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A New Way to Teach Slavery. Could Kid Lit Show the Way?

A New Way to Teach Slavery. Could Kid Lit Show the Way?
Marva Hinton,  Sep 01, 2022

Children can handle the hard truths about slavery, say educators.  Literature can help the conversation.

 

Nominations Open for 2023 School Librarian of the Year

Nominations Open for 2023 School Librarian of the Year
SLJ Staff,  Aug 30, 2022

SLJ welcomes applications for the annual award, sponsored by Scholastic, honoring outstanding achievement by a K-12 library professional. 

5 Middle Grade Books with Animal Companions, a guest post by Kalyn Josephson

5 Middle Grade Books with Animal Companions, a guest post by Kalyn Josephson
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Aug 29, 2022
While middle grade stories are replete with adorable animals and sidekicks, here are five that have really stuck with me.
Edmodo to Shut Down; Center for Antiracist Education Ends its Work | News Bites

Edmodo to Shut Down; Center for Antiracist Education Ends its Work | News Bites
SLJ Staff,  Aug 25, 2022

Ed tech platform Edmodo will shut down in September, the Center for Antiracist Education will no longer produce new materials; Sora is a Google Classroom add-on, and more in this edition of News Bites.

Where There’s Smoke There’s Inspiration, a guest post by Iain Lawrence

Where There’s Smoke There’s Inspiration, a guest post by Iain Lawrence
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Aug 24, 2022
I was working with the British Columbia Forest Service as a summer job that lasted only a few weeks. But the experience inspired my new middle-grade novel Fire on Headless Mountain and became a part of the story.
School Librarian and Counselor Create Book-Centered Program to Address Student Mental Health

School Librarian and Counselor Create Book-Centered Program to Address Student Mental Health
IdaMae Craddock and Ouida Powe,  Aug 23, 2022

IdaMae Craddock and Ouida Powe began a bibliotherapy initiative to help combat the growing mental health crisis among children and teens.

What’s Your Issue, Fleur? A guest post by Fleur Bradley

What’s Your Issue, Fleur? A guest post by Fleur Bradley
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Aug 22, 2022
How am I supposed to cover the political complexities of incarceration in America for that eight-year-old who just showed me their cat?
Library Purchases Paused by Florida Superintendent—to Keep Media Specialists

Library Purchases Paused by Florida Superintendent—to Keep Media Specialists "Safe" | Censorship Roundup
Jamie Gregory,  Aug 22, 2022

New policies are impacting school library purchases in Pennsylvania and Florida; one Texas district cancels its Scholastic Book Fairs for the year; and a South Carolina state senator threatens to eliminate the salaries of public library executives in his county in the latest Censorship Roundup.

The Limitless Potential of an Idea, a guest post by Refe Tuma

The Limitless Potential of an Idea, a guest post by Refe Tuma
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Aug 18, 2022
How a notebook I kept as a kid became the spark for my first novel, Frances and the Monster, twenty years later.
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