Leila Roy
After a lengthy stint as a children's bookseller, Leila Roy took a step sideways into the library world. There, she does the same thing she did as a bookseller—matching people with stories in any and all formats, whether print, audio, film, comic, or some newfangled hybrid—but doesn't have to deal with changing the tape on the cash register. She lives in Maine with her husband, where she runs her small-town library and occasionally tries to rescue wildlife from her cat, who is a murderer. In addition to talking books at her long-running blog, Bookshelves of Doom, she's a weekly columnist at Kirkus Reviews. Blog: Bookshelves of Doom Twitter: @bkshelvesofdoom
Action Item: Bilingual Books for English Language Learners
January 19, 2018Do some good by funding these public school classrooms!
Action Item: Basic Human Needs in CA and MN
October 27, 2017Donate to provide clothes, fans, and hygiene items to public school kids in need.
Action Item: Classroom Libraries in MA and WI
October 13, 2017Help fund classroom libraries at schools with largely low-income populations.
Action Item: Funding Classroom Libraries in Flint, Michigan
September 29, 2017Do some good by providing books to classrooms in Flint, Michigan.
Action Item: PageSlayers Summer Camp
June 23, 2017Help raise money for a writing summer camp for kids!
Action Item: Diverse Classroom Libraries in SD & MD
May 19, 2017Donate to these public classroom libraries!
Action Item: Classroom Libraries in MA and CA
May 5, 2017Do some good by sending books to classrooms in need!
Action Item: Classroom Libraries in NY and CA
April 21, 2017Do some good by sending books and literacy tools to public classrooms in need.
Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2016
April 11, 2017American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom reports on the 10 books people tried to ban most often this year.