Eerdmans Books for Young Readers @ebyrbooks.bsky.social Creating conversation & opening children's minds to a larger world since 1995 🌎📖💡
📘 Picture books
📕 Fiction, nonfiction, & YA
📗 Award winners
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The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social Independent, opinionated, and stylish: essential multimedia publications for everyone who cares about children's and young adult literature. Visit us at hbook.com.
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social Children’s Book Author.
Librarian (Middle/High School & Public).
Mom. Dog mom. Human.
The U.P. of Michigan. boniashburn.com
Readers Avocado @kjmslibrary.bsky.social School librarian in Northern Virginia.
@clarionbooks.bsky.social @clarionbooks.bsky.social Home to award-winning books for kids
NorthSouth Books @northsouthbooks.bsky.social We publish beautiful picture books from international authors, illustrators, and translators! Also home to Ediciones NorteSur, our Spanish language imprint.
Lisa - BoBQC @bobqc.bsky.social I make quizzes about books for students in 2nd - 12th grade to prepare for the Battle of the Books and other academic competitions, book clubs, literature circles, and classroom activities. 
Allie Cornejo @alliethelibrarian.bsky.social 2026 SLJ School Librarian of the Year, Apple Distinguished Educator, LJ Mover & Shaker, TLA Tall Texan, YART Past Chair & Keynote Speaker #booksky
Mariela Martinez Siegert @msiegert.bsky.social HS librarian. Lover of comics & audiobooks. Techie. @SOISDom Adjunct. @RCYRBA Board Member. @nfntreviews Editor. @libcomix committee member. @AISLEd_org 2021 School Librarian of the Year.
Elizabeth Everett | Educator & Kidlit Author 📚 @elizabetheverett.bsky.social ➡️ Boosting books for #Teachers, #Educators, #Librarians, #Parents, #Authors, #Writers, and #Readers
💙 Former #Teacher turned #Homeschool mama
✏️ #Kidlit #Writer and #SCBWI member
📚 #PB #Author rep'd by Michelle Witte
🖱️ elizabetheverettbooks.com
Creative Leadership Solutions @creativeleadership.bsky.social We partner with K–12 schools and districts to deliver tailored, job-embedded professional development led by certified Associates. With monthly check-ins, consistent delivery, and post-engagement reports, we ensure sustainable, impactful change.
ThriveLib Reclaiming Joy, Balance, and Boundaries in Libraries @thrivelib.bsky.social Registration is open! August 11, 12, and 13, 2026. A virtual conference for librarians, creating space for their well-being.
https://www.thrivelib.com/
It's Time for Young Teen Lit @youngteenlit.bsky.social We believe 12-15 year olds need books published just for them. Moderated by Christina Chatel & Marcia Kochel, MS librarians who implore the publishing industry for books meant for grades 6-9. #youngteenlit #itstimeforyoungteenlit www.youngteenlit.com
Marcia Kochel @overbooked.bsky.social A middle school librarian on a mission to bring age-appropriate books to 13-15 year olds #youngteenlit
My manifesto is here: https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2024/05/30/a-manifesto-in-support-of-middle-school-books-a-guest-post-by-marcia-kochel/
Lisa Cortez @marieandleelee.bsky.social Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist/Children’s Book Author
The Adventures of Marie and LeeLee, Las Aventuras de Marie y LeeLee
YouTube “Learning with Marie and LeeLee” videos and tips for language development
#kidlit #SCBWI
San Diego, CA
Lauren the Librarian (she/her) @theliterarylibra.bsky.social K-5 school librarian. Avid reader & book reviewer. Always leaning. Opinions are mine alone. 📚♎️ #ClearTheAir #LibCollab #TheBookChat
Robin Gibson @robingibson.bsky.social Librarian, reader, birdwatcher, traveller
School Library Journal @slj.com School Library Journal is the premiere publication for librarians and information specialists who work with children and teens. A source of quality, award-winning journalism and reviews for 70 years, SLJ publishes 5,000+ reviews annually.
The Agrarian Librarian @seedsandstories.bsky.social Rural librarian + global citizen. Bringing snacks and checklists to the revolution.
She/her 🏳️🌈
Iron Librarian @ironlibrarian.bsky.social School Librarian
CTU
WOSO
Chicago
‘24-‘25 Fellow University of California Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement
Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social Librarian, Writer, Philatelist
Professor/Director of Research Impact and AI Strategy, Mississippi State University Libraries
Bookelicious @bookelicious.bsky.social ❤️ Bookmoji Book-Matching Technology
📚 Curated Online Children's Bookshop
🎒 Virtual Author Visits
🧑🏫 PD Webinars
🛍️ PopUp Shops Fundraisers
✨ Candice (she/her) ✨ @tinylibrarian.bsky.social Indigo-haired DJ, foodie, Teen Services Admin @LAPublicLibrary, APALA Lit Awards Publisher Liaison, past Eisner Award jury, past YALSA Pres & PLA Board. Librarian in the viral #LindaLindas video. Opinions my own. #FreePeopleReadFreely
LibrarianLove @librarianlove.bsky.social Former MS/US school librarian, current Children’s Collection Development Coordinator #NYC #LGM #NYR #NewYorkLiberty #GothamFC
Shannon McNeice @smcneice.bsky.social Middle School Librarian. Mom. Thrifter. Crafter. Reader. 
Maria Gianferrari (she/her) @gianferrari-m.bsky.social Creature & nature lover
Bird nerd 🐦
Wordsmith
#Kidlit Fiction & #STEM PBs:
Latest: Just One Oak 🐿 & Puffins!
Horn Book honoree for Fungi Grow 🍄
Obsessed with auroras
Website: https://mariagianferrari.com/
Cindy Schwind @cindyschwind1.bsky.social Reader! BookPosse Member! Indie Book Crawl! Friday Night Raffle! Retired Reading Specialist!
Elaine Kaufmann @ek-2nn.bsky.social Elementary school librarian
Bookie Blogger @bloggerbookie.bsky.social Black Woman, Mom, Book Lover, Librarian and Aspiring Author. BA, MSW, MST and MLIS.💗💚. Opinions, Recommendations and Thoughts. HBCU Lover!
The Author Village @theauthorvillage.bsky.social The Author Village is a collective of forward-thinking and award-winning children’s book creators, educators, and librarians available for in-person and virtual school and library visits, conferences, workshops, and professional development experiences.
Emily Golightly @emilygolightly.bsky.social 2024-25 NCSLMA School Librarian of the Year, Podcaster, Quizizz Gamechanger, Past President of the NC Reading Association
http://linktr.ee/golightlyinthelibrary
Sarah Albee @sarahalbee.bsky.social I write NF books for kids. Newest titles: BOUNCE! A SCIENTIFIC HISTORY OF RUBBER/THE PAINTER AND THE PRESIDENT/ZERO: THE NUMBER THAT ALMOST WASN'T. Repped by Caryn Wiseman at ABLA.
Love visiting schools!
Amy Storey @amybpolkadot.bsky.social Publicist, southern mom, and book lover.
Betsy Fraser @yabetsy.bsky.social A Canadian librarian and fan of books from all angles, whether imbibing or providing. A reader of everything, writer (books about YA nonfiction), and reviewer (kids and teen books, and audio).
Eric Carpenter @ericcarpenter.bsky.social 📚 Elementary school librarian in atlanta, constant reader, occasional wood worker, reluctant book reviewer.
📚 2026 ALSC Children's Literature Legacy Award Committee Chair.
📚 "All reading is reading. Let them read how ever and whatever they want!"
Rich in Color @richincolor.bsky.social Rich in Color is dedicated to reading, reviewing & promoting YA books starring or written by BIPOC. 📚
Site: www.richincolor.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richincolor_ya/
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/richincolor
A.J. Irving 🩷💜💙 @ajirving.bsky.social Mama. Wordsmith. Kidlit enthusiast. Lambda Literary Award Finalist. DANCE LIKE A LEAF, THE WISHING FLOWER, THE BI BOOK • Rep: @thejordache.bsky.social • she/her 🏳️🌈 https://ajirving.com/
Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social Urban librarian, storyteller, wikimedian, all things GLAM 
Lydia Lukidis @lydialukidis.bsky.social Award winning #kidlit author & workshop presenter (K-6)
GROUCHO ('25 & '26)
UP, UP HIGH (Capstone '25)
DEEP, DEEP DOWN (Capstone '23)
Crystal Kite winner & Silver Birch Express Honor
Kerry McQuaide @kerrymcquaide.bsky.social Author/Illustrator of THE BIGGEST, HIGHEST WAVE | #SCBWI RA Eastern New York | she/her
I’m @kerrymcquaide on Insta, Threads, Cara & @kerrymcquaide.bsky.social
https://www.kerrymcquaide.com/
Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social Writer. Librarian. Rep'd by the extraordinary @johnmcusick at
@foliojr Latest title: #THERISEOFISSAIGWE
she/her
https://linktr.ee/srmilesauthor
Child's Play (International) @childs-play.co.uk Award-winning independent children's book publisher, inspiring a lifelong love of reading for more than 50 years #Bookswithusallin #Learningthroughplay www.childs-play.com https://linktr.ee/childsplaybooks
Maritza Ruiz-Kim @marzkim.bsky.social #KidLit Artist Writer. ND Fam.
Turtle on a marathon
💚SCBWI Co-RA, SF North & East Bay
...drawing writing gardening sewing...
Always Making Something.
https://maritzaruizkim.com
My name sounds like🧜♀️mer-izza🍕
Nadia Ali @nadiaawriter.bsky.social KidLit Author:
RAISAH AND THE BOAT TRIP (2023),
HUMPHREY THE EGG_SPLORER (2023)
THE ANIMAL SOCIETIES SERIES (2023)
12x12 Challenge
Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social Picture book author & elementary educator
Up next:
IN THIS CLASSROOM (Spring 2026)
SQUIRREL & TURTLE: THIS BOOK HAS BIG WORDS (Fall 2027)
https://t.co/YSBfW8Jq3
Travis Jonker @100scopenotes.bsky.social School Librarian. Author of BLUE FLOATS AWAY, THE VERY LAST CASTLE, THE SHIP IN THE WINDOW, CABOOSE | Author/illustrator of JUST ONE FLAKE and JUST ONE WAVE (2025)
Holly Thompson @hatbooks.bsky.social New: LISTENING TO TREES: GEORGE NAKASHIMA, WOODWORKER. Author of verse novels, picture books, poetry, prose. Teacher. Writing Consultant. KidLit translator (J>E). Japan longtimer.
Website: https://www.hatbooks.com/
Blog: https://hatbooks.blogspot.com/
@juliedinthelibrary.bsky.social @juliedinthelibrary.bsky.social 
Cathy Potter @cppotter.bsky.social Middle School Librarian & Tech Integrator, NBCT, co-chair of Lighthouse Award for Nonfiction, Sibert 25th Anniversary Task Force, #TLSky #EduSky
@cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social @cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social she/her/us
Blogger. Educator. Librarian. Growing things and telling gma jokes.
None of us is free until all of us is free.
blogs: Pearl's & Ruby's https://pearlsandrubys.slj.com/
Black Cotton Reviews https://blackcottonreviewers.com/
Katherine Schulten @kschulten.bsky.social Editor at the NYT Learning Network since 2006. English teacher/school newspaper advisor/literacy coach in NYC public schools for 19 years before that.
dr. sarah HANNAH gómez @shgmclicious.bsky.social reader | editor | writer | pilates instructor | once librarian | occasional professor | phd (kidlit/cultural studies) | afrolatina jew | she
http://about.me/mclicious
Cathren Page @cathrenpage.bsky.social Disabled Writer of YA Fantasy, Former Law Prof & Applied Legal Storytelling Scholar, Zebra (HeDS). Harris Voter. Post-Truthism Opponent. I support DEI. Follows back writers & law profs. - A Bib prof @akcv.bsky.social Library & Information Science Educator.
✌🏼📚🧉
Beth @bethreads.bsky.social Librarian. Mom to a fantastic tween. Reader. Crafter. Self-development junkie. She/her
Dana Marie Miroballi @noshesthebear.bsky.social Children’s Book Author
IF MY HAIR HAD A VOICE (Beaming Books) • INVENTIONS TO COUNT ON (Abrams Appleseed) • Rep: Ammi-Joan Paquette
danamiroballi.com
Instagram: noshesthebear
#KIDLIT
#CHICAGO
Melissa Taylor @imaginationsoup.bsky.social Writer, communications/marketing consultant, fmr teacher & teacher trainer, author. M.Ed. TOVA’S SWEET SOLUTION (4/2026), https://melissataylor.net https://imaginationsoup.net
Lisa L. Owens @lisalowens.bsky.social Kidlit author, freelance editor & writer. Authors Guild, #SCBWI, EFA, #binders. Greyhound minion. Genealogy enthusiast. Jazz singer. Iowa Hawkeye. PNW dweller. She/her/hers.
Karen Fraser @arielsclaws.bsky.social ‘At a time like this, it's positively indecent that you don't need a glass of port.’ - My Fair Lady.
Libraries. Shetland. Pessimistic.
Retired-Librarian @retired-librarian.bsky.social Retired librarian, sometime artist, vegetable gardener, #BannedBookSkyClub instigator
Posts are original or properly attributed.
Rebecca @jeybecques.bsky.social Current librarian, former classicist, perpetual nerd. Expect special collections, book history, yarn.
“Is there anything you aren’t interested in??”
S. Kramer @libraryephemera.bsky.social Librarian, gleaner, energy seeker. Love calls us to the things of this world.
Pumpkin Spiced Hannah 🖤🩶🤍💜🇵🇸 @tooriekep.bsky.social Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awardee 2021. She / her / hers / shö. Shetlander in Aberdeen. Writer, library assistant, archivist, book and music enthusiast, views my own because who else's would they be? https://linktr.ee/tooriekep
Viva @vivalibrarian.bsky.social Book peddler | collection development chaos coordinator | bi | easily distracted by shiny things, nature, my boobs, and people fighting the good fight. Librarian.
Jobiewan @jobiewan.bsky.social I’m a librarian who doesn’t work in a library. I like making things. I love my family.
She Blinded Me With Library Science @katebyroade.bsky.social Eldest daughter, Librarian, Episcopalian, Romance reader, storyteller, aspiring knitter, tea-drinker, dog lover. Ask me about the RuPocalypse. ALA Chapter Councilor
🌈 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🐕 📚🧶🫖
Aaron Sturgill @asturgill.bsky.social Tabletop gamer, former musician, library worker
@rebeccao.bsky.social @rebeccao.bsky.social Library things, art things
Elisa Stone Leahy @elisastoneleahy.com Peruvian-American author of middle grade books (TETHERED and MALLORY📚), library event specialist, mom to the coolest kids, vacuumer supreme for my scruffy dog 🏳️🌈🇵🇪
Joe Bruehler 🇺🇦🇩🇪 @joebruehler.bsky.social He/Him. MLIS. Sci-Fi and Spec Fic Guy. Nature obsessed. Librarian by day, woods wizard by night. #LateNightWrite lesser host. Father of cats. Enemy of fish. Find me among the fungi.
Looking for texts? #AskYourInternetLibrarian
Ash 🐸🌈(she/they) @conina.bsky.social Grad Student - Library Science & Literature; Future Author; Artist. I love reading, gaming, nature, comics, and writing!
Readwithconina.com
Rspinelli @librarianchef.bsky.social Independent researcher, archivist and librarian researching in the fields of conspiracy theories and death studies. Always open to discussing new projects and collaborations.
https://www.robert-spinelli.com
Angela Spencer @angspenc.bsky.social Medical librarian
deranged librarinista fall @librarinista.bsky.social gen xer yelling at clouds.
Sara | Bodice Tipplers Podcast @bodicetipplers.bsky.social A podcast where we read all the books we used to steal off our grandmothers’ nightstands! Wherever you get your podcasts or bodicetipplers.com. She/her. 
z. @zanadu.bsky.social Librarianed so hard I got a reading injury, still read more than you. I don't believe in the sun. Minneapolis (or not).
Allergic omnidirectional nerdling- music, books, tech, words, food, weird geeky random, thee cat. She/her.
Anniina Jokinen @austinani.bsky.social Editor of Luminarium, PreK-9 Librarian, and sometime fairy changeling. The Middle Ages, The Renaissance, Literature, History, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Movies, TV. 
Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social Librarian, Denverite, mother of adults. One of many 40-something Rachels. I do not like or watch sports.
David William @nrvscrcts.bsky.social Academic librarian, PhD in philosophy. Critical librarianship, phenomenology, synths, tabletop & video games, sci-fi. Settler on Treaty 7 land. He/him. All opinions my own. Infinite diversity in infinite combinations.
Kelly Hoppe @thebookinator.bsky.social Academic librarian - Associate Director/Head of Research, Outreach and Instruction, Cornette Library WTAMU. Former school librarian and K12 educator. Texas Library Association CULD Chair-Elect.
Sophie 🏳️⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com Just another Southern queer / trans librarian. Parent to humans and dogs. Writer of things, educator at big university and small community settings. Zines, podcasts, general shenanigans
librarian chrisp @oxalot.bsky.social public librarian by day, night, & some weekends
also: cats, poetry, Star Trek
he/him
📷 by Baseball Card Vandals
“I ain’t no dog dentist” written in pen over baseball player holding a doodled book
MmePrice @mmeprice.bsky.social Likes the taste of coffee, the mysteries of life, public art, putting this moment here. Librarian-adjacent.
Denese @denesea70.bsky.social 📚🧶🐾🎶☀️❤️
she/hers
Karen Jensen, MLS @tltkaren.bsky.social Blog TeenLibrarianToolbox.com
Librarian: Teen/YA/Youth
Swiftie (of the senior variety)
Against Book Banning
Wife, Mom, No Domestic Skills or Ambitions
Did I mention Librarian?
Tanya Kirk @tanyakirk.bsky.social Librarian at St John’s College, University of Cambridge. Curated a Fantasy exhibition at the British Library. Views my own. She/her
Sarah Polkinghorne @sarahpolk.bsky.social Libraries, info sci, qual research, science, film, art. Knit fast; lift heavy.
https://www.sarahpolkinghorne.ca/
Annarose Foley @boyntonlibrary.bsky.social Teacher-Librarian at Boynton Middle School in the Ithaca City School District
Kaetrena @kaetrena.bsky.social Researcher | Leader | Consultant | Coach
I help people recognize, reconcile, and recover from low-morale experiences.
https://renewalslis.com
Librarian by Day 🏳️🌈 @librarianbyday.bsky.social She/her. Iowa. Libraries. Dog Mom. Crafty. Sometimes serious. Sometimes silly.
Personal account, obviously.
https://librarianbyday.net/
Laura Greenfield @lauragreenfield.bsky.social Director of the Royal Society of Literature @rsliterature.bsky.social; previously @theUL.bsky.social; Clore Fellow; FRSA. I like books, libraries, culture and cake.
Dan Rudmann @danrdmnn.bsky.social Librarian at Utrecht University
profile photo by @raymonddekker.bsky.social
Rachel MacGregor @anoldhand.bsky.social Digital Preservation Officer at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. Interested in digital preservation, archives and public engagement. Also random public transport content. Views my own unless a repost. She/her.
lawliberg @lawliberg.bsky.social Lawbrarian, definitely not your lawyer. Personal account, bad takes are solely my own. You'll have to pry my pronouns from my cold, dead bio (he/him)
Jennifer Chapman @jelizachapman.bsky.social Law Librarian. Teetering between rocking the boat and staying afloat. Opinions mine. Reposts not endorsements.
The Wolf Law Library @wolflawlibrary.bsky.social The Wolf Law Library 🐺⚖️📚 at the William & Mary Law School, in Williamsburg, Virginia. Serving our students, faculty, and community with access to the law and law-related resources in print, and online: https://law.wm.edu/library/