School Libraries

ALA will share the prerecorded program with president Julius Jefferson, Jr., and Texas school librarians, including 2017 SLJ School Librarian of the Year Tamiko Brown.

With signs, books, and passion, educators support Black Lives Matter around the country.

Across the country, districts are ending contracts with police departments and a youth-led movement of advocates is pushing others to do the same.

Lewis's Read Woke challenge prompts young readers to embrace social consciousness. Her students say she changed their lives.

Organizers of the Rally to Restore Philadelphia School Librarians hope to capitalize on the spotlight and crowds of ALA Midwinter to educate the public and push to bring librarians back to the city schools. 

Lewis, a Georgia high school librarian who challenges students to “Read Woke,” has been awarded the inaugural National Teacher Award for Lifelong Readers.

Several panels at the 2019 Association of American Librarians National Conference focused on the urgent need for better information literacy and advocating on behalf of school libraries. 

As childhood trauma is recognized as a public health issue, librarians and educators help students who have experienced violence, loss, and other issues.