for the 2021 award, which includes some of the most talked about books of the past year. “This was unquestionably a challenging year

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Book covers: Black Brother, Black Brother; The Oldest Student; Black Enough; IntersectionAllies; Black Is A Rainbow Color; March Forward, Girl; Crown; Genesis Begins Again

Librarians’ Social Justice Reading Recommendations for Kids and Families

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Amid ongoing national conversations about anti-Blackness and racial violence, librarians from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) and the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) have put together a social justice reading list for youth. The list, titled Community, Connecting, Cultivating & Constructing Conversations Through Literacy, highlights books for kids in

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Rainbow Book Month

Fight Censorship During Rainbow Book Month and Beyond

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Each June, readers across the country observe Rainbow Book Month, an opportunity to celebrate the authors and writings that reflect the lives and experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community. It’s also a time to advocate for free and widespread access to queer literature, which is censored all too frequently in libraries and schools. An overwhelming proportion of

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A Librarian’s Tips for Readers During Quarantine

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by Stephanie Saba Browsing through bookstacks is a time-honored way to discover new authors—but with widespread library closures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring the shelves in-person is temporarily off-limits. Still, your library is here for you remotely, offering virtual services and tools to find your next favorite book from home. Stephanie Saba,

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