Rachel Rosenberg
Rachel Rosenberg has been writing since she was a child—at 13, she was published alongside celebs and fellow teens in Chicken Soup For the Teenage Soul 2. Rachel has a degree in Creative Writing from Montreal’s Concordia University; she’s been published in a few different anthologies and publications, including Best Lesbian Love Stories 2008, Little Fiction, Big Truth’s Re/Coded anthology and Broken Pencil magazine. She also appeared on the Montreal episode of the Grownups Read Things They Wrote As Kids podcast. Her day job is as a Children’s Librarian, where she digs singing and dancing with small humans.
10 of the Best LGBTQ+ Middle Grade Books That Celebrate Pride
Rachel Rosenberg
June 25, 2020
It's Pride Month again and most of us are probably spending it inside--celebrate with these fiction and nonfiction LGBTQ+ middle grade books.
8 Great Picture Books Written by Librarians
Rachel Rosenberg
June 15, 2020
Who better to write books than the book experts? Check out some excellent picture books written by librarians for their tiniest patrons.
Kid Lit Author Booki Vivat Encourages Mental Health Training With Comic
Rachel Rosenberg
May 26, 2020
Check out a comic about the benefits of mental health training by kidlit author Booki Vivat, and learn about her own training experience.
How Indie Bookstores Fought Their Way Back
Rachel Rosenberg
April 27, 2020
Taking a look at how the indie boom happened in the age of multi-floor bookstore chains and Amazon’s 2-day shipping.
Retell Me a Story: Classics Made Humorous
Rachel Rosenberg
April 13, 2020
Meet new characters while revisiting comfortingly familiar narratives through these humorous versions of classics told in fiction and comics.
Free Books for Kids: Great Resources for Ebooks and Audiobooks
Rachel Rosenberg
April 1, 2020
There is already a decent amount of free books for kids available online, and now there has been a recent expansion of available resources.
Why Aren’t There More Librarians in Pop Culture?
Rachel Rosenberg
March 2, 2020
These librarians in pop culture reflect aspects of the real job of a library professional, and here are their relatable on-screen moments.
Books I Love: NYPL’s #LoveReading Campaign
Rachel Rosenberg
February 24, 2020
For the #LoveReading campaign, a reader talks up books that are personal favorites from the NYPL's librarian-curated list of Books We Love.
Witches, Robots, and Sea Sirens: New Middle Grade Graphic Novels and Comics
Rachel Rosenberg
February 18, 2020
Witches and sirens and basketball, oh my! These middle grade comics are full of whimsical stories, imaginative plots, and well-developed characters.
Pura Belpré, the First Puerto Rican Librarian in NYC (And My Library Hero)
Rachel Rosenberg
January 24, 2020
Who was Pure Belpré and why she should be your librarian hero, too.