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We’re proud to celebrate Lesléa Newman this Pride Month 🌈📚

A beloved PJ Library author, Lesléa Newman’s stories have helped kids and families explore identity, belonging, and love through Jewish storytelling.

We’re also excited to share this incredible curriculum from our friends Keshet, designed for PJ Our Way families, middle school Jewish educators, and anyone looking to bring more inclusive Jewish stories into their homes and classrooms.

Find the resource here: https://www.keshetonline.org/resources/jewish-lgbtq-hero-poster-series-curriculum-leslea-newman/

Looking for even more Pride Month reads? 🌈📚

If you enjoyed the books in our recent reel, check out our expanded reading list featuring PJ Library favorites, PJ Our Way selections, and books by PJ Library authors for kids, tweens, and families.

Explore the full list: https://pjlibrary.org/beyond-books/pjblog/may-2025/pride-month-reads

Wishing you all a Happy Shavuot, filled with lots and lots of ice cream. Learn more about what this holiday is all about: pjlibrary.org/shavuot.

There are so many ways to be Jewish, and these stories are a beautiful reminder of that.

This Jewish American Heritage Month, we're partnering with JIMENA: Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa to highlight books that celebrate the richness and diversity of Sephardi and Mizrahi Jewish life through food, family and community.

Which story will you read first?

Find more books here: https://www.jimena.org/resources/bibliography/

Shavuot is just around the corner (May 21–23)

This joyful holiday can be celebrated in so many simple, family-friendly ways, from staying up a little later than usual, to enjoying dairy treats like ice cream, to getting creative with art projects.

Check out some easy ways to bring Shavuot into your home!

Learn more at pjlibrary.org/shavuot

This May, we’re honoring Jewish American Heritage Month and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by collaborating with our friends at the LUNAR Collective to highlight stories that reflect the beautiful diversity of the Jewish community.

Here are 6 incredible books featuring Asian Jewish characters and families!

Representation matters. Joy matters. Jewish stories come in many different voices and backgrounds—and we’re here for all of them.

Have a favorite book that belongs on this list? Drop it in the comments!

Lag B’Omer, which begins tonight, is a time for light, connection, and being together, whether you’re outside by a fire or celebrating in your own way at home.

Happy Lag B’Omer and May the Fourth Be With You!

Learn more about Lag B'Omer at pjlibrary.org/lagbomer