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Administrators need to make swift decisions based on immediate community needs, not what will look good to funders, mayors, and boards.

"Now is an especially critical time to inform readers," writes Kathy Ishizuka, SLJ editor in chief. "That means publishing stories centered on the people who power libraries and schools. We are here for it, and we hope you are, too."

ALA will share the prerecorded program with president Julius Jefferson, Jr., and Texas school librarians, including 2017 SLJ School Librarian of the Year Tamiko Brown.

Across the country, districts are ending contracts with police departments and a youth-led movement of advocates is pushing others to do the same.

Organizers of the Rally to Restore Philadelphia School Librarians hope to capitalize on the spotlight and crowds of ALA Midwinter to educate the public and push to bring librarians back to the city schools.