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The Newbery Medal winner and National Ambassador of Young People's Literature will speak with SLJ reviews director Shelley Diaz about her time as Ambassador, Latinx representation in children's books, her latest projects, and more.

Presented by SLMath in partnership with SLJ, the Mathical Collection Development Awards will enable up to 36 libraries in K–12 U.S. schools with high numbers of low-income students to receive grants of $850 to purchase titles from the Mathical Book Prize list.

The five finalists include a debut novel, a poetry memoir, and a novel in verse.

As we seek ways to aid recovery and rebuilding of Hurricane Helene impacted communities, the devastating scenes from Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia are a reminder of the need for individuals and institutions to prepare for natural disasters.

On August 21, 1939, five Black men quietly sat down to read in the Alexandria (VA) Public Library after being refused a library card. Occurring years before more widely known efforts to desegregate lunch counters beginning in the 1950s, the Alexandria Library sit-in is the focus of a project to digitize and distribute related materials and teaching resources.

Early chapter books? Easy readers? Whatever you call them, transitional books are key for young students, librarians say.

Picture book creator Todd Parr's work has been the target of censorship attempts for more than a decade. This Banned Books Week he wants people to spotlight the purpose of the books being attacked.

Authors and industry experts discuss the closing of Algonquin Young Readers and the impact of three kid lit imprints lost in the last 15 months.