Public Libraries

Looking for information on  buying, curating, and learning more about zines in the U.S. and internationally? This list provides it.

Presenting the 2022 average book prices, produced annually by SLJ in partnership with Follett and Baker & Taylor.

Self-publishing by marginalized people has always taken place outside the mainstream, even before the word zine existed.

Zines spotlight voices, opinions, and histories often missing from mainstream publishing. Here's what you need to know about curating, collecting, and creating these works at your library.

Illustrated works enhance classic African American songs and embrace the joys of rhythm.

Hand these middle grade and YA titles to kids watching the new Netflix series about British teen ghost hunters, adapted from books by Jonathan Stroud.

Including fiction, nonfiction, and memoir, these titles cover topics from the making of the atomic bomb to the history of video games.

Writing in library books is typically against the rules, but many public libraries are stocking their collections with test prep workbooks and other materials designed to be written in.

In back-to-school season, educators can use these books to convey the message that perfection isn’t required, good enough is good enough, and every child—and every child’s creation—has inherent value.