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Book banning is back in the news (with Florida legislation that could make buying some books a felony), librarians honor a principal who stood up to a challenge, and more.

Chelsea Clinton spoke to the crowd and read books to neighborhood kids after cutting the ribbon to officially open the space, which is a project of the Laundry Literacy Coalition.

Scholastic releases its latest Kids and Family Reading Report.

LittleBits is offering Expansion Packs, with additional hardware and instructional content, to enhance its STEAM Student Set and Code Kit.

School Library Journal (SLJ) has launched a new monthly column, all about graphic novels. “Stellar Panels” will be penned by Brigid Alverson, editor of “Good Comics for Kids.”

Librarians represented at SXSW EDU, as SLJ's School Librarian of the Year honorees, Ali Schilpp, Cassy Lee, and Michelle Carton, presented the session "Going Global with the School Librarian of the Year" in Austin.

The Cooperative Children's Book Center has released its annual publishing statistics—and announced a new methodology—while offering observations about the status of children's publishing and diverse titles.

This week: Our “stars” of the month, a free program in media literacy, and more books—bargain and ‘woke’ varieties.

Opportunities abound for librarians and students in this edition of NewsBites.