The Bloom's Literature video collection has expanded by hundreds of titles. Now over 900 videos are available. Go to Bloom's Literature, choose Browse from the top menu. Under Resources, click Videos.  Take a look at Laurence Olivier's Henry V and BBC adaptations of Little Women, The Diary of Anne Frank, Jane Eyre, and more.  Hear interviews with contemporary authors Judy Blume and Sandra Cisneros.

Write and submit a poem about the joy of words, the joy of reading, or the joy of books.  The contest is now open with a submission deadline of March 13, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Read the contest guidelines and entry information. Young Minds Dreaming winners will receive prizes and meet award-winning author Pat Mora at an awards ceremony in April. For more information, contact Ashley Till at atill@statelibrary.sc.gov.

Has an author's work changed your students' view of the world or of themselves?  Encourage students grades 4 -12 to enter the Letters about Literature contest!  Access the full rules and submission form. There will be three winners in each of three levels, I, II, and III.  Students write a letter to their chosen author, living or dead, in any genre explaining how that author's work impacted them.