Public Libraries

The award-winning author will post two videos a week to help inspire young people to write, along with a monthly newsletter for educators and parents.

Launching today: A wizarding respite for the coronavirus-weary. Through Harry Potter at Home, readers can access HP-related activities and downloads, including free audiobook and ebook versions of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, available through April.

These songs serve as reminders of strategies to keep calm and carry on in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak and related media frenzy.

Some public libraries have closed due to Coronavirus. But where they remain open, librarians are going to work as library systems nationwide weigh community need for services and the health and safety of staff.

A group of college, university, and public librarians released a statement outlining why they believe the extraordinary circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic meet qualifications for fair use within copyright law. 

A wealth of information is available about the Holocaust, but many students don't know much about it. Educators supplement curricula by exploring patterns of genocide and the power of propaganda.

A handy set of key links on COVID-19; free resources and newly free access to learning services; and tips for energizing online instruction.

More U.S. librarians are using this interactive programming model, in which human "books" speak with patrons about their life experiences.

Tips for self-care can be useful but are not always practical. So proactive administrations and public library management are taking steps to support their stressed-out staff.