Book access and other restrictions on libraries and library values remain top of mind for readers. So, too: practical posts toward serving library patrons, with creative ideas for staging a crime scene to teach research skills and preserving family recipes.

Teaching Research Skills Through Game Theory and a Murder Mystery
By Tobye Ertelt
To make teaching research skills less "dry and boring," this middle school librarian hit on a mysterious new lesson plan, and the strategy has been a huge success.

MakerSpace: Preserving Family Recipes in the Library
By Karen Jensen

Teen librarian Karen Jensen shares an outline for a tween and teen program that teaches tech skills and encourages participants to create their own recipe cards for posterity.

SLJ Reviews: Books at the Center of Supreme Court Case
By SLJ Staff
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a legal dispute that started when a Maryland district added books with LGBTQIA+ characters and themes to its curriculum and did not allow parents to opt out of instruction. Here are SLJ's reviews of those books.

The Cost of Losing IMLS Funding
By Kara Yorio
From the loss of Hoopla, databases, and Wi-Fi hotspots to the closing of rural branches, librarians document the devastating effect of the end of IMLS funding.

Students Sue Department of Defense Schools Over Book Removals | Censorship News
By SLJ staff
Twelve students are suing the Department of Education Activity—the federal school system that runs schools for children of U.S. military members—and the Secretary of Defense for the removal of books from school libraries.

Texas District Nixes Lessons About Virginia due to Exposed Breast of Roman Goddess on State Flag | Censorship News
By SLJ staff
The bare breast of Roman goddess Virtus on the Virginia state flag means kids in Lamar, TX, can't access lessons about Virginia on PebbleGo Next; Oklahoma teacher who gave kids QR code for Brooklyn Public Library's Banned Books collection loses defamation suit; and more.