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I’ll confess to you that I think I just discovered the secret to Video Sunday.  If I “Favorite” videos I see in Twitter throughout the week I end up having a MUCH stronger series than if I’d just scouted them out on my own.  Phew!  Happy to know there’s a secret there. Now in the [...]

Kate Duke was known for her illustrated concept books featuring guinea pigs, including 'One Guinea Pig Is Not Enough,' which introduced young readers to counting.

Unless you resided under a Wi-Fi free rock you may have missed the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign that went wholly and totally viral - among other news.

On April 27, a tornado devastated hundreds of homes and took fifteen lives in the suburbs of Little Rock, Arkansas. The Central Arkansas Library system is donating their overdue book fines to tornado relief efforts and a book drive is being held for students most badly affected by the storm.

The authors of Storytimes for Everyone: Developing Young Children’s Language and Literacy (ALA, 2013) provide guidance for incorporating science and math concepts into traditional storytimes.

After teens have devoured the final volumes in the popular fantasy series by Leigh Bardugo, Kiera Cass, and Laini Taylor out this spring, offer the following hot picks in fiction, graphic novels, and nonfiction. Whether a fantasy die-hard or a fan of contemporary fiction with diverse characters, readers will find a smorgasbord of engrossing titles in these selections.

SLJ invites you to participate in the 2014 ebook survey for school and public libraries throughout the United States. This is our fifth year trending library ebook usage information, which benefits libraries, advocacy groups, and publishers in navigating and serving this essential market. Respondents will have the opportunity to receive a summary of the overall results AND be entered into a drawing to win a new Apple iPad mini.

SLJ goes behind the scenes at Scholastic headquarters in New York City to watch the filming of Scholastic's Fall 2014 Online Preview, available May 14, where editors and authors meet to discuss upcoming titles.