School Libraries

Mariko Tamaki, Rosemary Valero-O'Connell, and Raina Telgemeier earned multiple awards at the annual comic industry awards. 

These open-source writing and drawing prompts to engage elementary students in zine making don't rely on access to the internet or books.

This playlist includes episodes with imaginative stories, scientific facts, ongoing discoveries, and lessons about the interplay between entertainment and science.

Concerns about challenged summer reading during quarantine; Most Challenged Books & LGBTQIA+ topics; banned books that will engage students. 

School librarians are preparing despite many still not knowing whether they will report in person for the first day of classes. Learn how they are adapting and some of the many contingency plans they have made for the 2020-21 school year.

Do you feel equipped to speak about race and antiracism with students? Take our mini poll and help contribute to SLJ's reporting. 

As schools prepare multiple plans for the start of the academic year, some librarians around the country already know if they go back in-person this year, their spaces have already been slated for classroom use in an effort to meet social distance requirements.

Educators' unions and parents joined together to sue the state's governor and department of education commissioner over on-site learning at public schools, TikTok launches media literacy campaign, the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation releases new online resources, and LibraryPlus has new CEO, comics offering, and apps in this edition of News Bites.

Keep connected to powerful stories of social justice this summer with these streaming shows and books.