School Libraries

Pat Scales fields questions about video read-alouds, the fate of outdated "classic" books, and parents' disapproval of  books about immigration. 

Some educators abandon teaching the Bard's work, while others update and enhance Shakespeare curricula.

COVID has changed the way publishers promote books—and how libraries buy them.

Start 2021 by sharing conversations about music, from orchestral movie scores to “kindie” releases, with students and families.

Books to accompany the show set in the Star Wars universe about a bounty hunter who roams the galaxies with a fuzzy green infant in tow.

Hand these YA novels to students drawn to the realistic series about a diverse group of teens in Los Angeles.

Appealing novels for fans of this comedy starring Devi, an Indian American teen, co-created by Mindy Kaling.

Reassigned to a new high school with no library, Toni Winsett is embracing the challenge at Bard High School Early College in Washington, DC, and finding joy in being a school librarian this year.

One in four kids tuned in to a podcast in 2020, drawn to stories and discussions about the coronavirus, money, activism, racial justice, and other topics.