Abby Hargreaves is a New Hampshire native living and working as a Children’s Librarian in Washington, D.C. She fulfills the gamut of the librarian stereotype with a love of cats, coffee, and crocheting (and likes a good run of alliteration). Her MLIS degree enjoys the company of a BA in English from Hollins University, making Abby an advocate of women's universities. Her favorite color is yellow.
Get to know the history of -- and understand the popularity of -- Erin Hunter's "Warriors" series for middle grade readers.
These six YA books about selkies drop readers into stormy seaside towns, sparkling ocean depths, and treacherous rocky crags, including Seven Tears into the Sea by Terri Farley.
When both the customers and the staff are suffering as a result of compassion fatigue in libraries, it is essential we do something. Now is the time.
And to this day, I credit this experience as being one of the largest reasons why I prefer to read young adult books as an adult.
If you have an appetite for more books like The Hunger Games, check out this list as we get ready for the prequel of the series.
Learn about the Library Bill of Rights, with explanations and examples of how library users might apply them in their own use of their libraries and more.
The best fake dating young adult novels for fans of the beloved romance trope.
In celebration of dePaola’s exceptional life and career, here are the best Tomie dePaola books according to Goodreads.
Wizarding World of Harry Potter introduces Harry Potter at Home, a new collection of free resources for readers and educators.
Now, I recognize that many caregivers who come to storytime are just as uninformed about how to get the most out of storytime as I was when I first started.