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Maribeth Boelts is a well-known name to teachers and librarians who work with young children. They use her gentle, tender stories to teach [...]

With the spread of COVID-19, the entire planet is being made aware, in a profound and unprecedented way, of our connection with one another. What [...]

It is widely known that books are one of the most effective and practical tools for initiating conversations with students of all ages when [...]

While it has been 51 years since the Stonewall Uprising, this year marks 50 years of Pride marches and gatherings across the country and world! [...]

Susan Kuklin is a photographer and author of nonfiction books for children and young adults. In today’s post on the Mackin Community blog, she [...]

Few debut novels collect the kind of accolades that The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus has. The title has been named a [...]

By Jake Burt Middle grade novel author Jake Burt shares his experience teaching writing and how to get students to start with a problem and work [...]

Let’s talk mental health! May is National Mental Health Month. The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that one out of every six kids [...]

by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist Distance learning has made everyone’s daily routines change in [...]

by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist It takes a village to raise a child. Parents depend on extended [...]