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March 6, 2026 by Edith Campbell

Rising and Resisting in Minneapolis

The free, online event takes place on Monday 10 March at 11 am ET. Prior registration is required.

February 20, 2026 by Edith Campbell

The Librarians and the Censorship of the Black Child

While Black librarians weren’t present in this movie, it’s important to know this fight isn’t as exclusive as it was portrayed.

February 18, 2026 by Edith Campbell

review: Kid X

Coal reaffirms the everyday as well as the extraordinary specialness in Black boys. He struggles, he’s not perfect, but he’s such a good guy!

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Shannon Gibney: The KidLit community and the ICE invasion

February 10, 2026 by Edith Campbell

I have some friends here who are writers who cannot write. I can write, but this is all I can write about now.

Filling Our Buckets

February 6, 2026 by Edith Campbell

I have information for you on current scholarships from Boyds Mills, grants from REFORMA and WNDB’s new Unbanned Book Network for classroom educators.

Publishers for Minnesota Auction

January 28, 2026 by Edith Campbell

Proceeds from this auction will support organizations providing legal aid, emergency assistance, food, and community resources to those in urgent need.

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Tracey Baptiste: First Generation Kids

January 28, 2026 by Edith Campbell

If educators let kids see their experiences as expertise, they could really thrive and assimilate a lot more quickly.

review: The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class: Fia Hosein Finds Her Beat

January 26, 2026 by Edith Campbell

In this illustrated work of fiction, Baptiste connects with her roots in Trinidad and Tobago to write about the experiences of Fia Hosein whose family just moved to Peppermint Falls.

2016 Called: It Wants Your Library Back

January 20, 2026 by Edith Campbell

In the middle of all the chaos, 2016 is calling. Despite it all, this can be a nice way to have some fun.

interview: Dr. Emily Knox

January 18, 2026 by Edith Campbell

The arguments for removing books from libraries and curricula haven’t changed all that much but the context has. There’s much more emphasis on dismantling the institution because they contain materials that people find upsetting.

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About Edith Campbell

Edith Campbell is Librarian in the Cunningham Memorial Library at Indiana State University. She is a member of WeAreKidlit Collective, and Black Cotton Reviewers. Edith has served on selection committees for the YALSA Printz Award, ALSC Sibert Informational Text Award, ALAN Walden Book Award, the Walter Award, ALSC Legacy Award, and ALAN Nielsen Donelson Award. She is currently a member of ALA, BCALA, NCTE NCTE/ALAN, REFORMA, YALSA and ALSC. Edith has blogged to promote literacy and social justice in young adult literature at Cotton Quilt Edi since 2006. She is a mother, grandmother, gardener and quilter.