Advocacy

Famed actor and activist George Takei will kick off School Library Journal’s annual Summit. This year’s theme: Making “good trouble.”

How valuable is a master’s degree in library science? Opinions from the field have fluctuated, along with the fortunes of the profession. 

Tips on language and presentation to get administrators to listen (and act) when advocating for the library.

A look at the titles, data, a round up of recent related content, and more, as the literary world focuses the spotlight on censorship.

New initiative focuses on equity and social justice.

A frequently challenged book club pick; insisting on the Pledge of Allegiance 

A climb up Mount Kilimanjaro and a mission to improve a district's libraries while motivating others to advocate for themselves.

Tone policing happens during conversations or debates when one person, typically of greater privilege, thwarts a speaker's thoughts or opinions by reacting to their emotional tone. 

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.