Opinion

Starred reviews are always good news, for what they mean and for what happens next.

The platform no longer serves our mission or reflects our values. 

Starred reviews have a big problem. And it begins and ends with the 10 points in this list.

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. 

Topics that drew reader attention in an eventful first week of February 2025. 

Given the current backlash, with anti-DEI legislation and sentiment festering, we risk losing ground on fairness and equality when we need it most. 

A national network of organizations revitalizing communities through public spaces, Reimagining the Civic Commons offers helpful information for libraries to connect their efforts to larger goals, as well as to the work of their neighbors.

SLJ remains committed to the work. There is much to be done.

Readers are "questioning everything," including librarians in popular culture.