Due to air conditioning issues, the Brookhaven Library will be closed Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3.
This Month: Pride Month
This month: All Together Now
Each year, a committee of school and public librarians reads widely to choose a list of twenty nominated titles. Then young adults choose books from among that list to read and rate. The books that earn the highest number of readers and ratings become the Peach Book and Honor Books.
TikTok made me read it! Enjoy these YA picks from #BookTok.
Anti Racist Middle Grade books engage young readers in conversations about racism, discrimination, and systems of oppression. Inspired by this list from BookRiot.
A grassroots literacy movement empowering readers and leaders in hundreds of schools and communities around the world. Founded by Dr. Amato and Maplewood HS (Nashville, TN) students in 2016. Follow @projectLITcomm on IG/Twitter for more info.
A grassroots literacy movement empowering readers and leaders in hundreds of schools and communities around the world. Founded by Dr. Amato and Maplewood HS (Nashville, TN) students in 2016. Follow @projectLITcomm on IG/Twitter for more info.
A Read Woke book challenges a social norm, gives a voice to the voiceless, provides information about a group that has been disenfranchised, seeks to challenge the status quo, and has a protagonist from an underrepresented or oppressed group. Read Woke was started by Cicely Lewis, a Gwinnett County media specialist.
The Teens’ Top Ten is a“teen choice” list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year!