SLJ will reveal the 193 titles selected for this year's Best Books list starting November 19 and culminating November 25 with a live webcast.

Parents and patrons want the LGBTQIA+ romance by Alice Oseman removed; a Tennessee district orders the immediate removal of 150 books; and a school board is set to review collections in a Virginia district in search of "sexually explicit" material that goes against policy.

In 2022, Ashley and Jeff Wall founded MamaBear Books, a Texas-based boutique children’s book publisher. MamaBear inspires imaginative play for young children with hilarious adventure books like The Day I Had a Bulldozer, The Day I Had a Dinosaur, and Lucy and Her Unicorn Get a Sparkle Puppy.

SLJ remains committed to the work. There is much to be done.

School librarians Andrea Trudeau, Tom Bober, and Amanda Jones created Librarians Building Libraries, a nonprofit with a mission to “collaborate with library communities worldwide, providing resources, training, and innovative solutions that promote literacy and provide access for all.”