School Libraries

This year's SLJ Best Books cover, was created by Guojing, author/illustrator of The Flamingo, a 2022 SLJ Best Book. Guojing is the 25th cover artist in an annual tradition of Best Books covers that began in 1998.

 For our September issue, journalist Martha Hinton reported on new approaches to teaching the topic of slavery in U.S. classrooms. 

For our October cover on horror comics, Stephen Giplin depicted a child reading Mark Fearing's graphic novel Welcome to Feral, while the classic monsters in the bedroom look on in terror.

In SLJ's inaugural Stars Issue, we assembled all starred titles for the first half of the year in a handy edition available to subscribers. 

With coverage ranging from first-person accounts to vital information and resources, SLJ covered censorship from all angles in 2022.

Like the wooden puppet, protagonists of these middle grade selections seek family bonds, learn to love, and find out what it means to be human.

"Welcome to one of the more hope-filled, albeit cautious, Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Months in recent history," stated Terry Hong in our May 2022 cover story.

These organizers are leading the way in their local areas and have advice for those who want to join the fight.

Libraries are in the business of books, and every step of the process of getting books onto shelves and into readers’ hands can be challenging. Here are some tips and tricks for that primary goal of librarianship.