SLJ Staff

Last chance to apply for Jason Reynolds to come to your school, the 9th Annual Schomburg Black Comic Book Festival on January 13, News Literacy Week celebrates its second anniversary, plus we have story hours, streaming opera, and some free activities for kids

The second annual News Literacy Week comes amid calls to make teaching these skills a priority. 

Though Halloween has passed, these three beastly titles keep the age-appropriate frights (and laughs) coming.

These engaging picture book biographies spotlight two influential Black female tennis players: Althea Gibson and Serena Williams.

It's been quite a year. And we have lists.

Give us a snapshot of your 2020 and your hopes for 2021. Happy New Year!

Angie Thomas's prequel to The Hate U Give is only one of the amazing works on this month's stars list.

The CDC recommends teachers and support staff get the coronavirus vaccine in the next round of distribution; the Black Caucus of ALA has put out its Best of the Best 2020 booklist; applications are being accepted for the Library of Congress Librarian in Residence program; and more in this edition of News Bites.

The National Education Association and National PTA released results of a national poll of middle and high school student experiences during the pandemic and made recommendations based on the information.