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Book Review: Maeve Mulvaney Has Had Enough by Kelly Mangan

Book Review: Maeve Mulvaney Has Had Enough by Kelly Mangan
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  May 01, 2025
Full of righteous rage and a strong drive for justice and inclusivity, Maeve's story is an inspiring look at activism.
Readers Need To See Stories of Conservation Optimism, a guest post by Nancy Castaldo

Readers Need To See Stories of Conservation Optimism, a guest post by Nancy Castaldo
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Apr 22, 2025
Optimism fosters a sense of collective action and shows that no effort is too small.
Important Update: Deep Cuts Proposed to the IMLS are a Further Erosion to Education and Democracy

Important Update: Deep Cuts Proposed to the IMLS are a Further Erosion to Education and Democracy
Karen Jensen, MLS | Blogs,  Mar 17, 2025
In the News: New Executive Order proposed to end IMLS funding and a call to support your local public library
Turning the Page on Book Bans, a guest post by Ashley Hope Pérez

Turning the Page on Book Bans, a guest post by Ashley Hope Pérez
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Mar 05, 2025
Even as we need to keep telling the painful truth of book bans, we also need to take extra care to celebrate and elevate the unique gifts that each book offers.
Book Review: Tear This Down by Barbara Dee

Book Review: Tear This Down by Barbara Dee
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Feb 20, 2025
This look at community, protest, art, and feminism is an excellent read that will leave readers cheering for Freya's determination to create change.
Book Review: Scattergood by H. M. Bouwman

Book Review: Scattergood by H. M. Bouwman
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Jan 23, 2025
This well-written look at one farm girl's eventful few months reminds us that we all have stories and challenges and that unexpected events and connections teach us things, even if they're lessons and truths we'd rather not know.
Time to Turn Talking Points to Policy | 2024 SLJ Summit

Time to Turn Talking Points to Policy | 2024 SLJ Summit
Kara Yorio,  Dec 17, 2024

EveryLibrary executive director John Chrastka spoke at the 2024 SLJ Summit, providing a playbook for statewide strategies to prioritize and protect school libraries and librarians.

Facing Book Bans, Libraries Need to Skill Up. Enter READCON.

Facing Book Bans, Libraries Need to Skill Up. Enter READCON.
Kathy Ishizuka,  Dec 14, 2024

IMLS-funded, READCON provides free, self-guided training to help library practitioners build strong community relationships, ­manage ­difficult situations, and engage stakeholders. Public, school, and academic library workers are also welcome to READCON's ­Legal Landscape of Librarianship Forum, February 18–20.

Of Indigenous Interest, Past, Present, And Future | Picture Book Spotlight

Of Indigenous Interest, Past, Present, And Future | Picture Book Spotlight
SLJ Reviews,  Dec 09, 2024

Cree, Sioux, and Ojibwa are featured in these picture books across fiction and nonfiction categories. Among them are an old favorite, vastly updated, plus a biography about the hero of the drum.

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