Public Libraries

Governor Ron DeSantis accuses critics of creating a false narrative around school book removal in Florida; parents want books pulled in Maine; and news from South Carolina, Tennessee, and Iowa.

Looking for information on  buying, curating, and learning more about zines in the U.S. and internationally? This list provides it.

From Stolen Sharpie Revolution to Moxie, these novels and how-to books will get students fired up about zines and inspired to make them.

Self-publishing by marginalized people has always taken place outside the mainstream, even before the word zine existed.

Presenting the 2022 average book prices, produced annually by SLJ in partnership with Follett and Baker & Taylor.

A roundup of recent book challenge efforts and the news on the fight for intellectual freedom from Florida to California.

Books need to leave room for a child’s feelings while normalizing divorce, encouraging questions, and teaching coping skills, experts say.

Kaye Johnson brought a statement from George M. Johnson, the author of All Boys Aren't Blue, which was one of six titles a group wanted removed from the public library. The Board of Trustees decided that all six titles will remain on the shelves at the Glen Ridge Public Library.

The 2023 Youth Media Awards and librarian opinions about the Newbery dominated reader attention.