Industry News
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Behind the Scenes of Tuck Everlasting: the Musical
First published in 1975, Tuck Everlasting is the timeless tale of a young girl named Winnie who encounters a family with the power of eternal life. Author Tim Federle hopes to do …
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Robert McCloskey’s Make Way For Ducklings Celebrates 75th Anniversary in 2016
Seventy five years ago, a family of ducks waddled off the page and into the hearts of readers everywhere in Robert McCloskey’s Caldecott Medal winning MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS (9781101997956; …
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The Demon Hunting Continues ‘Shadowhunters’ Renewed For Second Season By Freeform
Los Angeles, CA – Constantin Film will produce a second season of “Shadowhunters”. Freeform (the new name for ABC Family) announced yesterday that the hit original saga-series will return. The first saga-series …
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Jacqueline Woodson to Present Closing Session at 2016 ALSC Institute
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) announced that award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson will present the Closing General Session at the …
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LeVar Burton, Al Roker, Dav Pilkey, Gene Luen Yang, and 200+ Speakers Address Educating Youth and Creating a Nation of Readers in Today’s Digital World
April 19 – 22, 2016 at the George R. Brown Convention Center AUSTIN – Librarians from around the state are preparing for the 2016 TLA Annual Conference, taking place in …
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Applications Open for the 2016 School Librarian of the Year Award
The prize includes $2,500, along with $2,500 worth of print and digital materials from Scholastic Library Publishing, and a profile in the September 2016 issue of School Library Journal. School librarians are …
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Scholastic Corporation Announces Date For Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2016 Earnings Release and Teleconference
New York, NY — Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL) announced the following schedule and teleconference information for its third quarter fiscal year 2016 earnings release: Earnings Release: Thursday, March 24, 2016 at …
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The Inaugural Walter Awards
The winners of this years’ award were Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, authors of All American Boys (Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books). Honorees included Kekla Magoon, Ilyasah Shabazz, and Margarita Engle. What we really are looking …
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HarperCollins To Offer To Kill a Mockingbird Price Promotion For Schools
New York, NY — HarperCollins Publishers today announced a special price promotion on Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird for U.S. accounts that sell directly to schools in the United States. …
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Scholastic Leaps Into Summer Reading With 2016 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge and Nationwide Reading Road Trip
NEW YORK, NY – Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, is ramping up its Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge campaign to help kids take a “summer leap” into …
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The Library of Congress Will Host Discussion/Workshops on Deaf Cultures
Washington, D.C. — The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and the National Literary Society of the Deaf (NLSD) will co-sponsor an all-day discussion/workshop on “Telling America’s Stories …
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Announcing the Honorees for the 2016 Carle Honors
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art has announced the honorees for the 2016 Carle Honors. The Eleventh Annual Carle Honors will be awarded during a ceremony in New York City …
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Apply Now for the 2016 Children’s Book Editors’ Trip to Germany
Participants will have the unique opportunity to meet with editors, publishers, and rights directors to learn about the German children’s book landscape. Thanks to sponsorship by the Frankfurt Book Fair and the …
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28th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced
This year’s finalists in the LGBT Children’s/Young Adult category are: About a Girl: A Novel, Sarah McCarry, St. Martin’s Griffin Anything Could Happen, Will Walton, Push Gay and Lesbian History …
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ALA, AASL Support School Librarians in Houston Independent School District
CHICAGO, IL — The American Library Association (ALA) and American Association of School Librarians (AASL) are assisting local efforts in Houston to maintain and expand school librarian positions, as a …
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Ninth Biennial Dolly Gray Award Winners Announced
December 23, 2015 — The Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award was presented on January 20, 2016 at the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (DADD) international conference in Waikiki …
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Bedtime Story Prompts
Here are some ideas for generating nightly tales: The Quest: Create an India Jones-style narrative around an objective, an obstacle, and a resolution. Everyday Chaos: Spin a tale based on your everyday …
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The New York Public Library’s Rose Main Reading to Reopen in Late Fall 2016
NEW YORK, NY — The New York Public Library’s historic Rose Main Reading Room and Bill Blass Catalog Room will reopen by late fall 2016 – several months ahead of the …
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Michael Haggen Named Chief Academic Officer for Scholastic Education
New York, NY – March 15, 2016 – Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced the appointment of Michael Haggen as Chief Academic Officer …
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Diversifying the Publishing Industry
While the We Need Diverse Books movement continues to gain momentum, the fact remains that publishing houses are staffed by predominantly white, middle class individuals. Low salaries, unpaid internships, and …
