Public Libraries

Librarians can promote empathy during virtual story times by modeling open-ended questions, providing parent tips, and encouraging dramatic play.

Administrators need to make swift decisions based on immediate community needs, not what will look good to funders, mayors, and boards.

Literacy is the business of librarians. Supporting coding using the pedagogy of maker education is part of our work.

Parents, children, and relatives who read together, whether as part of a book club or on their own time, derive multiple benefits.

Help smooth the path from in-person to online making.

Help students approach critical reading and character inferences in a way that doesn't center the reader's experiences and interpretations.

"Now is an especially critical time to inform readers," writes Kathy Ishizuka, SLJ editor in chief. "That means publishing stories centered on the people who power libraries and schools. We are here for it, and we hope you are, too."

When everyone in a school or community is reading the same book, that shared experience brings people together, and, as school librarian Terri Gaussoin said, "We need that now more than ever."