Kara Yorio

Malinda Lo's Last Night at the Telegraph Club won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. In her speech, the author asked viewers to help ensure the stories of the LGBTQ community and people of color continue to be told and available in libraries and schools.

Authors Jerry Craft, Grace Lin, and others discuss the personal and professional impact of having parents call to remove their books from schools and libraries.

Panelists offered their personal stories, resources, and advice during the SLJ Summit session on book challenges.

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.

In rural districts, school librarians can wear multiple hats, including that of public librarian.

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

Librarians are responding to a rise in book challenges as parents target titles that deal with race, racism, or social justice in even the most tangential way, as well as books that have LGBTQ+ characters and themes.

With the release of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot this week, Jeff Kinney gives young readers the comfort of familiar characters and a little bit of normal in these continued chaotic times.

Friends and colleagues remember Caldecott-winning illustrator Jerry Pinkney, who died this week at age 81.