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As the world confronts this global health crisis, educators are also charged with helping students through the grief and trauma. SLJ spoke with mental health experts for advice and resources to meet the psychological and emotional needs of kids and adults.

A school librarian in Virginia and district supervisor in New Jersey are among the educators, students, and makers using their expertise to make personal protective equipment during the novel coronavirus pandemic. 

These virtual experiences can closely connect to the curriculum, whether that means chatting with an astrophysicist or visiting the Schindler factory in Poland.

Things to bear in mind when your library re-opens for programming: Opportunities for self-expression, games, and makerspaces are a draw. Anything school-like is not. 

The changes the coronavirus pandemic has brought to education are just beginning. Use these strategies to support your students and yourself during this time.

April is National Financial Literacy Month. Libraries are doing their part to educate young people about concepts from budgeting to interest to help them be more economically resilient. 

Large or small, urban or rural, school districts around the country are working hard to ensure students don’t go hungry. 

The new initiative—a collaboration among Los Angeles County departments of public health and mental health, Planned Parenthood, L.A. Unified School District, and the L.A. County Office of Education—focuses on students' physical and mental health. Many centers are still operating despite schools being closed. 

Children's authors and illustrators are creating resources and reaching out to educators to help during the coronavirus school closures.