Children’s and YA Book Blogs:

Enhancing Library Services

Sunday, June 27, 20108 a.m – 10 a.m.

American Library Association

Elizabeth BurnsA Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea

Cozyyzocaet.blogspot.com

Pam CoughlanMotherReader

www.MotherReader.com

Travis Jonker100 Scope Notes

100scopenotes.com

Kidlitosphere

June 5, 2006Melissa Wiley, Here in the Bonny

Glenmelissawiley.typepad.com/bonnyg

len

June 19, 2010Over 24,000 results

Cybils, Est. 2006dadtalk.typepad.com/cybils

Potluck Dinner, June 2007Robin Brande, www.robinbrande.com

Annual Conference,Est. October 2007

www.kidlitosphere.org/kidlitcon

Kidlitosphere Central, Est. 2009www.kidlitosphere.org

What is a blog?

ReviewsRecommendatio

nsDiscussionsBooklistsNewsToursInterviewsGiveawaysChallengesCommunity

AuthorsIllustratorsLibrariansTeachersReadersParentsTeensPublishers

Fuse # 8blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/

afuse8production

Kids Litkidslit.menashalibrary.org

American Indians in Children’s Literature

americanindiansinchildrensliterature.

blogspot.com

Charlotte’s Librarycharlotteslibrary.blogspot.com

From the Mixed Up Files….www.fromthemixedupfiles.com

Little Willowslayground.livejournal.com

Scrub-a-Dub-Tubchildrens-literacy.com

Color Onlinecoloronline.blogspot.com

Chasing Raywww.chasingray.com

Wendelin van Draanen at Steph Su Reads

stephsureads.blogspot.com

Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link

Small Beer PressSmallbeerpress.com

Book Tour CompaniesTLC Book Tours

tlcbooktours.com

Cynsationscynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com

Reading in Colorblackteensread2.blogspot.com

GalleySmithwww.galleysmith.com

Contest Details

Source

Librarian By Daylibrarianbyday.blogspot.com

POC Challenge pocreading.blogspot.com

Reading Challenge

The Story Sirenwww.thestorysiren.com

What Blogs Are Not…

An Unscientific Study…

Collection Development

Book Buzz

Recommended Titles

What’s New

What’s Next

Starred Reviews

Award Winners

Hidden Gems

Covers

Professional Development

“You’re not just reading blogs – you’re engaging in daily, focused, interactive professional development”

— A Wise Librarian

Library Focused

Programming Ideas

Cover Redesigns

Join the Discussion

Perspective

Reader’s Advisory

Read-Alikes

Author/Illustrator Profiles

K I D L I T O S P H E R EC E N T R A L

The Society of Bloggers in Children’s

and Young Adult Literature

www.KidLitosphere.org

K I D L I T O S P H E R EC E N T R A L

The Society of Bloggers in Children’s

and Young Adult Literature

www.KidLitosphere.org