A 12-foot square chess set, a community puzzle, materials for crocheting, and books wrapped for a mystery book exchange. This may not be what comes to mind when you think of New York City public ...

Libraries and librarians not only spark a love of learning; they are crucial to reversing low reading assessment scores across the country. Library bookshelves are pictured in the media center of a ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... How did 11 large, urban K–12 districts manage to add librarians and increase library services for their students when the U.S. is ...

Note: This post contains mentions of substance abuse and abuse. The library is a magical place to many, but there's a lot more to working in one than just shelving books and handing out library cards.

The South Carolina Board of Education is scheduled to meet April 1 to consider removing these 10 books from school libraries statewide, as recommended by a committee of some of its members. Book ...

A former Hempfield School District librarian who helped lead opposition to more restrictive library book policies in the district is the recipient of the 2024 American Association of School Librarians ...

Studies show that schools with certified librarians have higher achievement and graduation rates, especially for students of color and those in underserved communities. In this Jan. 14, 2019 file ...

Every school in the state is required to have a library, but for more than a decade, districts have cut back on librarians and sometimes quietly closed school libraries, as well. It is happening far ...

Jami Rhue thought her first stint as a school librarian would be a quick detour in her career as a classroom teacher. But by the time she was heading up her own elementary school classroom in Chicago, ...

News-Miner opinion: School libraries, as well as librarians, have taken a lot of heat as of late. Among certain factions, they’re tantamount to modern-day dens of iniquity, complete with fabricated ...

PHILADELPHIA — Jean Darnell packed up her life and moved 1,500 miles away to Philadelphia because she believes in the promise of school libraries. It's a bold move for the nationally recognized ...

Dave Miller: From the Gert Boyle Studio at OPB, this is Think Out Loud. I’m Dave Miller. School districts all over Oregon are facing big budget gaps right now. A lot of programs and positions could be ...