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Tips for self-care can be useful but are not always practical. So proactive administrations and public library management are taking steps to support their stressed-out staff.

The partnership benefits the New Jersey students, who are learning accessible design and to create with empathy and imagination, as well as the blind and visually-impaired kids, who not only get to play the games but have a voice in the process.

Authors discussed their experience with soft censorship at “Not-Quite-Banned: Combating the Invisible Censorship of LGBTQIA+ Stories,” an ALA Midwinter panel. 

Hand these witty, romantic, and action-packed titles to students excited about these new movies and shows. 

The learning opportunities found in well-designed games give students an interactive and entertaining way to learn about environmental issues.

These fiction and nonfiction titles nourish the body, soul, and imagination.

An accurate count in this year's controversial census is critical to securing library funding and keeping school and health programs going. Use these resources to create teachable moments with students and host a census count at your library. 

By expanding what a collection can include, some librarians create spaces that inspire curiosity and address equity issues in their schools.

Librarians who add a little hip-hop, spoken word, and rap to their repertoire get students reading and writing.