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The images of floods and fires no longer dominate daily national news coverage, but the areas impacted by Hurricane Helene in September and the wildfires in January are still recovering, clearing debris, and trying to rebuild.

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AANHPI Trailblazers: Inspire Young Readers with These 13 Stories

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Solace Through Story: Books about school shootings encourage conversation www.slj.com/story/Solace...

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The U.S. Department of Education declared its love for librarians on Facebook. It didn't go over as planned.

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Award-winning book creators Julie Flett & Sophie Blackall sat down for a chat on the occasion of Children’s Book Week May5-11 2025. Flett created this year’s poster on “An Ocean of Stories,” and Blackall did the honors in 2024, illustrating “No Rules. Just Read.”

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Adventure Awaits | SLJ’s Video Game Reviews

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Finding Strength in Books: Titles for Turbulent Times

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It's giveaway time! A free book of one of the best series I know. (Fuse 8)

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SLJ Reviews World Book Online: Early Learning Database

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Publisher Preview: Nosy Crow (Fall/Winter 2025) (Fuse 8)

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The relationship between a deaf student and her oblivious classmate is explored in the new rom-com.

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Books to help budding ornithologists explore the world of birds, along with aspects of SEL (social and emotional learning), from persistence to making friends.

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These hi-lo collections aim to meet readers where they are with engaging and accessible topics.

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Post-It Note Reviews: Oops, All Graphic Novels!

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Making Informed Choices About Nursery Rhymes to Share—or Not by Betsy Bird

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Solace Through Story: Books about school shootings encourage conversation

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Coming Home: Graphic Novels About the Immigration Experience | Stellar Panels

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Teaching Research Skills Through Game Theory and a Murder Mystery

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Take Five: Trans and Nonbinary Characters in 2025 Middle Grade Novels

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23 Hefty Titles for Small Hands | Board Books Roundup

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8 Nonfiction Titles to Inspire Young Animal Conservationists

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Not so long ago, the only verse novels available were by Ellen Hopkins and Francesca Lia Block. Now their works are joined by countless diverse titles that center young people’s coming-of-age in the accessible format.

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SLJ Reviews: Books at the Center of Supreme Court Case

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Things are afoot! I get to interview one of my favorite authors about a series so jaw-droppingly good that it's the cult classic your kids WISH they knew about. High fantasy? You don't know the half of it. (Fuse 8)

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Teen services librarian Karen Jensen on the Netflix series Adolescence.

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She was a bit shaky at first but persevered through nerves and emotion to tell her story. My mother's testimony bore witness to injustice. Stories matter.

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Texas District Nixes Lessons About Virginia due to Exposed Breast of Roman Goddess on State Flag | Censorship News www.slj.com/story/censor...

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SLJ Reviews the PBS LearningMedia Civics Collection Reference Database

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Teen librarian Karen Jensen shares an outline for a tween and teen program that teaches tech skills and encourages participants to create their own recipe cards for posterity.

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With many manga series available in multiple formats, it’s worth investigating the different possibilities.

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L’Chaim! Jewish Life, Family, and Celebrations New & Old | Great Books

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3 Small-Town Stories for Tweens | Middle Grade Spotlight

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Twelve students are suing the Department of Education Activity—the federal school system that runs schools for children of U.S. military members—and the Secretary of Defense for the removal of books from school libraries www.slj.com/story/censor...

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Got #ReasonstoLoveLibraries? www.slj.com/story/reason...

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Author Adina King on YA Debut ‘The House No One Sees’ | 5 Questions and a Rec

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Kids play Venture Society with Jorge Lopez, an early childhood specialist who also runs games in Spanish at the Queens (NY) Public Library’s Corona Library. "Bringing Tabletop Role-Playing Games to the Library" #RPGs www.slj.com/story/Bringi...

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Starmer has beautifully captured how that post-graduation, pre-college summer can feel: full of potential, last chances, drawn-out goodbyes, and perfect moments that you wish could last forever.

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Trading Pictures for Words: Vera Brosgol Presents Her Middle Grade Debut, ‘Return to Sender’

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These series will encourage readers to take a closer look at history through different perspectives and time periods. #seriesnonfiction

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The U.S. Department of Education expressed its love of librarians. It was not well received.

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Closing Down Poetry Month

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Recently I wrote an opinion piece, and the counter-arguments began to roll in immediately. Thank you, Mrs. DeWald, high school debate team coach. I really can pick a fight with anyone. SLJ editor Kim Fakih's essay: "10 Things I Love About Starred Reviews"

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When I was a kid, my dad took me to the big library downtown most Saturdays. It was one of the best memories of my life. As a young mother, I walked to the library and my own have similarly fond memories. #ReasonsToLoveLibraries

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"It's our very first Lauren Child on the podcast! We talk picky eating, weird Girl Scouts, and how Charlie and Lola were the Bluey of their day." Listen in on "Fuse 8 n' Kate." #podcast

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School librarians are finding innovative ways to bring peers together, share resources, and create community, one PD session at a time. www.slj.com/story/newsfe...

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May 10 is World Migratory Bird Day. "Projects, Resources to Engage Kids in the Wonders of Bird Migration" www.slj.com/story/Specia...

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10 Yuck-Inducing Nonfiction Reads for Middle Grade Fans of All Things Gross

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Dept of Education Posts Resonate on Facebook—Perhaps Not as Intended

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Readers responded to our coverage of a North Carolina bill, which could bring criminal charges against librarians over "material that is harmful to minors"—and much more.

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ICYMI: Our April stars include titles by K. Ancrum, Kwame Mbalia, and Rita Williams-Garcia.

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