Vol 24, No 3 (2026)

Fall

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Table of Contents

Notes

Editor’s Note: Raising a Reader
Sharon Verbeten
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Features

The BIG Picture: Building Community with Big Body Play
Elizabeth Brouillette, Pamela Jankowski, Mary Schreiber
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Healthy Libraries, Healthy Patrons: Making Libraries Vital with Wellness Programming
Tiffany Williams
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The Art of Remembering: The Culture and Collaboration Behind And They Walk On
Terrell A. Young, Barbara A. Ward
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In Search Of . . .: How Parents Access Public Library Children’s Collections
Amelia Anderson
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Queer Joy in Full Color: An Annotated Bibliography of Joy-Centered Picture Books
Darryn Diuguid, Tadayuki Suzuki, Barbara A. Ward
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Couples Who Collaborate: Annabeth Bondor-Stone and Connor White
Mary-Kate Sableski
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DrawnTogether: A Picture Book Exhibit at the Bergen-Belsen Memorial
Patricia Sarles
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Becca’s Place: Early Literacy, Emotional Regulation, and Love in a Maximum-Security Waiting Room
Elizabeth McChesney
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Departments

ALSC Member Profiles
ALSC Membership Committee
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Civic Involvement for Youth: A Booklist
ECPSC ALSC
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Stealthy Literacy Strategies
Kathleen McBroom
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In Honor of Civic Engagement
Rachel Payne, Betsy Diamant-Cohen
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La-La-Loving Storytime: Using Pop Music in Storytimes
Lindsey Lindsey Krabbenhoft, Jayme Champagne
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