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Barberton (OH) Middle and High School media specialist Joseph Vernacotola closed his media centers without notice in March 2020, went through a rollercoaster year and half that saw him reassigned and remote before returning to his library for the 2021-22 school year.

With misinformation posing "a threat to our democracy,” panelists lobbied for news literacy to be “embedded in the American education system” and suggested lessons. 

From creating SEL book displays to leading nature outings that help heal historical trauma, SLJ Summit panelists described ways they support students. 

On the heels of School Library Journal’s publication of its special report, “School Libraries 2021,” readers are invited to join a #SLJChat on the future of the profession.

In schools big and small, programs and partnerships with community members benefit everyone. Here's what some librarians are doing.

Our School Libraries 2021 project goes beyond statistics to tell the human story of the profession. With reporting from across the country, we assess the scene from Washington, DC, and Seattle to tiny Crandall, TX, and New York City.

In the November issue of SLJ, we examine the state of U.S. school libraries and librarian ­positions—the fight to preserve the institutions and the vast range of critical services performed by library professionals nationwide.

Some pandemic teaching innovations in STEM subjects are here to stay.

Anxiety about the return to school is sharply rising, right along with COVID-19 infection rates due to the Delta variant. To help inform K-12 school communities, a panel of Duke University experts in pediatrics, psychiatry, and neuroscience offered some advice.

School librarian positions have declined by 20 percent nationally, according to the SLIDE (School Librarian Investigation: Decline or Evolution?) research project.

The areas of K–12 education that demand a transformation of thought and action are multiple, and we must lean in to this vital work.

As some schools are creating new programs to meet the crisis, In Tuscaloosa City (AL) Schools, where summer learning is part of the core educational strategy, an already successful summer program has expanded.

K.C. Boyd describes how her positive mindset in the face of adversity is rooted in ongoing work, including advocacy for school libraries at the national level.

The pandemic has significantly impacted school library budgets and spending this year. Here's what has changed.

Educators and library advocates celebrated the signing of a bill that will bring record funding to support their needs.

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

A longtime stalwart is back. Scholastic Book Fairs is relaunching for the pandemic age, with some options.

A crash course on the ebook purchasing and vendor landscape.

Traditional education largely has not addressed race and racism. That will only change if all teachers adopt antracist teaching methods.

The National Education Association Foundation and Institute of Museum and Library Services are taking submissions for grants to fund programming that addressed the wide-ranging effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The numbers you put to work every year are here—the list of average book prices for 2019 and 2020 to date, including children’s books, young adult books, graphic novels, paperbacks, and hardcover editions.

With schools shuttered due to the pandemic, are kids still reading? They are, according to data from Follett. Here are the top 25 lists for ebooks and audiobooks for grades K–3, 3–6, 5–8, and young adult titles.

More than 1,000 librarians responded to School Library Journal's survey, offering insight into the profession during remote learning forced by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Here is the full report on our findings.

These four carefully planned partnerships resulted in better access to materials and fiscally responsible resource sharing.

The changes the coronavirus pandemic has brought to education are just beginning. Use these strategies to support your students and yourself during this time.

For school librarians planning for a return to in-school programming, peers share their AR/VR programming, mistakes made along the way, and the best way to incorporate the mixed reality edtech into the library and classroom.

Schools and libraries closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak may open Wi-Fi networks for use by the general public without jeopardizing E-rate funding.

Five impressive applicants have made the School Librarian of the Year longlist.

Library media specialists and library advocates are concerned about the loss of jobs and impact on the nearly 50,000 students in the nation's capital.

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. 

School board elections across the country are turning into big-money campaigns, often powered by out-of-area contributors. Take a deeper look at who's on the board, how they get there, and what they control—and don't—in their districts. 

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. 

The most valuable aspect of school and other off-site visits is not necessarily that they pose new questions for visitors, but rather that they suggest new answers. 

A collection of personal essays by immigrants in high school empowers them and affects their peers.

The New York Times Magazine's 1619 Project and companion curriculum is being used by teachers to change the narrative of American history lessons in the classroom.

School librarians are recognized as tech leaders in their schools and communities—and say their tech skills boost job security, according to SLJ's 2019 technology survey.

Summit attendees explored equity and access across different areas of education including technology, community engagement, and advocacy.

It’s that time. Nominations of stellar school librarians may be submitted, starting today, for SLJ's School Librarian of the Year 2020.

Survey shows parents and teachers agree public schools—and teachers—need more money, but have differing opinions on the role of public schools and how to evaluate them.

Nothing as vital to learning as school libraries should be left to the push-me, pull-you of whittling a budget under pressure.

The National Book Foundation today announced the West Philadelphia Alliance for Children (WePAC) as the winner of the 2019 Innovations in Reading Prize.

Using podcasts, social media, self-publishing strategies, and other tools, these six trailblazers transform reading and research.

The list features average book prices for 2018 and 2019 to date, including children’s books, young adult books,  graphic novels, paperbacks, and hardcover editions, and is produced in partnership with Follett.