But If I Can’t Harangue in Person, How Will They Know I’m Right?: Book Committees in a Pandemic Age

The most beautiful sight to my eyes, each and every year, is this room:

Look at it. Beautiful books for children crammed into every nook and cranny. This is what the final meeting of my 101 Great Books for Kids committee is supposed to look like. Over the year my intrepid library workers have read every single children’s book published in 2020 that they can get their hands onto. They meet monthly, debate, defend, and put their thoughts on a shared Google Doc. Then, in mid-October,...