Research

With budgets mostly flat, book challenges and rising costs pose hurdles for school librarians.

The pandemic has significantly impacted school library budgets and spending this year. Here's what has changed.

The numbers you put to work every year are here—the list of average book prices for 2019 and 2020 to date, including children’s books, young adult books, graphic novels, paperbacks, and hardcover editions.

More than 1,000 librarians responded to School Library Journal's survey, offering insight into the profession during remote learning forced by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Here is the full report on our findings.

The list features average book prices for 2018 and 2019 to date, including children’s books, young adult books,  graphic novels, paperbacks, and hardcover editions, and is produced in partnership with Follett.