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Ordering materials and resources continues during library closures, although purchasing has shifted to ebooks and other digital resources, according to SLJ's survey of youth services librarians.

More than 1,000 librarians responded to School Library Journal's survey, offering insight into the profession during remote learning forced by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Here is the full report on our findings.

The most common library services offered to students during the COVID-19 shutdown of schools? Reader's advisory and storytime/readalouds were tops in middle schools and elementary schools, respectively, according to School Library Journal's recent survey. 

When it comes to a schedule for school from home, how does it compare to the traditional schedule and curriculum? It's a mix, according to School Library Journal's survey of  K-12 librarians, fielded from April 2 to April 12.

Has the current crisis shifted spending? School librarians told us what they expect to buy, print versus digital, in School Library Journal's survey, fielded from April 2 to April 12.

Participants in the study showed more confidence, stronger reading skills when using large print books.

Getting more families into libraries is one goal of the FamLAB Project, which has tapped a cross-sector cohort to expand out-of-school learning opportunities for young children and their families.