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June 8, 2026 by Travis Jonker

Top 10 Circulated Picture Books of the ’25-’26 School Year

Here are the picture books that our K-3rd grade students checked out the most this school year.

June 2, 2026 by Travis Jonker

Top 10 Circulated Biographies of the ’25-’26 School Year

Here are the biography books that our K-3rd grade students checked out the most this school year.

June 1, 2026 by Travis Jonker

Notes on May 2026

3 of my favorite posts from the past month!

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America’s 10 Best Children’s Bookstores

May 29, 2026 by Travis Jonker

Fodor's has released their list of the ten best children's bookstores in America.

The Great Shelving Debate: Dav Pilkey

May 28, 2026 by Travis Jonker

You never know how crazy your library opinions are until you share them, so that’s what I’m doing today. Do you keep all your Dav Pilkey books (not including picture books) together in the fiction section? Or do you put the chapter books (Captain Underpants, Ricky Ricotta) in the fiction section and the comics (Dog […]

Should a Book Stay ‘Of the Era’, or Should it Get an Update?

May 27, 2026 by Travis Jonker

There’s an interesting article up at the New York Times right now about updating older books to fit modern times. Click here to read the gift link. This has famously been the case with Judy Blume for a while. Some argue it gives the updated books new life, but to some it’s become a negative […]