School Libraries

Authors say these books broke new ground, with gripping subjects, innovative narration, and rich backmatter for further research.

A winner and two honor books were selected in each of three categories, picture books, fiction and poetry, and nonfiction, the Horn Book announced today.

The Uvalde shooting reignited the debate to allow educators to carry weapons in school. The new law signed this week by Governor Mike DeWine makes educators and staff eligible to carry weapons on campus with much less training than previously required.

Inspired by books, Georgia students and school librarians take action to promote empathy, inclusion, and community engagement in this new initiative from Cicely Lewis.  

Librarians call for more funny, fast-paced YA for teens who've outgrown the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" stage.

Read about a book donation project for students in Uvalde, TX; a plea to Congress from the education community; News Literacy Project's educator and student of the year; and IMLS research on public libraries during the pandemic in this edition of News Bites.

Advocates for queer young people say support from caring adults is crucial. Here's how librarians are standing up for their students.

Romance, humor, and unrequited love are all at play in these recent works.

ALA, the Virginia Association of School Librarians, PEN America, and more speak out against a lawsuit attempting to require parental consent for minors to purchase Gender Queer and A Court of Mist and Fury at Barnes and Noble in Virginia and more in our latest roundup of book censorships attempts around the country.