COVID-19

Battling threats to library funding and positions and educating the community on the value of librarians often becomes like a second job, taking up nights and weekends with conversations, events, and social media posts. 

Some pandemic teaching innovations in STEM subjects are here to stay.

High shipping costs, skyrocketing paper fees, and labor issues wreak havoc on book publishing schedules. 

Save the date and register to join us “In Community” for a full-day, virtual program on Oct. 28.

The FCC will open a second round of applications for the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, Discover Education offers new virtual field trips, the AASL bringing new Pokemon Clubs to school libraries, and more. 

The Caldecott winner decided to challenge himself and try to make sense of the difficult times with pastel portraits of his family.

The pandemic couldn't stop these libraries from offering fun learning experiences for the youngest patrons.

Anxiety about the return to school is sharply rising, right along with COVID-19 infection rates due to the Delta variant. To help inform K-12 school communities, a panel of Duke University experts in pediatrics, psychiatry, and neuroscience offered some advice.

Three administrators speak with SLJ about their districts' allocation of relief funds.