Picture book author Mac Barnett has been named the Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. He discusses what the role means when engaging kids in reading can be a struggle.

From hilarious picture books to captivating page-turners, Shenandoah County school libraries celebrated National Book Month ...

Omaha Public Library announced last month that it finally received a book that was checked out in 1985. The Nebraska library posted a picture of the book, a children's picture book called "Millions of ...

Between books, DVDs and other items, Dartmouth Public Libraries have long been No. 1 in physical circulation among SAILS ...

A Falls Church, Va., public library moved a pro-Palestinian alphabet book to a different location in its kids’ section this week following a review of the book by library staff. After the Mary Riley ...

Historian Leonard S. Marcus’s new work, Pictured Worlds, surveys 101 of the literary art form’s greatest practitioners. In this excerpt, Marcus delves into the rich global history of picture books and ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

Weeding, or culling old, damaged or outdated books, is standard practice in libraries. But in some cases it is being used to remove books because of the viewpoint they express. By Elizabeth A. Harris ...

The Erie County Public Library promotes awareness of banned books, including through exhibits created for the Lake Erie Lit Festival help in September. Reasons for book challenges range from profanity ...

A program this month encourages library patrons in Worcester, Mass., who have lost or damaged books or other items to reactivate their accounts. All they need is a picture of a cat. By Christine ...