News @ Storytrail.com – Judi Moreillon, Author and Literacies and Libraries Consultant

This image is the book covers for my children's books.

Children’s Books News
Thank you to Eerdmans Books for Young Readers for promoting Ready and Waiting for You as a back-to-school book for libraries, classrooms, and families! The Family Reading Partnership in Ithaca, New York, shares Vamos a leer/Read to Me in their prenatal visit with expectant families. Star Bright Books, illustrator Kyra Teis, and I are delighted they have continued for many years to use our book to launch their “Books to Grow” project.

Advocacy News
On Friday, June 27, 2025, I participated in a Read-In at the Philadelphia School District Headquarters. Along with 130 other librarians and supporters from Philly and across the U.S., we were there to spotlight the critical literacy and library needs of students. The Philadelphia Alliance to Restore School Librarians (PARSL) is working with decision-makers to hire state-certified school librarians to provide equitable school library services for all students in the district. I was quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer regarding the unconscionable choice to deny students access to ideas, information, and library professionals.

This image is the book covers for my professional books.

Professional Publications News
Hooray! Radical School Librarianship: A Global Response was officially published on September 4, 2025. I solicited chapters from school librarian leaders from around the globe to share their efforts to defend core values: equity, diversity, inclusion, and intellectual freedom. I edited and contributed to this book as well. Thank you, Facet Publishing in the UK, for giving us this opportunity.

For more information, you can read about and order our book on the Facet Publishing website, the ALA Store, or on Amazon.

Thank you to the school librarian leaders who were able to attend the Supervisors Section meeting at the American Library Association Conference in Philadelphia. I appreciate you for sharing your successes, challenges, and goals.

In August, 2023, I published three blog posts on the Knowledge Quest Blog regarding the “science of reading” focus on phonics. The Right to Read Film: Part 1: What Every School Librarian Should Know; Part 2: The Science of Reading:” Here We Go Again; and Part 3: In Search of The Elusive Silver Bullet.

Core Values in School Librarianship: Responding with Commitment and Courage is available from Libraries Unlimited/Bloomsbury.

My blog at SchoolLibrarianLeadership.com is now an archive.