School Libraries

As homeschooling expands to new demographics, families seek specific content that reflects their needs and backgrounds

After a school year when digital tools were vital for educational success, the AASL has announced the year's best.

A coordinated effort to limit what teachers can teach about history, racism, sexism, and systemic oppression throughout history has educators concerned about their students, the impact on the library, and civic life in general.

Over the past year across the country, educators have altered lesson plans and curricula to address racial injustice, historically and today.

Educators are using audiobooks in new ways to teach material and help students build literacy skills. Plus: 15 classroom-ready podcasts.

This Women's History Month may feel like 2020 all over again. As the pandemic interrupted many plans to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, the National Women's History Museum and National Women's History Alliance have extended their resources, events, and celebration into 2021.

With science more prominent in the news, librarians are playing a greater role in science literacy and helping students learn how to flag biased and racist scientific research.

NewsLit Nation, NLP's national educator network, provides teachers with a platform to learn from each other, establish best practices, and help work news literacy into all subjects areas.

Statistics show the impact of learning loss during the pandemic, while experts offer suggestions for how best to restart in-person education.