Leading our most viewed posts of the week, a deeply personal appreciation by SLJ’s Kimberly Fakih of the Sydney Taylor classic.  Meanwhile, our 2023 profile of Mychal Threets made the rounds, as the much-loved ambassador of libraries departed the Fairfield (CA) Civic Center Library March 1.  

Jewish Joy and the ‘Little Women’ of the Lower East Side | Opinion
By Kimberly Olson Fakih
When they were first published, Sydney Taylor’s books not only planted a flag for Jewish identity but also for Jewish joy, and today remind readers that Alcott's March sisters haven't cornered the market on getting by on love and little else. For Women's History Month, we remind readers of Sydney Taylor's origin story.

Mychal Threets Brings Library Joy to His Social Media Followers
By Kara Yorio (Oct 24, 2023)
In colorful shirts and with a contagious excitement about the library, the supervising librarian of the Fairfield Civic Center branch of the Solano County (CA) Library system posts about the little library moments that can have a big impact. 

Illustrations Altered in Florida; ‘Gender Queer’ Returned to Shelves in Connecticut | Censorship News
By SLJ staff
District employees drew clothes on Maurice Sendak characters in one Florida district, while students, legislators, and library workers fight back against censorship in Virginia, Oregon, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

2021 School Librarian of the Year Amanda Jones Creates Lesson About Navigating Social Media
By Amanda Jones
After a student shared an upsetting incident on social media, Jones set out to teach her students about safely managing social media and ended up learning a lot herself.

BCALA, SLJ Reveal Winners of the 2024 Children & Youth Literary Awards
By SLJ staff
The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. and School Library Journal announce the 2024 Children & Youth Literary Awards, which celebrate the diversity of the Black experience.