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Barnes & Noble and Penguin Random House planned to get young readers interested in the classics by making them more inclusive with new covers featuring people of color. The idea backfired badly.

News looks different depending on the device it's viewed on. Educators need to address that, say Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins in the first article in a series on news literacy.

Authors discussed their experience with soft censorship at “Not-Quite-Banned: Combating the Invisible Censorship of LGBTQIA+ Stories,” an ALA Midwinter panel. 

A study of high school curricula across the country shows that civics education is not widely prioritized nor are there guidelines for the specific content to be taught within the subject.

The IMLS-funded program, Building a National Network of Museums and Libraries for School Readiness, will build on past work by the Boston Children's Museum and form a coalition of museums and libraries to better serve the youngest patrons.

Lee & Low Books' Diversity Baseline Survey 2.0 shows the publishing industry has not become measurably more inclusive since 2015.

The awards offer grants to Title I schools to purchase titles from the Mathical Book Prize list.

The SLJ blogs are once again streaming on the upper right side of our home page. The site will update continuously as your favorite bloggers share their insights.

Organizers of the Rally to Restore Philadelphia School Librarians hope to capitalize on the spotlight and crowds of ALA Midwinter to educate the public and push to bring librarians back to the city schools.