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Because of Florida legislators who support the “Don’t Say Gay” law and book banning, some school librarians objected to the location. AASL president Kathy Lester says having the conference there means standing with local librarians.

The Tuscaloosa City (AL) Schools superintendent fielded questions from SLJ Summit attendees during a Town Hall event.

These organizers are leading the way in their local areas and have advice for those who want to join the fight.

The three kid lit authors traveled to Florida and used their time during the public comments portion of the meeting to tell the board why they should return the Essential Voices Collection titles to the shelves.

To illustrate dedicated coverage about censorship in school libraries, Doug Chayka created this striking image for SLJ's February 2022 issue.

We Need Diverse Books will launch a multi-pronged effort to fight book banning attempts that are disproportionately impacting diverse books and support educators, students, and authors.

Ellen Oh's keynote address at the 2022 SLJ Summit extolled the impact of school librarians, the power of books, and the need to keep fighting against censorship attempts.

At the SLJ Summit in Minneapolis, school librarians came together to discuss books, censorship, and mental health, as well as to offer one another support, new ideas, motivation, and inspiration as the advocacy fight continues.

New Jersey high school librarian Martha Hickson is the NCAC's 2022 recipient of the Judith Krug Outstanding Librarian Award.