Chinese New Year is Celebrated on February 1st

• Explore titles from this list of Stories for the Chinese New Year.

• Customize this Cultural Representation Reflection for American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang to examine cultural experiences.

• Dive into the humorous Alvin Ho Series by Lenore Look and LeUyen Pham to discover ways to face your fears and embrace new experiences.

• Learn about other Chinese celebrations in this Meet-the-Author Recording with Grace Lin for A Big Mooncake for Little Star.

Black History Month is February 1st - 28th

• Browse our African American Collection for thousands of texts representing African American cultural experiences.

• Browse recipients of the Coretta Scott King Book Award, which honors African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults.

• Explore curated lists of titles to learn about and celebrate Black history this month and all year long!

• Hear from African American authors in our Meet-the-Author Recordings Collection.

• See here for additional resources.

World Read Aloud Day is Celebrated on February 2nd

• Enjoy this complete video reading for Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña.

• Facilitate thought and conversation about race with these complete video readings of poems by Charles Waters from Can I Touch Your Hair?

• Go beyond the book with ideas, questions, and projects from the Jaquith Public Library for Planting Stories.

• Consider our Story Time Activity Kits Collection for more ideas.

Jeff Kinney Celebrates his Birthday on February 19th

• Audio Name Pronunciation

• Listen as Jeff Kinney shares how his journaling process inspired the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series in this Meet-the-Author Recording.

• View this Guest Author Blog Post to learn how the cover of The Ugly Truth came to be.

• Hear about Kinney’s newest book, The Deep End, in this author interview, where he also answers questions from some of his biggest fans.

Lovely Lists for February

• Love Your Neighbor: AJL Recommends Jewish Books for All Readers

• Books that Say ‘I Love You’

• RITA Award, Young Adult

• Unity. Kindness. Peace.