School Libraries

Trauma-informed approaches can help librarians better understand and respond to young patrons' behavioral issues.

Teaching ideas to build a socially and emotionally strong classroom with books.

Every educator can play a role in SEL, which has been shown to boost academic achievement and improve educational outcomes. 

Our brains are neurologically hardwired for stories, and a story-rich life is one key to building strong social-emotional learning skills.

Five picture books by Yuyi Morales and more titles named as the 2019 Global Read Aloud choices.

The author of Heroine on the harsh realities of her rural community and why she writes for young people.

Censorship expert Pat Scales fields questions on cultural misrepresentation in fiction, challenged books, and more.

These exercises in visual communication and short story analysis can impact students' understanding of library instruction and information literacy.

Current and former middle school teachers bring their experience and students to their work to create characters, dialogue, and stories that resonate with readers.