RESOURCES FOR AUTHORS
- 2020’s Virtual Bookish Events
- How to Make Your Virtual Meetings and Events Accessible to the Disability Community from We Need Diverse Books
- Resources and Tips for Creating Virtual Events
- Add Your 2020 Free Virtual Events to #DVPit's List
- Everywhere Book Fest
- Disability Visibility Book Circle: grants for disabled writers to host their own book events using video conference
- Maurice Sendak Foundation Emergency Fund for children’s picture book artists and writers impacted by the COVID-19 crisis
- Independent businesses, including bookstores, that are still fulfilling online orders
- 10 ways to support authors during the COVID-19 pandemic
- How Kids' Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus
- Coronavirus Updates: Impact on Children's Books
- SCBWI Connects: Digital Directory for Remote Learning Resources
- Las Musas Webinar Series: Book journeys, author Q&As, book club, writing craft, and more
- Virtual Event Participation is Key for Accessibility by Rooted in Rights (with resources on how to make your virtual event accessible)
- Using Zoom for Virtual Book Tours
- A Book Launch Plan for First-Time Authors Without an Online Presence
- Authors Guild Activities in Response to COVID-19
- COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources
- Children’s Book Marketing in the Time of COVID-19
- Read And Write Kalamazoo call for submissions for Quarantine Anthology Project
- Preventing Zoom-Bombing in your virtual events held on Zoom
- A guide to helping and getting help during the coronavirus crisis from CNN
- COVID-19 Updates: Special Offers, Events and Discounts from Publishers Weekly
- Even More Ways to Help Librarians and Archivists From Home
- Writing Tips and Advice from Commaful
- Zoombombing Resources
RESOURCES FOR BOOKSELLERS
- How to Support Independent Bookstores Right Now
- American Booksellers Association's COVID-19 Resources
- Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation: Expedited COVID-19 application form
- Independent Bookstore Day has been postponed until Saturday, August 29, 2020
- COVID-19 Updates: Special Offers, Events and Discounts from Publishers Weekly
- How to Make Your Virtual Meetings and Events Accessible to the Disability Community from We Need Diverse Books
- Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic
- Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Mocha Books is fulfilling orders by website here
- S&S Partners with Bookshop.org
- Children’s Book Marketing in the Time of COVID-19
- Preventing Zoom-Bombing in your virtual events held on Zoom
- The Paycheck Protection Program loans for small businesses
- Zoombombing Resources
RESOURCES FOR LIBRARIANS
- How To Start a Social Justice Book Club for Educators, Librarians, or Parents from We Need Diverse Books
- How the Pandemic Has Impacted High-Risk Librarians from We Need Diverse Books
- Library Professional Organizations and COVID-19
- Even More Ways to Help Librarians and Archivists From Home
- COVID-19 resources from the American Library Association
- American Library Association cancels 2020 Annual Conference due to COVID-19
- Handling Library Materials and Collections During a Pandemic from Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
- Pandemic Resources for Academic Libraries LibGuide from the Association of College and Research Libraries
- COVID-19 Resources from the Association of Specialized Government and Cooperative Library Agencies
- How to Sanitize Collections in a Pandemic by American Libraries
- Best Practices for Cleaning Play and Learn Spaces by Association for Library Service to Children Blog
- How to Make Your Virtual Meetings and Events Accessible to the Disability Community from We Need Diverse Books
- Zoombombing Resources
RESOURCES FOR PUBLISHERS
- 2020’s Virtual Bookish Events
- Resources and Tips for Creating Virtual Events
- How to Make Your Virtual Meetings and Events Accessible to the Disability Community from We Need Diverse Books
- COVID-19 Updates: Special Offers, Events and Discounts from Publishers Weekly
- Association of American Publishers: What Publishers Are Doing To Help During The Coronavirus Pandemic
- Updated Status of Book Manufacturers
- Everywhere Book Fest
- How Kids' Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus
- Coronavirus Updates: Impact on Children's Books
- SCBWI Connects: Digital Directory for Remote Learning Resources
- Children’s Book Marketing in the Time of COVID-19
- Book Publication Date Changes Due to COVID-19 Pandemic from Publishers Weekly
- Preventing Zoom-Bombing in your virtual events held on Zoom
- The Paycheck Protection Program loans for small businesses
RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND EDUCATORS
- How Educators (and Parents) Can Talk About Inclusive Language with Young People from We Need Diverse Books
- How To Start a Social Justice Book Club for Educators, Librarians, or Parents from We Need Diverse Books
- How to Engage Children in Accessible At-Home Learning from We Need Diverse Books
- How to Keep Teens Virtually Connected With Their Friends from We Need Diverse Books
- Find diverse books for kids and teens using OurStory
- Listen to stories on Audible
- SYNC, a free audiobook summer program for teens
- Teacher Created Materials free learn-at-home resources
- How to Make Your Virtual Meetings and Events Accessible to the Disability Community
- How to Use Diverse Books in Your At-Home Learning from We Need Diverse Books
- Lessons From a Homeschooling Researcher: What You Should Know Now from Education Week
- Writing Tips for Teens from Penguin Young Readers Group
- Home & Classroom Teaching: Native American Children’s-Teen’s Books & Resources from Cynthia Leitich Smith
- Cinco Puntos Press Teacher's Resources
- Simon & Schuster Online Book Reading Guidelines
- Penguin Random House online storytime, classroom read-aloud videos, and virtual events
- Harper At Home story times, read-alouds, and more
- 826 Digital Write Start Challenge
- Scholastic Learn at Home free, open-access resources
- 826 Digital Write Here, Write Now
- Book & Reading Engagement Kit: At-Home Edition by TeachingBooks
- Little Feminist Book Readaloud Video
- Learn How to Draw a Chinese Dragon with Author Grace Lin
- Little Feminist's Free Printables
- Sign up for DC Kids Camp virtual program to engage kids at home
- Just Us Books: Resources and Guidelines to Support At-Home and Remote Learning
- SCBWI Connects: Digital Directory for Remote Learning Resources
- PEPELT Mini Picturebook Lessons
- Bloomsbury Reading and Teaching Guides
- Virtual International Unicorn Day Celebration: Author readings, demonstrations, book recommendations, and more
- Children's Book Guides from West Margins Press
- Reading With Your Kids Podcast: How To Talk With Our Kids About The COVID-19 Virus
- This Writer's Life YouTube Channel with Danielle Davis and corresponding creative writing activities journal for children
- Free digital access to picture books from Star Bright Books
- Online Teaching Resources & Multilingual Information About Coronavirus for ELL Teachers/Families
- Writing Prompts & Meditations from Padma Venkatraman
- Story Station from Words Alive: Read-alouds and projects families can do at home
- #QuaranTeens from Words Alive: Writing prompts and activities to help teenagers and young adults cope with COVID-19 impacts
- JEDI Resources for Online PreK-12 Teaching During COVID and Beyond from Edith Campbell
- Places to Virtually Go and Fun Things to Do at Home With the Family and Kids
- Virtual Tiny Poets Time, a free video series where Charles Waters performs favorite books, poems and sing-alongs
- Write Now! Make Books guide to making a book
- Gender Wheel resources, lesson plans, and reading guides
- It Gets Better EDU: educational resources, information, and engagement opportunities
- NABU’s COVID-19 Health Collection for explaining COVID-19 to children
- Social Justice Learn and Do from the Jane Addams Peace Association
- 107 Free E-Learning Tools for Teachers in the Digital Classroom
- ABRAMS Reading Group & Teaching Guides
- Remote Book Clubs: Nurturing Community and Connection from Facing History and Ourselves
- Downloadable Resources for Kids from Quarto
- Virtual Read-Alouds with Quarto Kids
- Road Trip from Home: Virtual Field Trips, a guide to virtual field trips
- Explore Your Environment: Virtual Tours Through Nature
- Fairy Tales and Bedtime Stories
