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These school librarians use social media to elevate their profession and empower their students.

John Sullivan, Oge Mora honored by Jack Ezra Keats Awards and more in NewsBites.

There’s little time left to apply for the Library of Congress Librarian-in-Residence program, and more in this edition of NewsBites.

A new app and database from YALSA lets users access nearly 4,000 YA titles, plus awards, a new children's imprint, and more in NewsBites.

Including the Asian Pacific American Librarians Award and Sydney Taylor Book Award winners did not overcome the disappointment felt by many when ALA did not announce the affiliates' honor books during the ceremony.

Elizabeth Acevedo, whose debut novel won over the publishing world, critics, and award committees in 2018, continued her streak as The Poet X nabbed the Michael L. Printz Award and the Pura Belpré Author Award at the 2019 Youth Media Awards ceremony on Monday.

The picture book about "everything in life" follows her 2016 Caldecott-winning Finding Winnie.

The Youth Media Awards provided surprises, a diverse list of winners, and some committee decisions to debate.