School Libraries

Twenty-five libraries in Title I schools have been awarded $700 grants, presented by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, in partnership with SLJ.

A new digital library for students across New York City is growing fast, with more than 1.5 million checkouts to date. 

In his speech, President Biden spoke of a need to help youth with mental health and learning issues caused by the pandemic. The White House released details of the plans for funding and support.

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

The National Coalition Against Censorship creates a Book Challenge Crisis Hotline and Youth Censorship Database and Map in response to the rising censorship attempts across the county; We Need Diverse Books offers new educator grants; Cook Prize nominees announced; and more news. 

Presented by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute and SLJ, the program will award grants to Title I school libraries to purchase Mathical Book Prize-winning titles.

The proposed legislation calls for funding to be used on school librarians, among others, to help improve the "educator pipeline" and support student development and achievement.

Fines bar kids from library services, don’t bring in much revenue, and force staffers to spend time on bookkeeping. Several librarians say the pandemic was the catalyst for ditching them.

Legislation that mandates certified librarians in every school seems like the solution to librarian loss, but it isn’t always that simple—as Washington State shows.