Public Libraries

A winner and two honor books were selected in each of three categories, picture books, fiction and poetry, and nonfiction, the Horn Book announced today.

We’ve gathered our starred reviews to date in a subscriber-exclusive issue, along with insight into the trends revealed by the top books of the year, thus far, for children and teens.

Read about a book donation project for students in Uvalde, TX; a plea to Congress from the education community; News Literacy Project's educator and student of the year; and IMLS research on public libraries during the pandemic in this edition of News Bites.

With the message "Open books, open doors," this beautiful poster by Rafael López is available to SLJ subscribers and here, as a download. Created by SLJ, supported by Penguin Random House, and in partnership with NCTE, NCAC, PEN America, FReadom, and Library Journal, the powerful image promoting free expression is also available as social graphics for sharing on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.    

To support teachers and librarians in the face of ongoing censorship, School Library Journal and Penguin Random House—in partnership with PEN America, NCAC, NCTE, FReadom, and Library Journal—have created a poster that vividly illustrates the importance of intellectual freedom.

After Google pulled the interactive reading app from its store because of the inclusion of Dawn McMillan's I Need a New Butt in its collection, Library Ideas appealed and won. The iVOX app is available again in the Google Play store.

Here’s how six libraries are refreshing their plans for 2022. 
 

From "A Fuse #8 Production," "Good Comics for Kids," and "The Yarn" to "Teen Librarian Toolbox," "100 Scope Notes," and "Heavy Medal"—the blogs have been rebuilt toward better usability.

Reader feedback on our award winner, reading comprehension, and a book review.