The ELA debate continues without clear consensus on where teaching is trending and how school librarians factor into the equation. Susan Barber was shocked at what she was hearing at her district ...

School librarians are indispensable allies in literacy instruction. Amid mounting anxiety over literacy scores, reports of fewer students reading for pleasure, and fractured attention spans, the ...

Nearly 12,000 books were banned from public school shelves, accounting for 7,370 unique titles and the work of more than 4,000 authors, illustrators, and translators. The 2025–26 school year saw ...

Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer: A Memoir is No. 1 on the list. The American Library Association (ALA) is marking its 150th anniversary and Banned Books Week 2026 by releasing its list of 150 Most ...

In honor of World Kid Lit Month and Latine Heritage Month, this essay and booklist cover the importance of translated children's books from Latin America, including the 2026 Batchelder-winning Croco.

Librarians have long dealt with different and unclear rules regarding book bans and classroom teaching materials from state to state and even district to district. Now, some Republican lawmakers in ...

Share these books for older readers in advance of World Mental Health Day on October 10. Share these books for older readers in advance of World Mental Health Day on October 10. The Color of My ...

The Missouri Association of School Librarians and the Missouri Library Association sued over the constitutionality of the law that has removed books from shelves; Florida Education Commissioner wants ...