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A survey showed 70 percent of teens seen the mental health issues as a significant concern among their peers.

Katy Hershberger, a writer, editor, reviewer, and bookseller who has spent over a decade working in children’s and YA publishing, joins School Library Journal as Senior Editor, YA.

People with disabilities remain underrepresented, or misrepresented, in children’s literature.

Paper published in Research on Diversity in Youth Literature questions representation in Dr. Seuss's children's books. Researchers Katie Ishizuka and Ramón Stephens cited racist and other problematic depictions in classic Seuss picture books, ranging from The Sneetches to Horton Hears a Who!.

Julia Guthrie uses technology and kid lit to bring the world to her classroom and students.

The newly formed Summer Scares committee announces its selections for an annual booklist and slate of programs promoting and celebrating horror and dark literature for all ages.

Sensory explorers by nature, toddlers are made for scientific inquiry. Here's how to engage them.

One year after the horrific events in Parkland, a teacher reflects on having hard conversations with teens and recommends three books to help start a dialogue on serious, timely issues facing young people today.

There’s little time left to apply for the Library of Congress Librarian-in-Residence program, and more in this edition of NewsBites.