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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.

• Resurrecting Drop Everything And Read

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 11/20/2023 • ( 0 )

  

  The Headlines This year, I partnered with the English Department Chair at my school, Kevin Finn, to launch a schoolwide reading initiative. Kevin and I noticed headlines everywhere we looked:  “Why Aren’t We Reading Anymore? Americans are Losing Interest in… Read More ›

• Elevating the School Library

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 10/20/2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Elevating the School Library: Building Positive Perceptions through Brand Behavior If you missed this session, you might want to buy the book. But you must order it online because the bookstore sold out on the first day! The session was… Read More ›

• Opening General Session at AASL National Conference

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 10/20/2023 • ( 0 )

  

  The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Opening Session  The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) conference commenced with a warm and invigorating welcome by Courtney Pentland. The atmosphere was charged with excitement as librarians from across the nation gathered… Read More ›

• Poster Sessions at AASL23

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 10/19/2023 • ( 0 )

  

  As I strolled into the poster sessions, I had a general notion of what caught my interest. My checklist was concise, but I secretly yearned for some unexpected gems. As a college preparatory librarian, my must-see list was: College Readiness:… Read More ›

• How to embrace “Other Duties As Assigned” without burnout

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 09/27/2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Other Duties As Assigned – Independent school world can be a challenge. The paradox of being in “business,” where students pay tuition to attend, is juxtaposed with being an altruistic educator wanting to make a difference and change the world. Unlike… Read More ›

• School Librarian interviews ChatGPT

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 03/01/2023 • ( 5 )

  

  Everyone is talking about it! Like many other school librarians, I have several questions about the newest artificial intelligence, OpenAI ChatGPT.  So I thought, what better way to get answers than to ask my questions using the software itself? I… Read More ›

• Crayola Creativity Week Day One – You Are Going

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 01/18/2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Creativity Week January is considered International Creativity Month. In celebration, AASL partnered with Crayola to provide a week of sponsored activities in the last week of January. The first day of the Crayola Creativity Week features NASA astronauts with a… Read More ›

• Are you attending LibLearnX?

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 12/19/2022 • ( 0 )

  

  LibLearnX is the future. One of my favorite library conferences in my 20-plus years in the industry has been the ALA midwinter conference. But according to a December 2021 Publisher Weekly article, “The ALA Midwinter Meeting is history, LibLearnX is… Read More ›

• The Intentionality of School Librarianship in the Sept/Oct 2022 Issue of Knowledge Quest

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 09/28/2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Who deserves our intention more than children? When librarians heard that Stephen Colbert, host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, would interview Jason Reynolds, Library of Congress’s National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, many stayed up late to watch… Read More ›

• Distinct Library Sections for multi-level schools

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 06/01/2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Are You a Librarian in a K-8, 6-12, or a K-12 school? School libraries all over the US are part of multi-level schools. In fact, according to 2017-18 NCES data, there are more than15,000 combined schools. For example, in Tennessee,… Read More ›