School Libraries

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.