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Book Ban Bounty: A Cover Reveal and Q&A for 'Wake Now in the Fire' by Jarrett Dapier afuse8production.slj.com/2025/06/26/b...

Native Voices: A Curated List of 2024 Titles Featuring Native American Stories | Great Books

Form Follows Function: Manga That Match Your Format of Choice | Mondo Manga

Help name the best books for children and young adults of the past 25 years. Our poll closes this Sunday.

Good Comics for Kids Review: The Raven Boys: The Graphic Novel goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2025/06/24/t...

35 Picture Book Fiction Series Perfect for Comfort and Discovery

These recent, incredible titles cover under-explored events, figures, regions, and even creative literary approaches that warrant a spotlight in the WWII literary canon. www.slj.com/story/newsfe...

Fun teen programming Cindy Crushes Programming: Stained Glass Pokémon teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/06/25/c...

Going Viral: Share These Books About Infectious Diseases and Vaccines www.slj.com/story/Going-...

Recent Graphic Novel Deals, Early June 2025 | News goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2025/06/23/r...

23 Titles to Welcome Little Ones Back to School

Stories and Scaffolding: 14 Decodable Fiction Series

Betsy Bird talks to Ishita Jain about 'Midnight Motorbike' afuse8production.slj.com/2025/06/25/m...

Summer Love: 16 Romantic Reads for Teens | Great Books

Headed to #alaac25? Travis Jonker is recording an episode of The Yarn podcast with all the 2025 Newbery winners: Erin Entrada Kelly, Ruth Behar, Chanel Miller, Lesa Cline-Ransome, & Kate O’Shaughnessy. Saturday, June 28 at 9:30am, Real Page Turner Stage.

Defending the Canon: SLJ & NCTE Review 15 Banned Classics

SLJ Reviews: Books at the Center of Supreme Court Case

Papercutz to Publish 'Punk Taco’ by Father/Son Team | News and Preview (Good Comics for Kids)

Wow, I'm going to have to do some thinking!

Join us at #ALAAC25! Stop by booth #705 to mingle with #LibraryJournal, @slj.com, and @thehornbook.bsky.social book staff! Learn more about our online courses, grab the latest issues, and snag some freebies. See you in Philadelphia! See all of our ALA happenings: info.libraryjournal.com/ala-2025 📚

Funny Animal Comics, from ‘Barkham Asylum’ to ‘The Unpetables’

Any interest in a picture book described by its illustrator as "Wizard of Oz set in a graveyard"? I talk with the creators about a book with the sweetest Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse you ever did encounter. (Fuse 8)

Which books have been checked out the most at my school library this year? Let's have a look. (100 Scope Notes) 100scopenotes.com/2025/06/23/t...

The subtitle of today's book is "Finding Calm During School Lockdown Drills." Today Stephanie and I discuss them, and why she chose to write a picture book for kids anxious about them. (Fuse 8, Feb. 2025)

Check out the latest episode of The Yarn to learn how Colby Sharp celebrates reading with students theyarn.slj.com/2025/06/17/h...

Edith Campbell interviews Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul at Pearl's & Ruby's pearlsandrubys.slj.com/2025/06/23/i...

What are your picks for the Best Books of the Past 25 Years? We want to know. www.slj.com/story/newsfe...

2025 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Announced www.slj.com/story/2025-B...

As part of law suit settlements, the St. Francis (MN) School District board has agreed to revise its library book policy and associated procedures, restoring books removed under a previous ban based on "Book Looks" ratings. (Fox 9 News) www.slj.com/story/newsfe...

Cover Reveal: Maple for the People by Kate McGovern teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/06/24/c...

Advocates, Authors Call for Investigation Into Florida Book Removals Without Review | Censorship News www.slj.com/story/Advoca...

Good Comics for Kids Review: Don’t Cause Trouble by Arree Chung goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2025/06/20/d...

DIY to the Rescue: 10 Librarian-Tested Passive Programs

2025 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Announced www.slj.com/story/2025-B...

Looking for school librarians who run a staff book club or facilitate reading (and sharing what they're reading) among faculty to better a school's reading culture. If you're willing to speak with us for a story, contact news editor Kara Yorio at [email protected] #TLSky #Skybrarians #EduSky

Life During Wartime: 16 Untold World War II Stories | Great Books www.slj.com/story/life-d...

14 YA & MG Books & Graphic Novels with Disability Representation www.slj.com/story/14-ya-...

Pearl's & Ruby's Review: The Singular Life of Aria Patel by Samira Ahmed pearlsandrubys.slj.com/2025/06/20/r...

Name That LEGO Book Cover! (#64)

A closer look at the new Book It! app from Pizza Hut. (100 Scope Notes)

Children's book lovers, it's time to vote for the best books of the past 25 years, but you can choose ONLY 25 per category (children's and young adult).

These recent, incredible titles cover under-explored events, figures, regions, and even creative literary approaches that warrant a spotlight in the WWII literary canon.

2026 Newbery/Caldecott Summer Prediction Edition (Fuse 8)

"Annoyingly FABULOUS Picture Books of 2025 (So Far)" bit.ly/3HuIN03

One of the best how-to books for young cooks, or for anyone who is learning. Every library should order at least one copy of this cookbook. SLJ's starred review of Delish: The How-To Cookbook for Young Foodies by Joanna Saltz Hearst Home Kids. Apr. 2025. www.slj.com/review/delis...

Fear of unintentionally violating Utah’s sensitive materials law has prompted some teachers to get rid of their classroom libraries, state auditors found. (The Salt Lake Tribune) www.slj.com/story/Advoca...

8 Inclusive Chapter Books to Kick Off Summer Reading | We Are Kid Lit Collective

Cindy Crushes Programming: Button Silhouettes, with teen librarian Cindy Shutts.

Ahmad provides readers with a unique way to understand the complexities of life, and a compelling reason to figure things out: to get back “home.” The review by Edi Campbell

The Escambia County (FL) school board unanimously voted to allow the superintendent to remove all the books on the Florida Department of Education's book removal list without review. (Wear News) www.slj.com/story/Advoca...