Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer: A Memoir is No. 1 on the list. The American Library Association (ALA) is marking its 150th anniversary and Banned Books Week 2026 by releasing its list of 150 Most ...

Nearly 12,000 books were banned from public school shelves, accounting for 7,370 unique titles and the work of more than 4,000 authors, illustrators, and translators. The 2025–26 school year saw ...

★Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt's Remarkable Life by Candace Fleming. S. & S./Atheneum. 2005. ISBN 9780689865442. Grade 4-8–This presentation does for the longest-serving First ...

“Midnight Manor is full of funky characters, and unexpected details, ripe for poring over by flickering candlelight and revisiting again and again. Perfect for future goths, bug collectors, night owls ...

Share these books for older readers in advance of World Mental Health Day on October 10. Share these books for older readers in advance of World Mental Health Day on October 10. The Color of My ...

Librarians have long dealt with different and unclear rules regarding book bans and classroom teaching materials from state to state and even district to district. Now, some Republican lawmakers in ...

The National Book Foundation has announced the longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature: Delali Adjoa, The Free Verse Society. Peachtree Teen/Peachtree Publishing. Elana ...

The authors are joined by two youth honorary chairs—Texas student advocates Marshall Romero and Azeemah Sadiq. Authors Bess Kalb and Tony Weaver Jr. are the Banned Books Week 2026 honorary chairs. The ...

In honor of World Kid Lit Month and Latine Heritage Month, this essay and booklist cover the importance of translated children's books from Latin America, including the 2026 Batchelder-winning Croco.

With more than 50 years of experience partnering with public and school libraries, TLC has developed a structured approach to ILS implementations. While every implementation is different, we’ve found ...

Welcome to the new reality for our largest cities. Fewer kids. Half-empty school buildings. Eye-popping red ink. In 2000, Oakland had a total population of about 400,000; by 2023, it had increased to ...