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Colleen R. Lee is a former middle school English teacher and Elementary Teacher. She is currently the Elementary Librarian at Greenfield Elementary School in Chesterfield County, VA. Follow her on Twitter @MrsLeesLibrary.
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Summer Reading
As a teacher and a parent, I have seen many different versions of summer reading. I remember helping my three children fill out various reading logs for their school and then doing something completely different for the public library. If… Read More ›
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To Weed or Not to Weed…
I am a lover and collector of books. I still have some treasured books from my childhood that I refuse to part with. When I was getting my Master’s in School Librarianship at Longwood University, I shuddered when I discovered… Read More ›
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Makerspace Made Easy
Don’t be intimidated by the idea of setting up a makerspace in your library. If you are an elementary librarian with a fixed schedule, you may think that you don’t have the time or the space for a makerspace. Creating… Read More ›
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Poetry in the Library
April is National Poetry Month, and I love celebrating it in the library. Poetry can be used for all ages to develop research skills and practice the writing process. Writing Free Verse with K-2 In my primary classes, I read… Read More ›
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Missing the Classroom
Can I let you in on a little secret? I miss being a classroom teacher. After teaching for 19 years, I became an elementary school librarian. With a fixed schedule, I teach all grade levels, but it doesn’t feel the… Read More ›
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Books We Love
We can’t argue that school libraries have changed and changed for the better. When you walk into a school library, chances are that you may see one or more of the following: Legos, 3D printers, Break Out Boxes, or iPads…. Read More ›
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Cultivating a School-wide Literacy Culture
A new year naturally makes us more reflective about our school libraries. Being an elementary school librarian tends to be a lonely job. If you’re lucky, you are a part of the resource team, but even that can be lonely… Read More ›
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Give the Gift of Books
Are Books Becoming Obsolete? “Do you think books will someday become obsolete in the next twenty years?” a friend recently asked me. Of course, I emphatically answered, “NO!” But then I got to thinking. People can access the written word… Read More ›
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How to Create a User Friendly K-2 Nonfiction Section in Your Elementary Library
The Problem During inventory, at the end of my first year as a librarian in a K-5 elementary school, I discovered that I had many easy nonfiction books that had never been checked out. (In this post, “easy“ refers to books… Read More ›
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The Library Dragon
If you asked me a year ago if I wanted a lizard as a pet, the answer would have been an emphatic, “NO,” followed by a shiver. Then, I went to fellow blogger Elizabeth Kyser’s library and met Dewey, a… Read More ›