Gale Recognized Twice on AASL’s Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning List 2026

American Association of School Librarians graphic displaying the words, "AASL Best" and "Digital Tools for Teaching and Learning"

The American Association of School Librarians has named Gale In Context: Elementary and Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test and Career Prep to its annual list of Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning. This recognition highlights their longstanding value in helping school librarians elevate teaching and learning experiences across their communities. AASL President Amanda Kordeliski described … Read more

We Salute the Guardians of the Truth

| By Traci Cothran | Time magazine announced their Person of the Year this past week, honoring the “Guardians of the Truth” – the slain journalists from the Capital Gazette: Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Wendi Winters, Rebecca Smith and Gerald Fischman; Washington Post murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi; Repplar founder Maria Ressler; and Reuters journalists Wa … Read more

Love, passion, humanity – yes, please!

Unexpectedly, she saw a man standing on the sidewalk looking right at her. He was tall, with blond hair, and broad across the shoulders. He was also handsome; watching him stirred something in Olivia, a feeling that while unfamiliar was far from unwelcome……….. 

–Excerpt from Take Me Home by Dorothy Garlock

Romance novels have the same effect on their readers – stirring passion, happy memories, dreams, and, as public librarians know well, demand for more titles. Far more than the province of lonely women, romance titles attract readers of all ages with their lively story lines, adventurous plots, and exploration of all aspects of human emotion and experience.

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