COVID-19

A book inspired a Virginia science teacher to make these DIY air filtration boxes, while colleges have embarked on large-scale projects to put Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes into public schools to slow COVID transmission and help with overall air quality.

Children’s music artists turn to new technologies to reach eager audiences during the pandemic.

Virtual maternal health sessions, books in clinics, and more ways for public libraries to reach families since the pandemic.

COVID-19 is still a very real part of our daily lives and front of mind for young people. Here are four books a­ddressing ­viruses and germs that ­educators can share with students.

From graphical COVID diaries to investigative journalism, these comics are a time capsule of the pandemic experience.

Barberton (OH) Middle and High School media specialist Joseph Vernacotola closed his media centers without notice in March 2020, went through a rollercoaster year and half that saw him reassigned and remote before returning to his library for the 2021-22 school year.

In schools big and small, programs and partnerships with community members benefit everyone. Here's what some librarians are doing.

Our School Libraries 2021 project goes beyond statistics to tell the human story of the profession. With reporting from across the country, we assess the scene from Washington, DC, and Seattle to tiny Crandall, TX, and New York City.

In the November issue of SLJ, we examine the state of U.S. school libraries and librarian ­positions—the fight to preserve the institutions and the vast range of critical services performed by library professionals nationwide.