Public Libraries

With the message "Open books, open doors," this beautiful poster by Rafael López is available to SLJ subscribers and here, as a download. Created by SLJ, supported by Penguin Random House, and in partnership with NCTE, NCAC, PEN America, FReadom, and Library Journal, the powerful image promoting free expression is also available as social graphics for sharing on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.    

To support teachers and librarians in the face of ongoing censorship, School Library Journal and Penguin Random House—in partnership with PEN America, NCAC, NCTE, FReadom, and Library Journal—have created a poster that vividly illustrates the importance of intellectual freedom.

After Google pulled the interactive reading app from its store because of the inclusion of Dawn McMillan's I Need a New Butt in its collection, Library Ideas appealed and won. The iVOX app is available again in the Google Play store.

Here’s how six libraries are refreshing their plans for 2022. 
 

From "A Fuse #8 Production," "Good Comics for Kids," and "The Yarn" to "Teen Librarian Toolbox," "100 Scope Notes," and "Heavy Medal"—the blogs have been rebuilt toward better usability.

Reader feedback on our award winner, reading comprehension, and a book review. 

Thanks to an IMLS grant, the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Libraries will say goodbye to the Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress Classification systems.

Alongside a national rise in censorship, we've received queries about our review process. For readers experiencing a challenge to a book or anticipating one, SLJ reviews editor Shelley Diaz and a panel covered the ins and outs of what we do.  

Presenting the average book prices for 2021-2022-to-date, produced annually by SLJ in partnership with Follett and Baker & Taylor.