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These series will appeal to readers who love thrills and chills, as well as those who like a tamer read.

The Newbery-winning author discussed the ways poetry can engage readers in a closing keynote conversation at the 2025 SLJ Summit; 2025 School Librarian of the Year Tim Jones opened the weekend conference with a reminder to celebrate every win.

The Frankfurt Book Fair provides an opportunity for librarians to get a sense of the international children’s literature landscape. 

Follett Content and Mackin are among the companies stepping up to try to fill the public library field’s substantial distribution gaps following Baker & Taylor’s bankruptcy.

The Page (AZ) Public Library prioritizes the diverse needs of its community—addressing hunger, digital equity, and social-emotional learning for students—while actively including and recognizing its Indigenous community members.

Ryan Thames, one of the plaintiffs in Amanda Jones’s defamation suit in Louisiana, posted an apology admitting that his previous statements about Jones “were not true”; an annotated Gender Queer to be published in 2026; and more.

Dedicated librarians and library supporters can continue critical advocacy work to shape the legislative and policy environment in ways that complement, rather than counteract, our professional values. 

The new Children’s Booker Prize to be given for fiction written for ages 8–12 will launch in 2026 and first be awarded in 2027.

Future Ready Librarians Framework 3.0 aims to reflect the evolving needs of the thousands of school librarians who use the framework to guide their work.