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'In 2018, the Horn Book published Kekla's article 'The Un-Hero's Journey,' which celebrated the quietly heroic moments that are possible even when we feel our most ordinary. That message is [...]

When we set out to write a few pages about this issue's centennial mini-theme of middle grade, we were somewhat daunted, and with good reason. We've said this before, but--it's [...]

Willie ('The Say Hey Kid') Mays, who died on June 18 at the age of 93, had a .302 batting average. For every ten times Willie came to bat, he [...]

For nearly 25 years, pairs of teenage interns have fanned out to dairy ranches in Northern California during the summer to bring books and games to the workers and their [...]

It's only when you read the old stories again, to a child maybe, that you become aware of the extent to which the characters still live inside your mind, bobbing [...]

My favorite ice cream flavor--hands down--is vanilla chocolate chip. I do like other options in the chip family: raspberry chocolate chip, mint chocolate chip, and peppermint chip. But since my [...]

Digital platform Beanstack soars as it motivates young readers and tracks their progress Preparations for summer reading programs are already well underway at libraries across the country. These programs are [...]

As 2022 comes to a close and another difficult academic year is settling into a groove, PW invited teachers and librarians to reflect on the bright spots they've experienced this [...]

As I mentioned back in July, there is a view among some pundits that book reading is going out of fashion. I wouldn't normally return to the subject so soon [...]

Here's a fun thing to do, download the political manifestos of the leading contenders in the general election, and search for some relevant words, 'book', for example, or 'arts', if [...]

MAKERSPACES, DIVERSITY AUDITS, AND summer reading programs are some of the big ideas that get a lot of press in librarianship--and they're all meaningful and important. But libraries are in [...]

SOMETIMES IT'S A USEFUL IDEA TO TAKE CUES FROM one area of our culture and apply it to another. In this case, I'm talking about the length of books intended [...]

Born out of the minds of librarians, readers' advisory (RA) service has become ubiquitous, growing from the service desk to the concern of mainstream media. Just browse through Entertainment Weekly, [...]

The early perennials are just peeking through the ground in our garden, signaling the emergence of spring. It's strange to think these clearly delineated stages of each year are marked by tensions: is it time to emerge from dormancy and maximize the growing season? Or is it best to stay safely tucked away for a while longer?, While the changing seasons provide an endless trove of poetry and literature to teach children about the rhythm of change and the cycles of science, this year I'm reminded of [...]

WE ASKED librarians and educators to weigh in on which classics should remain on summer reading lists. Inspired by the most popular titles that emerged, SLJ editors and members of [...]

Imagine growing up in a city where you discover the joys of reading and music via storytime and puppet shows at your daycare provider and have access to almost any [...]

When it comes to reading for pleasure, there are plenty of similarities across all age groups. But there are also enough variations in who is reading, how they read, and [...]

Read-alouds promote a valuable, open awareness of the interpretative powers all readers hold, no matter their age. They become a shared time between educators and participants, letting listeners interact with [...]

After local authority cuts, I found myself working in two of the largest schools in Scotland--no easy task! Dealing with our younger pupils was no problem, and lessons across the [...]

They rarely win awards. Few make it to the annual 'best of' lists. They get stepped on, chewed, drooled on, and thrown. Their core audiences may not remember a word [...]

When it comes to literacy, the nation's poorest children face daunting prospects as they attempt to keep pace with their wealthier peers. The literacy nonprofit First Book estimates that low-income [...]

... a primary school The library as a sanctuary Rebecca Campling is a primary school librarian in Orton Wistow Primary School, Peterborough Eleanor Booth Librarian, John Smeaton Academy Sarah Smith [...]

This has been an eventful and impactful year for 18-year-old Davon Miller. As a member of the Class of 2020, the last few months of Miller's senior year of high [...]

Reading levels unfairly label learners, say critics. Research behind the system is also under question. When Tim Shanahan, a leading literacy and reading expert, taught first grade, he used the [...]

Retailers say they are set for 'pleasing' paperback sales this summer, with a strong appetite for reading thanks to BookTok and the resurgence of romance and cosy crime, but there [...]

EIGHT-YEA-OLD Ezri Blau likes to read all kinds of books, but reading isn't the only reason she returns to her book club at the Naperville (IL) Public Library. 'My favorite [...]

What comes to mind when you picture a generation of readers that is frugal and thinks there's nothing like that new book smell? If you chose Baby Boomers, think again. [...]

A CHILD ENTERS THE LIBRARY, LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO READ. She wanders the aisles, glancing at book spines, running her finger along the shelf, and lingering at a display of [...]

Here's a fun trivia question for you. Putting aside the fact that these are written works for children, what do Pippi Longstocking, the Moomins, many of the books by Cornelia [...]

... a primary school Hosting a Fundraising Readathon for a Book Vending Machine There was a buzz of excitement around the school one day in July last year. It was [...]

In the first half of the 2021 summer term, I was approached by our Year 6 teachers to see if I could find a way to get their key marginal [...]

Whilst visiting my family recently, I spent time with my 6-year-old nephew as he demonstrated his increasingly confident reading skills. After he had read us the books assigned for homework, [...]

As the world becomes more aware of people's diverse learning needs, software must become more accessible to users. Enter Immersive Reader from Microsoft. Immersive Reader is an inclusively designed tool [...]

K-12 students are reading more ebooks than ever before. Between March 2020 and February 2021, ebook usage at schools increased dramatically, according to a recent white paper from OverDrive Education, [...]