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Eddie Award-winning feature drawing on SLJ's nationwide survey of 1,156 librarians on diverse book collections.

A direct, unflinching case for DEI in children's publishing amid political headwinds.

Launching SLJ's landmark nationwide survey on diverse books in library collections.

Examining the cultural reckoning with Dr. Seuss and the push for diverse books in Read Across America.

Forging SLJ's partnership with We Need Diverse Books to produce booktalking kits and collaborative content.

Taking public accountability for a review error and strengthening SLJ's commitment to culturally responsive reviewing.

Challenging Scholastic directly for asking an author to remove the word "racism" from a book's author's note.

SLJ's annual censorship survey revealing a disturbing trend: fewer formal challenges, more quiet removals.

Making the case that kids can have profound experiences with books — if adults trust them to.

Covering the removal of Sherman Alexie's acclaimed novel from a school curriculum.

Breaking the story of Scholastic pulling a book from fairs over its inclusion of a same-sex couple.

Why SLJ took a narrative approach to its state-of-school-libraries report — because data alone isn't enough.

A personal reflection on what libraries mean and why their stories need telling.

Practical guidance for librarians on communicating their value to stakeholders.

Launching a yearlong campaign with Library Journal to counter negative narratives with real stories of impact.

How librarians are using trauma-informed approaches to support children and communities.

On libraries as spaces for community growth and resilience.

Shining a light on a landmark civil rights moment in library history.

Covering a galvanizing moment at ALA Annual and what it means for the profession.

Drawing on her mother's 1981 testimony about Japanese American incarceration during WWII.

Written after the Atlanta shootings, documenting the surge in anti-Asian violence and calling for solidarity.

A deeply personal tribute to John Lewis and his lifelong insistence that reading is an act of liberation.

An editorial explaining the values-driven decision to leave the platform formerly known as Twitter.

A celebration of the year in children's and YA books and the people behind them.

Her final column — arguing for the irreplaceable value of human curation over algorithms.

Making the case for arts integration in STEM education through library programming.

Assembling a diverse advisory group to create evaluation criteria for children's book apps.

Exploring how game-based learning is reshaping education and library programming.

Mapping the intersection of research and practice in early literacy.