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Summer reading is a whole new jam as SLJ and NCTE reveal the 2023 round of “Refreshing the Canon” selections. Check out these multimedia suggestions to enrich any reading experience of George Orwell's 1984, and change teenagers' minds about how "it could never happen here" and "it could never happen now." 

'Romeo and Juliet' is ubiquitous in English lit classes and in modern society. As you consider ways to bring Shakespeare's verse to life for students, here are multimedia works that can serve as both supplements and mirrors to the original text.

SLJ and NCTE have revealed the 2023 round of “Refreshing the Canon” selections. Check out cross-media recs to enhance teens’ reading experience of Julia Alvarez’s How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents.

How six librarians beaten down by censorship, school violence, overwork, and injury reset and made their next move. 

For our May cover story, Jess deCourcy Hinds interviewed librarians who hit their breaking point and found a way to move forward. Here are her thoughts.

From affordable mental health care options to legal support, these resources may help librarians who feel powerless or under attack.

Attempts to restrict access to digital materials have been led largely by conservative parent groups and political activists who claim they are protecting students from “obscene” materials.

In this year’s round of “Refreshing the Canon," we would love to hear which titles you would KEEP on your summer reading lists—classics that you as librarians and educators believe should still be taught in schools. 

Even in places without new and restrictive laws, classroom libraries and curricula are being impacted by censorship efforts.