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ALA Votes To Remove Dewey’s Name From Award
The ALA (American Library Association) voted to change the annual Melvil Dewey Award name because Melvil Dewey was anti-Semitic, racist, and a misogynist. You can read more about the decision, medal, and Dewey–yes, the decimal system guy–here.
Marvel Unveiled Stage Plays Aimed At Young Audiences
Marvel partnered with the Concord Theatricals company to create stage plays starring their superheroes set in contemporary situations young readers can relate to. The goal is for the plays to be easy to produce for educational institutions–for a fee of course. Check out the play covers for the plays starring Ms. Marvel, Thor, and Squirrel Girl, and learn more here.
The Most Read Books For The Goodreads Reading Challenge
If you set yourself a yearly reading goal you may be one of millions of users who keeps track using the Goodreads Reading Challenge. They just released the most read books so far–overall, nonfiction, and classics–from everyone’s challenges and hello, Michelle Obama taking #1! You can see all the books here.