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With a clean, enticing layout; simplicity of navigation; and a significant database of projects linked to a range of content areas, Lerner Maker Lab is a useful resource for elementary classroom teachers and subject specialists.

In response to new legislation and customer requests, Follett was working on optional features that would allow parents to request to be notified what book their child has checked out of the library and limit their access to materials. They will no longer be creating those options.

The author of My Ex-Imaginary Friend says that bookending funny chapters with ones including hard conversations "helped to show that even when things are tough, there is hope and humor on the other side."  

Effective bilingual programs strengthen students' literacy in students' home language while building their academic English skills. 

Boyd, librarian at Jefferson Middle School Academy in Washington, DC, earned the annual honor for her innovative programming, advocacy, and dedication to her students and community. 

Thanks to an IMLS grant, the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Libraries will say goodbye to the Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress Classification systems.

Do you know a middle school superfan who wants to be on Author-Fan Face-off? Tell us about them, along with dream authors and books you'd like to see on the show. 

A new digital library for students across New York City is growing fast, with more than 1.5 million checkouts to date. 

Climate justice is at the forefront of youth activism. The following 19 titles illustrate what is happening on the individual and collective scale—highlighting not only the youths’ struggles but also what they are fighting for.