Marlaina Cockcroft

Missouri elementary school library media specialist Carly Bogaards helps promote education, wellness, and community with an expanding outdoor program.

Arkansas library media specialist Chelsey Smith has kids combine food truck fun with their favorite books, resulting in projects like a Captain Underpants-themed truck with "Tighty-Whitey Tacos" on the menu.

Sometimes, one good book can supercharge your professional development. That was the experience of these library leaders.

Book challenges overwhelm members seeking to follow library policy and address other district issues.

Librarians responding to our 2024 Transitional Books Survey had a lot to say about their favorite series. Here's why "Fly Guy," "Mercy Watson," and others stand out to them. 

Early chapter books? Easy readers? Whatever you call them, transitional books are key for young students, librarians say.

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

When kids read engaging stories about math, they learn to love it. That’s the idea behind the Mathical Collection Development Awards, and school librarians who have received the award say that’s exactly what happens.

Children are eager listeners—of audiobooks, according to a new Library Journal / School Library Journal survey. Libraries are keeping up with the demand as formats evolve.