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Protesting CPSIA - an activists’ guide for bookstores and libraries

Friday, May 15th, 2009

As people are beginning to realize, the recent passage of CPSIA has deep ramifications for education and literacy, reducing access to books in stores, libraries and charities.  Hardest hit are the economically disadvantaged children among us.  Here are some ideas to help get started in protesting and raising support for the repeal of this disastrous [...]

Books as contraband?

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

So, what really happens if CPSIA isn’t overturned? Those books you read and loved as a kid? Gone. Osbolete. Illegal, in fact. Books as contraband? Yes.

CPSIA, Schmipsia - Who cares?

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Childrens’ book author Carol Baicker-McKee does.  She is doing what many others should be doing - taking an activist approach to the unfortunate CPSIA bill and putting a little heart and soul (and sweat) behind it.
She’s devoted most of her blog recently to covering CPSIA as it related to childrens’ books - well worth a [...]

American Library Association urges citizens to take action on CPSIA bill

Monday, April 6th, 2009

The ALA (American Library Association) is urging citizens to take action on the CPSIA bill, and urge their representative to support the amendment recently put forward by Rep. Fortenberry of Nebraska that would exempt childrens’ books from the burdensome legislation.
The ALA has made it very easy - please take a moment now to use [...]

2009 Award-winning children’s books

Monday, January 26th, 2009

The ALA (American Library Association) announced the winners this morning for three prestigious awards to childrens’ authors.
John Newbery Medal
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman - “Neil Gaiman’s eagerly awaited middle-grade take on Rudyard Kipling’s THE JUNGLE BOOK features Nobody, a boy raised by graveyard inhabitants instead of animals. Having escaped his family’s murderer and wandered [...]

Selling Used Childrens’ Books Is Not a Crime!

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Many of us in the US book selling community have been concerned about recent legislation that was intended to offer new safety standards for children’s products.
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) was created to address concerns about harmful substances, such as lead, found in children’s toys being sold in the US.  The [...]