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For July's Disability Pride Month and beyond, these 25 audiobooks featuring disabled characters are edifying and enlightening selections for elementary, middle grade, and YA listeners. 

Board books just keep getting better, and we've rounded up all our favorites. These are the starred board books of 2024.

Get your purchase list out and make sure you include these picture books; we've found dozens of contenders for this year's Best Books collection.

These diverse offerings include stories featuring STEM, mythology, gentle lessons, and more.

This year has gone above and beyond with its middle grade offerings! From powerful historical fiction to hilarious magical mayhem, this list features our top titles so far.

A New Jersey school librarian who used AI during her recent job search shares tips for librarians and students applying for a new position. 

ALA Annual at the San Diego Convention Center was filled with breaking news, discussions about the issues that will impact libraries in the future, sharing of resources, and memorable author talks. 

From miniature biographies of icons Selena and El Chavo to more adventures about Juana Martinez-Neal's beloved Alma, these board books will put smiles on little ones' faces.

In this Q&A series, SLJ poses five questions and a request for a book recommendation to a debut YA author. In the latest installment, Matthew Hubbard shares about The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge.