Manage conflict and safety concerns proactively by learning strategies and tactics for conflict resolution, de-escalation, and long-term safety in your library or classroom.

Create a more equitable and affirming space for everyone by learning how to build LGBTQIA+ centered programs and practices. 

Our annual flagship event, the SLJ Summit will be held over three days on December 1-3, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. This year's theme "A Vision for the Future."

Join School Library Journal and CCSD's Christy James, MLIS, district library and media services coordinator and teacher librarian, Rosie Herold, to learn proven strategies that drove their district’s reading engagement. They will zoom in on CCSD’s 20 Million Minute Challenge from the district and school building perspective. You will gain tangible and lightweight best practices to apply to your district, building, or classroom.

Learn how to engage with your community more effectively and build services that make patrons feel valued, welcomed, and heard. 

This December, join Penguin Random House, Library Journal, and School Library Journal for our Winter 2023 virtual book and author festival, a free day-long event celebrating reading, authors, and librarians everywhere! Enjoy a day packed with author panels and interviews, book buzzes, virtual shelf browsing, and adding to your TBR pile.

Join us for a delightful picture book webinar where we explore the magical world of colorful illustrations, engaging storytelling, and valuable insights into the art of creating picture books. 

We've assembled a panel of the often-unsung writers and editors toiling behind the pages, sometimes without attribution, to talk about the nuances and beauty of creating books in translation and the wish to unlock cultures for young readers.

Our expert Mock Newbery panel, the Heavy Medal Award Committee, discusses five of the best books of the year. Watch, listen in, and join the debate with comments and questions before casting your vote to help decide this year’s Mock Newbery winner!

Create a safer, warmer, and more inclusive library by learning techniques to build and nurture authentic relationships.