Opinion

The author of So You Want to Talk About Race spoke with SLJ about what educators, and specifically librarians, can do to better serve students of color and change institutional bias and patterns of systemic racism in U.S. education.

Effective discourse should always be a priority, and with an important midterm election season ahead, we have a teachable moment.

The Free Library of Philadelphia elevates early learning through play with the introduction of inventive children's spaces that encourage all kinds of movement.

In our feedback roundup, we have julienne fries, a picture book classic, and a topic that inspires a passionate response among librarians—every time.

Publisher’s description Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier, Awkward, and All’s Faire in Middle School, this graphic novel follows a neighborhood of kids who transform ordinary cardboard into fantastical homemade costumes as they explore conflicts with friends, family, and their own identity. Welcome to a neighborhood of kids who transform ordinary boxes into colorful costumes, and their ordinary […]

Inspired by Jacqueline Woodson's "Brown Girl Dreaming," three middle schoolers and their classmates created a project to impact the lives of younger students and literacy rates in Cleveland.

Librarians and literature lovers join march in protesting the separation of migrant children from their parents.

Partnerships between schools and public libraries are on the rise—and may just be our our best lever to support literacy.

The renamed award has been recast to honor authors of “books that demonstrate integrity and respect for all children's lives and experiences."