Here are the finest ideas, discussions, and methods that school and public librarians serving youth have relied on for over four decades, all gathered in one indispensable volume. Included are SLJ's best articles, special features, and essays:32 provocative editorials by editor-in-chief-Lillian Gerhardt, plus over 100 seminal articles on censorship, the Internet, literacy multicultural services, new technology, children's and YA literature, copyright issues, home-schooling and libraries, crisis information services, and funding youth service programs. An essential read for children's young adult, and public librarians, SLJ's Best is also ideal as a text to help prepare students to work with children in any library setting.