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Hello, I am the Library Director at The Webb School of Bell Buckle. I use my past experience in college and university libraries to help my current students in school libraries transition into college, career, and life. I am currently the lead Senior Class Adviser for the Capstone Project. I also served at the state level with the Tennessee Association of School Librarians executive board from 2009-2013 and was the TASL president in 2012. I am certified as a Library Information Specialist for PreK-12th grade, have a BS in Communications with a concentration in Advertising and Public Relations, a BS in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Education and Information Systems and a Masters in Library and Information Science.

• Summer Planning – Assessing the School Library (continued)

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 08/05/2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Assessing the School Library Collection and the Catalog As we gear up for whatever the 2021-2022 school year has in store for us, now may be a good time to evaluate a few areas before the semester begins. This summer,… Read More ›

• Summer Planning – Assessing the School Library Facility

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 07/06/2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Yes, Rest and Reboot, but Plan! By the time summer rolls around each year, many of us are exhausted and in need of rest and a reboot.  Every other book or article I have read so far this break cover… Read More ›

• What comes after the YA dystopian novel?

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 06/04/2021 • ( 0 )

  

  What a year! Oh my, this has been an unusual school year! My year may have been different than yours. Here we held in-person classes for the entire year with all kinds of Covid precautions. Library tables divided by plexiglass,… Read More ›

• Are They Prepared? A Question of College Readiness

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 05/11/2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Covid-19-Altered Education After a year and a half of Covid19-altered education, we might ask, are our seniors ready for the next chapter? My students may have an advantage in attending all but 2 weeks in person during the 2020-2021 school… Read More ›

• 7 Library Changes I Hope Remain Post Pandemic

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 04/05/2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Not Our First Pandemic Working at a school that has been around for 150 years means that this is not our first pandemic. Our school historian and our archivist are closely reading the documents from the 1918 influenza outbreak. We… Read More ›

• Three More Resources For Black History Month

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 02/23/2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Here are three incredible resources for this February. ASALH and the Origins of Black History Month Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) in 1915. The ASALH are creators of the… Read More ›

• Chess, The Library, and The Queen’s Gambit

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 01/05/2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Inspired by Television Several students and faculty members are abuzz about a new Netflix series, The Queen’s Gambit. The series premiered on October 23, 2020. I was a little surprised that students are recommending the show, including some older middle… Read More ›

• Part 2: Polarization and New Techniques for Information Evaluation

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 12/17/2020 • ( 0 )

  Do We Need a New Technique for Information Evaluation? For years information professionals have created catchy ways to teach students systems for evaluation of information. School librarians have focused especially on websites and other online sources. Acronyms of all sorts,… Read More ›

• Part 1: Polarization and Resistance to Fact-Checking Information

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 12/15/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  What Is True? Another presidential election is in the books. Or is it? The electoral college met on December 14, 2020, with its 538 electors officially casting their votes in the 2020 presidential election. However, before then, media organizations such… Read More ›

• Winter Is Coming

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 11/02/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The Election Storm I am writing this post in the last days of early voting in my state. Next week is election day, and there is so much rhetoric on the news that the election will not be certain for… Read More ›