Public Libraries

The 41 international books selected this year by the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) range from picture books and poetry to nonfiction and novels.

More publishers are loosening copyright restrictions given the ongoing state of remote learning. Abrams, HarperCollins, and Peachtree join Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster in extending permissions for online story time and classroom read-aloud videos to June 30, 2021. 

Libraries are providing rich, ­creative sensory experiences to the young children who need it most. Here are ideas for stimulating, hands-on activities.

With science more prominent in the news, librarians are playing a greater role in science literacy and helping students learn how to flag biased and racist scientific research.

To our readers: I hear you, and I am deeply sorry.

In majority-white regions, librarians are bringing diverse books to kids, even when their efforts meet with resistance. 

These elementary books full of light-hearted hi-jinks will appeal to fans of Wakko, Yakko, Dot, and friends.

With the pandemic and Black Lives Matter center stage in our lives, effective teaching must keep evolving. These six professional reading recommendations will help.

Three page-turners for fans of the show about a teenage British spy, based on best-selling books by Anthony Horowitz.