Eight K–12 librarians will take the stage at the 2022 SLJ Summit, delivering five-minute presentations in the event’s “lightning” portion of the program on November 6 in Minneapolis, MN.

For Joy James Elementary School in Texas and Mitchell County Middle School in Georgia, improving reading outcomes after pandemic learning loss became an essential goal. Leaders at both schools recognized independent reading's crucial impact on students' reading comprehension and fluency.

The free two-day, virtual festival in October will celebrate some of the biggest names in children's literature and share Latinx representation and stories with kids in classrooms across the country.

Two school librarians fielded a study on unrestricted checkout and other aspects of circulation. This is what they learned.

School librarians ask Pat about possible parental pushback, principal mandates, and political pressure on collections.

Graphic novels deliver on the thrills and chills, and middle grade readers have plenty to choose from. Brigid Alverson examines the format and recommends 13 titles that deftly blend scary and fun.

Book honors, they’re coming. The 2022 titles longlisted for the National Book Award help kick things off and mock Newbery deliberations are in high gear. As for Banned Books Week, the not-a-celebration event drew plenty of announcements, commentary, and ongoing attention from our readers.

Demo Defense uses a web tutorial to walk librarians through reporting challenges and finding support, as well as to help the public donate to the organizations fighting against censorship.

Former Katy, TX, student Cameron Samuels writes about their experience fighting book bans and rallying fellow students to join them.