School Library Journal Celebrates 50 Years

How does a magazine offer a compelling glimpse of its remarkable history in a mere 30 pages? How does it distill the thousands of articles that have been written and the even greater number of books that have been reviewed over the last half century?

By prioritizing.

The editors of School Library Journal present a mélange of revealing stories, images, and statistics that not only tell the SLJ story, but help chronicle the evolution of the profession and markets that we serve—including everyone from the librarians who encourage children to those who publish books for young adults. We hope you will enjoy reading this special collection as much as we did compiling it.

Read all of our anniversary coverage here:
Extreme Makeover by David V. Loertscher
The Same, But Different by Virginia A. Walter
What Library Schools Need by Kay E. Vandergrift
Turning The Page by Doug Johnson
Is Publishing Going to the Dogs? by Anita Silvey
Will You Still Read Me When I'm 64? by Rick Margolis
The Story of Us by Lillian N. Gerhardt
Yesterday and Today by SLJ's staff
The Big Picture by Mark Tuchman
The Truth About Reading by Sven Birkerts
A Golden Opportunity to Celebrate SLJ's History   by Evan St. Lifer