Author Archives

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.
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Summertime and the Reading Is Easy
Don’t Lose the Pleasure of Summertime Reading It seems that reading for pleasure is a lost art these days. Several years ago, I began sending out “Ms. Little’s absolutely NOT mandatory summertime reading list.” This was not a list of difficult… Read More ›
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School Librarians Missing at Private and Charter Schools
A Private School Librarian I am a private school librarian. There is a tendency to think that those who attend private school are wealthy and elite. However, I have seen a very different picture in my current school. We charge… Read More ›
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PD for the Rural School Librarian
From “Out standing in my field” to “Outstanding in my field” My school library is a 25-minute drive to the nearest public library. We are also 57 miles from the nearest metropolitan area. It is sometimes quite hard to get… Read More ›
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Future-Ready Libraries and Librarians
My Midwinter Theme – Research and the Future I have just returned from the ALA Midwinter Conference in Atlanta. At conferences, I like to make a “theme” for myself. I try to attend sessions that complement one another. This year… Read More ›
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The movie was better
Is the book always better than the movie? My spouse prefers nonfiction reading. But when it comes to novels we have a little inside joke, where he says “I’ll wait for the movie.” As a librarian, I want to reply… Read More ›
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News or Not
Fake News and K-12 Information Literacy: Following the November 2016 Presidential election, there was great concern about fake news on Facebook and in Google searches. And then, in what seemed to be perfect timing, a Stanford group released the study “Evaluating Information:… Read More ›
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Jobs of the Future
How school librarians can prepare students for jobs that don’t yet exist: What If? I often wish that I could see into the future so that I could prepare students for the next great thing. However, my MLIS degree did… Read More ›
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School Library Archives
School archives are important and useful for many schools Information professionals everywhere are focusing on 21st-century skills. We are developing new uses for our library facilities like makerspaces and learning commons. It is not surprising that the idea of giving… Read More ›