Afternoon links.

• YALSA’s 2013 Hub Reading Challenge Begins! (I am terrible at ever finishing challenges, but I'm tempted by this one.)
• J.L. Bell on Wodehouse v. Milne.
• At Scalzi's Whatever: John Hornor Jacobs. Based on the awesomeness of this column, I'm going to read The Twelve-Fingered Boy ASAP.
• Interested in serving on a YALSA committee? This is the perfect time to let that be known.
• Here's the schedule for the Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour.
• Amelia Bedelia has a new look.
• At Word for Teens: On the cover redesign of The Immortal Rules.
• The Vampire Academy movie is a go.
• In case you haven't heard, Beyonce has hired a personal librarian.
• American Icons: The Outsiders.
• At NPR: How To Save A Public Library: Make It A Seed Bank.