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SLJ Controversial Book Survey: Comments About Age-Appropriateness
SLJ's 2016 Controversial Books survey asked school librarians how they determined if a book is age-appropriate. Here's what they said.
All Schools Need Book Challenge Policies
Jamie LaRue, director of ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom, responds to SLJ's survey and points to resources that help librarians create policies and field challenges.
Just My Size: Favored Dimensions of Picture Book Makers
I always notice bookmakers who favor a particular size for their books – not just for a series, but for their careers. How/why does this happen? I imagine the scene goes something like this: Bookmaker: (Walks in to the offices of a major publisher, finished picture book art under arm) I make books this big. […]
Fusenews
Happy Fusenews day to you, guv’nor. In today’s episode we tip our hat to a post last week that is probably my most popular of all time. Who knew knitting needles could be such lightning rods? In any case, on with the newz! How old is the picture book biography as we know it […]
Comparing Librarians' and Teachers' Self-Censoring Patterns
Our survey confirms impressions the NCAC and NCTE have gained from intervening in book censorship controversies around the county.
Unnatural Selection: More Librarians Are Self-Censoring
Restricting books with controversial content is on the rise in school libraries, according to SLJ’s 2016 Controversial Books Survey, which explores self-censorship.
SLJ Controversial Books Survey: Comments About Book Challenges
In SLJ's 2016 Controversial Books Survey, we asked school librarians to tell us about a book challenge they had personally experienced or to communicate other information about this topic. Here's what they said.
Teens Review Trailblazing Nonfiction, "Labyrinth Lost," and More
The Kitsap YA reviewers take on some informational titles, contemporary YA, and creepy reads just in time for fall, including Zoraida Córdova's Labyrinth Lost.
Famous Illustrators’ Depictions of Knitting Ranked in Order of Competency
Two years ago I wrote a piece called The Scourge of Upside Down Knitting in which I raged unto the heavens against picture books where the artists put little work into bothering to figure out if knitting needles should be held up or down. Well, it’s time for me to apologize to those illustrators. If […]
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Showcase and Giveaway
Beyond the people I work with and the people this blog has led me to get to know, by far the best aspect of blogging for TLT is the constant influx of books. All of the books I get end up going back out the door in some fashion—to teen readers I know, to classroom […]
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