COVID-19

Libraries are providing rich, ­creative sensory experiences to the young children who need it most. Here are ideas for stimulating, hands-on activities.

The approach is especially effective now that so many students are working asynchronously, experts say. 

To our readers: I hear you, and I am deeply sorry.

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

Finding accurate information is more important than ever, and school librarians are here (as they always have been) to give students the "gift" of truth, according to AASL president Kathy Carroll.

Pat Scales fields questions about video read-alouds, the fate of outdated "classic" books, and parents' disapproval of  books about immigration. 

More time, less social pressure, and more flexible scheduling has helped some kids flourish.

From the pandemic and a presidential election, to school boards and systemic racism, SLJ's cover design and illustration helped tell the tale that was 2020.

COVID has changed the way publishers promote books—and how libraries buy them.