Kit Ballenger

Weren’t we all, Duncan Hines. Weren’t we all.

It's almost time for our New Voices in YA program! We'll be kicking things off at 11:30am on the Chapter One Stage with authors Kalela Williams (Tangleroot) and Vanessa Le (The Last Bloodcarver), moderated by @KitonLit 📚 bit.ly/3KPxez2 #MacKidsALA #ALAAC24

I made a list of 50 SHORT middle grade books, including books by @soontornvat @macbarnett @varshabajaj @gordonkorman @nikkigrimes9 @TorreyMaldonado @ElaineDimop

@victoriajcoe @colbysharp Echoing. One of the finest middle grade books I’ve read. Ever. It’s outstanding.

@colbysharp Have you read Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow?

Y’all!!! I read all middle grade books I brought how to read this summer! Help!!! What 2023 books do I NEED to read?

@EliotSchrefer @BespokeLib Preordering, my friend, but thanks for the offer! 🙌🏻 🇫🇷💙

@BespokeLib @KitonLit Hey Kit, I know a guy who can get you one!!!

My #ALAAC23 airplane-read: @EliotSchrefer’s lovely hist fic novel. Filled w/ an utterly relatable MC (even though Léon is a brilliant pianist in 1890s France, he felt knowable), a full cast of characters (some real) in a quietly + beautifully intense Queer coming-of-age tale. ♥️

@BespokeLib @EliotSchrefer Yes yes and YES

@KitonLit @EliotSchrefer Well, funnily enough, 😂the book I’ve stan-ned for all year is Queer Ducks and I KNOW it’s a Printz Honor book and I know Eliot was on Trevor Noah, but I won’t stop talking about until everyone has read it and it’s in every secondary library. 🤓🥰

@BespokeLib @EliotSchrefer It’s, What did you read this year that you wish more people had read/talked up? So now that I know that answer to one, what’s the answer to the other??

@KitonLit @EliotSchrefer What is your other favorite conference question? 😂 (as yes Kit, you have to read this one!)

The door hangers on each hotel room door in Philadelphia tonight where the Moms for Liberty hate convention is taking place are incredible.

Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, Never Before Seen in the US, Are Coming to DC! A new exhibition at the DC Public Library will offer a rare opportunity to see some of the original Renaissance man's work. bit.ly/46836s0

@Lesbrary Not strictly about books, but @mombian is fantastic for #queerkidlit !

Other than the Lesbrary, here are some of the most helpful blogs and sites to find out about queer books! lesbrary.com/queer-book-blo…

That is how you do it!

Don't forget to join us for our May discussion meeting this Friday at 9! We have 33 titles on the list to discuss. Visit capitolchoices.org to learn more, and check your email for the Zoom link in the coming days.

This month’s Heavy Medal Mock Newbery suggestion round up brought a plethora (5) more suggestions for our now strong frontrunner SIMON SORT OF SAYS by Erin Bow, along with 14 new suggestions. bit.ly/3HREnxD

Tomorrow is AAPI Heritage Month, so this is your annual reminder that the continent of Asia includes South Asia and the Middle East! If your book roundups only include East Asian countries, then you're doing it wrong. Here's a map to help ⬇️ #AAPIHeritageMonth

@DHeiligman @MacKidsBooks @MacKidsSL @MacmillanAudio Oh — OH! Cannot wait to see what you added!

Mark your calendars and join us — I’ll be moderating!

Happy 223rd Birthday @librarycongress! This is YOUR national library. History never stops so we are committed in collecting and preserving our shared stories, culture and heritage. #NationalLibraryWeek

Nextflix is ending their DVD Rental The Library is not:

A list of other active, official Library of Congress Twitter accounts, aside from this one: ✅@LibnOfCongress ✅@ChronAmLOC ✅@congressdotgov ✅@CopyrightOffice ✅@Crowd_LOC ✅@Events_LOC ✅@KlugeCtr ✅@LawLibCongress ✅@LC_Labs ✅@LOC_AV ✅@LOCMaps ✅@TeachingLC

I wrote an article for @sljournal! It's about what makes good picture books great, and you can read the online version via the link below. I hope you enjoy taking a closer look at some beautiful books with me...at a different location! slj.com/story/What-mak…