Reasons to Love Libraries

UK school librarian and author Lucas Maxwell describes why running Dungeons & Dragons clubs has positively impacted his life and his students'. 

Greater representation serves young library users and the profession. But more effort is needed to bring in—and retain—Black librarians.

SLJ spoke with five school librarians about how they came to the profession, the work they do each day, and their connection with students.

From Virginia Florence, the first Black woman in the U.S. to receive a library science degree, to Clara Stanton Jones, the first Black president of the American Library Association, pioneers of the profession.

Twitter’s decline makes the case for information literacy.

While classroom educators worry about students using the AI-based software for writing assignments, these librarians see the positive potential of the technology.

This year, BPS will see 25 new libraries along with 30 new librarians, with funding to ensure an opening day collection of new, culturally sustaining books. 

A public library in New York offers free family entertainment on a large scale after finding a way to optimize underused outdoor space and tap the talents of staff and patrons.

As climate learning shifts to climate action, libraries are uniquely positioned to participate in a big way.