School Libraries

HarperCollins Children's answers questions for librarians, teachers, authors, and booksellers wanting to read its books online.

Simon & Schuster issues online reading guidelines for the spring.

Children's authors and illustrators are creating resources and reaching out to educators to help during the coronavirus school closures.

A group of college, university, and public librarians released a statement outlining why they believe the extraordinary circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic meet qualifications for fair use within copyright law. 

With schools closing across the country due to COVID-19, many school librarians are lifting checkout limits and sending students home with as many books as they want.

A curricular guide for Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You  by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi, geared for educators and students, ages 12 and up.

Legislators in Tennessee want to create a parental oversight board to decide what children can and cannot access at their local public library; Jeff Kinney to hit the road for Rowley; and grants and professional opportunities in this edition of News Bites.

The picture book prize is awarded by the Cooperative Children's Book Center, a library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

It's more than just a day. Educators planned activities throughout the week, as teachers and school librarians changed schedules to prioritize and celebrate reading aloud.