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For more than 40 years, School Library Month has been a rallying point for communicating the value that school librarians and school libraries bring to their communities.

As the public loses access to data, librarians must respond with stewardship.

The Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst leads holds this week. Also in demand are new titles by Megan Lally, Mo Willems, K.L. Walther, and Jessica Yoon. People announces the new celebrity-narrated audiobook of Jacqueline Woodson’s Brown Girl Dreaming. Cliodhna O’Sullivan speaks with GMA about her new book, Her Hidden Fire.

Staff members of the American Library Association (ALA) have announced plans to unionize with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 in Illinois.

Shawnee (OK) Middle School librarian Cherity Pennington is a tireless and creative collaborator.

The librarian at Harlingen (TX) School for Health Professions is turning these challenging times into an opportunity to better serve her students and peers.

Ape Escape by Stuart Gibbs leads holds this week. Also in demand are new titles by Kelley Armstrong, Scott Rothman, A.B. Peele, and Kathryn Waterfield. NYT recommends 10 books for fans of Ann M. Martin. Billy Porter appears on Tamron Hall to talk about his new picture book, Songbird in the Light.

Announcing the one-of-a-kind Blueberry Award winners of 2025! The only major library-given literary awards for books that inspire a love of nature and action for planet Earth. Do you recognize the winning titles?

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Beanstack and Comics Plus will combine to create Joyful Reading Company, a new brand combining Comics Plus's catalog with Beanstack's reading motivation tools; Freedom to Read Foundation grant applications are open; a new students’ civil rights resource has launched; and more.