Rita Meade

Rita Meade is a public library manager (and children's librarian at heart) who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Here at Book Riot, she hosts the Dear Book Nerd podcast, a bi-weekly bookish advice show. She reads as much as she possibly can (and it's still never enough), reviews children's books for "School Library Journal," and is the author of a forthcoming picture book called Edward Gets Messy (Simon & Schuster Young Readers, 2016). She also occasionally writes about funny library stuff over on her blog, and even less occasionally sings in a librarian band. Blog: Screwy Decimal Twitter: @screwydecimal

Dear Book Nerd: “What’s the Best Pick-Up Line to Use on a Librarian?”

Hey, Book Nerders. I get up on my soapbox a bit in response to this week’s question, so please bear ...

Stolen Reading

Yesterday, the lovely Amanda tweeted this: I find myself reading in the strangest places: while waiting for water to boil. ...

Book-O’-Lanterns!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, lit-lovers: HALLOWEEN TIME! And what better way to combine your love of ...

The (Unfair) Fight Against School Librarians

I am not monogamous when it comes to library love. Subsequently, when my school librarian friends start to get picked ...

What Would a World Without Libraries Look Like? Kids Have Their Say.

Sometimes the job has its perks. A few years ago, I was asked to be a judge for a student ...

Sexism on the Shelves?

YA Author Rae Carson (whose Fire & Thorns trilogy is awesome, by the way, go read it) recently tweeted a ...

The Conversation We Should Really Be Having About Summer Reading List Errors

Summertime means many things for public librarians – summer reading programs, hectic children’s rooms, the glorious benefit of free air ...

When Book Graffiti Goes Bad

No matter which side you’re on in the vicious battles between ebooks vs. print or self-publishing vs. traditional, I believe ...

New Yorkers Organize 24-Hour Read-In for Libraries!

Remember when I told NYC people to stay tuned for announcements about library advocacy opportunities during this spring budget cut ...

5 Ways to Help Your Local Library Right Now (The Best of Book Riot)

Much of the good ship Book Riot is off at Book Expo America this week, so we’re running some of ...