Our November issue of BOOKLIST READER is now available and has everything your patrons want to read including titles to celebrate National Native American Heritage Month; books about food; our #VoiceofChoice; #PBSBooks; @libraryreads.bsky.social; and more! Preview now: bit.ly/3X88IlV

Our November issue of BOOKLIST is packed to the brim with everything book fans could want⤵️ 1️⃣Spotlight on First Novels 📚Spotlight on Series Nonfiction 🗯️A new #MangaEssentials: Healing Manga 🗺️A new book map! ❤️Self Help on Audio And so much more! Preview now: bit.ly/4kxadUq

Join @randomhousekids.bsky.social on 11/18 for a celebration of picture books inspired by curiosity, family, and true stories. This panel will feature creators: 🐍Nicholas Day 🌃Julie Leung and Angie Kang 🐦Betsy Bird and Matthew Cordell Register now: bit.ly/4iAGyau

Happening soon! ⤵️Start November off right with the @harperstacks.bsky.social Winter 2027 Librarian Preview featuring upcoming youth titles and very special guests (👀at you David Wiesner, Jasmine Warga, and Gayle Forman😍) Save your seat now: bit.ly/4jtaBD7

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If you are worried about the post-Halloween blues, we are here to help! Join us and @harperstacks.bsky.social on Mon. (Nov. 2) for their #Winter2027Preview feat. upcoming PB, MG, & YA titles plus: 🦑David Wiesner 🧑‍🚀Jasmine Warga ❤️Gayle Forman Happening at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT! RSVP: bit.ly/4jtaBD7

We've heard of album mode, conference mode, wedding mode, but TBH, we are all Spooky Mode this week👻Which is why we are thrilled to spread the news far and wide about the 2027 @summerscares.bsky.social Reading Program 2027 Spokesperson: @allyoutthere.bsky.social!😱Read more here: bit.ly/4zYbCb5

If you are worried about the post-Halloween blues, we are here to help! Join us and @harperstacks.bsky.social on Mon. (Nov. 2) for their #Winter2027Preview feat. upcoming PB, MG, & YA titles plus: 🦑David Wiesner 🧑‍🚀Jasmine Warga ❤️Gayle Forman Happening at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT! RSVP: bit.ly/4jtaBD7

Join Amazon Business for Libraries on 11/17 for a year in review look at what is new in the Library Hub and a first look at what is coming next, including a progress update on the shelf-ready Mylar processing pilot and a preview of new discovery tools. Register now: bit.ly/3WwU7Ag

Is it strange that we relax by hearing about terrifying books full of mystery, unsolvable cases, and moments that will keep us up all night? Maybe, but what can we say, it comes with the territory🤓. Don't forget to join us in 30 minutes for our #Thrills&Chills webinar! Register now: bit.ly/3U9oXy9

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It's Halloween week!🎃 But you don't have to wait until Saturday to get your mysterious reading fix🔎Join us tomorrow (10/27) to learn about upcoming mysteries, thrillers, and true crime titles from @macmillanlib.bsky.social, @sohopress.bsky.social, and #ThirdStateBooks! Register now: bit.ly/3U9oXy9

It's Halloween week!🎃 But you don't have to wait until Saturday to get your mysterious reading fix🔎Join us tomorrow (10/27) to learn about upcoming mysteries, thrillers, and true crime titles from @macmillanlib.bsky.social, @sohopress.bsky.social, and #ThirdStateBooks! Register now: bit.ly/3U9oXy9

[checks book list] Oh yeah...spring is going to be great😉Join @dkbooksus.bsky.social for their 2027 Librarian Preview on 11/12 feat. upcoming adult and children's titles. Plus, creator Jeffrey Brown will discuss his new children’s GN, LEGO NIKOLAS NURDBLOK AND THE LOST BRICK! RSVP: bit.ly/48fb8l3

Join us on November 19 to welcome Samantha Harvey to talk about this year's OBOC pick, "Orbital." This year's keynote will be virtual and Harvey will be in conversation with @ala-booklist.bsky.social's Donna Seaman to talk about the book, Harvey's career and more.

What does it take to open a brand-new high school library? Join @follettcontent.bsky.social on 11/11 to hear from school librarian Nathan Sekinger about building an opening-day collection from scratch. From choosing titles teens will actually check out to unboxing logistics! RSVP: bit.ly/4spMU12

Year-end lists, book award season, dazzling debuts—that’s right, it’s officially reading season. What better way to pack your TBR list than with a preview of phenomenal adult books coming to a shelf near you? Register now for our #AdultFaves webinar on 11/10 so you don't miss out: bit.ly/4yvkdRt

If that art doesn't grab you, I'm not sure what else we can do😅Join us and @harperstacks.bsky.social on Monday, Nov. 2 for their #Winter2027Preview featuring upcoming PB, MG, & YA titles and feat: 🦑David Wiesner 🧑‍🚀Jasmine Warga ❤️Gayle Forman Happening at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT! RSVP: bit.ly/4jtaBD7

Your middle-grade readers deserve the best! So how can you ensure your collection has everything they want to read? Join us TODAY for our #MustHaveMG webinar featuring upcoming titles that will spark imagination, promote reading, and that young readers can see themselves in! Register: bit.ly/4z4rR61

Join us TODAY (checks watch--in 30 mins!) for our #ComicsPreview to learn about new GNs & manga coming out from: 🗨️ @rhcbschoollibrary.bsky.social 🗨️ @penguinschoollib.bsky.social 🗨️ @yenpress.com 🗨️ @madcavestudios.com 🗨️ #OniPress RSVP now: bit.ly/3TQQ8xw

A jaded detective, an amateur sleuth, a "perfect" couple. Everyone is involved; but are they suspects or in danger? Register for our 10/27 mysteries, thrillers, & true crime webinar feat. titles from @macmillanlib.bsky.social, @sohopress.bsky.social, & @thirdstatebooks.bsky.social: bit.ly/3U9oXy9

It's #BannedBooksWeek! Keep checking @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social & @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social for all the latest happenings, including our FREE workshop on 10/8 with three sessions feat. @iamgmjohnson.bsky.social, @tonyweaverjr.bsky.social, #PatriciaMcCormick, and #BessKalb! RSVP: bit.ly/4hoKtX5

There is still time to join us & @randomhousekids.bsky.social for their Spring 2027 Preview TODAY featuring a conversation with Mary Pope Osborne to discuss the latest MAGIC TREE HOUSE installment! Plus get the scoop on upcoming PB, chapter book, MG, & YA titles (plus, comics!) RSVP: bit.ly/4h8BNWc

Author, advocate, and former @ala-booklist.bsky.social staff member John Green wishes ALA a happy 150th! Green's books have been frequently challenged in libraries and schools. His book "Looking for Alaska" was tied at #8 on our Top 10 Most Challenged Books list for 2025. #ALA150 #BannedBooksWeek

This week is BUSY. But you know what we find relaxing? BOOKS. Join us tomorrow (10/6) for our #SeriesNonfiction webinar feat. fantastic new titles from: 🍂 #CherryLakePublishing 🍂 #FlutterBee Education Group 🍂 #NorthStarEditions 🍂 #NomadPress 🍂 @thecreativecompany.bsky.social RSVP: bit.ly/4h09UQ3

It's #BannedBooksWeek! Keep checking @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social & @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social for all the latest happenings, including our FREE workshop on 10/8 with three sessions feat. @iamgmjohnson.bsky.social, @tonyweaverjr.bsky.social, #PatriciaMcCormick, and #BessKalb! RSVP: bit.ly/4hoKtX5

TODAY! Don't miss the spotlight on Buffalo Fluffalo writer and honorary chair Bess Kalb, led by youth honorary chairs Marshall Romero and Azeemah Sadiq. 2pm ET ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #BannedBooksWeek #LetBooksBe

🏈A former NFL running back 🔎A noir that challenges and inspires ☀️San Diego as the perfect setting for a crime novel 📚Library love It's all here in our latest #10Qs with Andre Hardy, author of TEAR THE CITY DOWN (@grandcentralpub.bsky.social @hachettelibrary.bsky.social). Read now: bit.ly/4yC5iWA

Are you a librarian wondering how to navigate targeted attacks on diverse books?📚 Check out @oif.bsky.social and @ala-booklist.bsky.social free Banned Books Virtual Workshop with @iamgmjohnson.bsky.social on 10/8.💻 tinyurl.com/3jhap52j #bannedbooksweek #librarians #skybrarian

Join ALA Round Tables for a day of virtual programs about critical environmental, social, and political issues impacting libraries (it’ll be fun, we swear!). October 16, 10a-4:30p CT. No registration necessary, tune in live on YouTube or Twitch! More info at @alagamert.bsky.social

Your middle-grade readers deserve the best! So how can you ensure your collection has everything they want to read? Join us 10/20 for our #MustHaveMG webinar featuring upcoming titles that will spark imagination, promote reading, and that young readers can see themselves in! Register: bit.ly/4z4rR61

Well, look who is @ala-booklist.bsky.social 's #ReviewOfTheDay today! It's POLAR BEAR DAY with it's #StarredReview for @florisbooks.bsky.social !

6️⃣0️⃣Author of more than 60 novels😱 🍵A transplanted Brit 🔎Working on a book only to find out it's not a fictional murder 📚A book within a book ❤️A romance dropping in... It's all here in our latest #10Qs with Rhys Bowen, author of THE CASTLE ON THE GLEN (#Amazon/Lake Union). Read now: bit.ly/3TU3CZq

An event packed with so many great titles, we needed more than an hour😉Join us 10/15 for our #ComicsPreview to learn about new GNs & manga coming out from: 🗨️ @rhcbschoollibrary.bsky.social 🗨️ @penguinschoollib.bsky.social 🗨️ @yenpress.com 🗨️ @madcavestudios.com 🗨️ #OniPress RSVP now: bit.ly/3TQQ8xw