School Library Journal has a great website for teachers.

I usually browse through the site at home, during my free time, because I love surfing the internet.  At school, I get their e-newsletter, which also leads me to articles and more specific parts of their site and other related sites.

If you choose to browse, surf, or subscribe to their free newsletter, you may find it helpful:

• for keeping up on the latest books - so you can recommend them to your students or look really cool when you make a comment about it.
• for connecting to authors through their blogs.
• for knowing the latest controversies, before you get a call from a parent or school board member.
• for podcasts - who doesn't love a good podcast!
• for viewing photos of authors and illustrators (it's fun to see how your mental image matches reality.)
• for choosing books for your students, your classroom, your school library, or yourself.
• for subscribing to three new newsletters: Extra Helping, Curriculum Connections, and SLJTeen.
• for making the connection between the latest literature or good ol' classics and what you teach in class.
• for using technology in your class.
• for painless professional development.

Enjoy!