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10 Frequently Challenged Graphic Novels | Banned Books Week
Also read: Teaching with Graphic Novels Graphic Novels Resources for the Classroom Banned Books Week (September 21–27) is celebrating graphic novels this year, thanks to a partnership between the...
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We Need Diverse Books and School Library Journal Announce Collaboration
We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) has announced its collaboration with School Library Journal on a variety of initiatives concerning diversity in children’s literature. “SLJ has a long and storied history...
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Teen Historians at New York Historical Society Curate Time Capsule to Be...
On October 8, one time capsule from 1914 was opened and another one from 2014 was sealed, at the New-York Historical Society (NYHS) in New York City. Among the items in the time capsule capturing 2014:...
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At International Conference on Children’s Librarianship, Transformation and...
Krishna Grady addresses the audience. “Are you a Transformed Librarian?” That question was asked throughout the First International Conference on Children’s Librarianship hosted by the National Library...
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Carnegie-Whitney Grants Available; YALSA 2014 Maker Contest Winners | SLJTeen...
Grant Money Available for the Promotion of Library Resources The ALA Carnegie-Whitney Grant program provides grants of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes, or...
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JFK Essay Contest; Toyota Video Challenge; Gale Cengage Grant; Hunger Games...
JFK Profile in Courage 2015 Essay Contest Now Open for Submissions The annual Profile in Courage Essay Contest invites students from across the nation to write an essay describing an act of political...
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Five Things to Love at YALSA’S YA Lit Symposium
More than 500 librarians and teachers came together to celebrate young adult literature at YALSA’S 2014 Young Adult Literature Symposium on November 14–17 in Austin. The official theme was “Keeping It...
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January Deadline for 2015 Coretta Scott King Book Grants
Underfunded libraries, schools, and any agency that provides educational services to children (this includes, but is not limited to schools, libraries, social service agencies, prisons or detention...
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Miss Honey Award; Wolf Chronicles Giveaway; Teen Tech Grants | SLJTeen News
Apply Now for Social Justice Award Sponsored by Penguin Random House, the Miss Honey Social Justice Award seeks to recognize school librarians who have worked with teachers to execute a project, event,...
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Graphic Novel Reading Lists Now Available from ALSC
Three new graphic novel reading lists intended for children from kindergarten through eighth grade have been released by the Association of Library Services to Children (ALSC), a division of the...
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SLJ Reviews and Resources for YALSA 2015 Morris and Nonfiction Finalists
Awards season is well underway in the children’s and YA lit world, and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) made its contribution last week when it revealed the shortlists for its...
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E-Rate Win for Schools and Libraries: Modernization Order Brings Another $1.5B
December 11 marked a triumphant day for both champions and beneficiaries of high-speed Internet access in all schools and libraries across the United States when the Federal Communications Commission...
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Kathleen T. Horning Named 2015 ALSC Distinguished Service Award Recipient
Kathleen T. Horning, Photo credit: J. Matzner Kathleen T. Horning is the 2015 recipient of the Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) Distinguished Service Award. ALSC is a division of...
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“Out of Easy” College Scholarship; Sample Friesen’s “Both of Me” | SLJTeen News
Out of the Easy College Scholarship Essay Contest Do you know teens on the lookout for college scholarship opportunities? Have them enter the Out of the Easy Essay Contest for a chance to win $5,000...
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Talking Shop About Special Needs and Inclusive Services | 2015 ALA Midwinter
Children’s librarian Ashley Waring. In the past two years of attending American Library Association (ALA) conferences, I’ve had the pleasure to meet many librarians who, like myself, have an interest...
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Kansas May Criminalize Educators for Distributing “Harmful Material”
Senator Mary Pilcher-Cook (R-Shawnee) sponsored Senate Bill 56. School teachers and librarians have cause to be alert. If voted into law by the Kansas legislature, Senate Bill 56 (SB56) would amend a...
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ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom Wants to Know About Your State’s...
The American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) wants to hear about book challenges in your state or region. The OIF is currently finalizing its database on 2014 book...
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The YMAs and the Future of Diverse Books | Editorial
The feeling in the room was electric. The Youth Media Awards are always exciting, but on February 2, a kind of joy evolved as the honors and winners were revealed, and one after another could be...
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YALSA Teen Intern Grant Winners Announced; Chronicle Books Giveaway...
Dana Walrath’s YA novel-in-verse will not let us forget the horrors of the 1915 Armenian genocide; enter to win a copy. YALSA and the Dollar Literacy Foundation present Teen Intern Grants to libraries...
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Ferguson Library Director Wins Lemony Snicket Prize
Scott Bonner Photos courtesy of ALA Scott Bonner, director of the Ferguson (MO) Municipal Public Library in Missouri, has been selected as the recipient of the second annual Lemony Snicket Prize for...
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