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Ready to get your kid lit geek on?! Join "Book Nerds" editors Shelley and Kiera for a live Facebook chat on Tuesday, April 17 at 1 p.m. (ET).

Seeking new materials to bolster parenting collections? Look no further.

Authors, educators, librarians, and more gathered for learning and inspiration at this year’s Young Adult Library Services Association Symposium.

Thinking about hosting a Mock Geisel program in your school or library? The "Guessing Geisel" bloggers offer tips and examples of successful ways to "mock" the award with students.

Three former Geisel award committee members launched a new blog, Guessing Geisel, to explore the history, criteria, and future of the medal named in honor of Dr. Seuss.

Harper Lee, author of the bestselling novel To Kill a Mockingbird and its recently published controversial predecessor, Go Set a Watchman, died on February 19 at the age of 89. To Kill a Mockingbird is widely taught in U.S. classrooms despite its most recent ranking as 21 of the American Library Association's 100 most challenged books in the last decade. In 1999, an LJ poll voted it "Best Novel of the Century."

A proposed revision to a Kansas law may help protect school librarians' jobs, but it will be hard to reverse the slow drain of certified school librarian positions in the state during the past decade.

A Delaware politician hopes to see school librarian positions mandatory in every school—and has filed a bill that would require it.

From banishing elbows on the table to understanding 21st century social media etiquette, these books offer fun and funny ways to introduce (and remind) kids about cultivating good manners.