By Kara Yorio

Julia Torres challenged faculty to bring students to the school's collection and make independent reading part of the campus culture.

The Bank Street Center for Children's Literature announced its annual awards chosen by young readers.

A lack of diversity in children's literature and media, especially in fantasy, has created an "imagination gap," according to Ebony Elizabeth Thomas.

The American Library Association Office of Intellectual Freedom has released its annual list of most challenged books.

Flemish author named recipient of Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

The Sustainable Development Goals Book Club tackles a goal a month with booklists in the six official United Nations' languages.

Five picture books by Yuyi Morales and more titles named as the 2019 Global Read Aloud choices.

Citing California public-figure laws, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and its executive director move to have the author's defamation lawsuit against them thrown out.

The spotlight is on the loss of federal funds to the Special Olympics, but that is only part of the story. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos told Congress "difficult decisions" had to be made when it came to $7.1 billion in cuts to the Department of Education.