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Laura Long is the school library media specialist at Highland School of Technology in Gastonia, NC, a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and her Masters of Library Science from East Carolina University. She is a Gaston County Schools' Delta Fellow, Pinnacle Technology Leader and member of the Pioneering Educators Team, as well as a National Board certified language arts teacher. Additionally, she is the President of the North Carolina School Library Media Association. She loves collaborating and helping her students connect with others around the world, so feel free to contact her via email or social media.
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Comfort in Simplicity
Supporting Students and Teachers in Remote Learning As I write this post, I am working from home. I am thankful for health, yet disappointed that I am not at school in my Highland library. In a short time school librarians… Read More ›
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Podcasting – Taking the Plunge
Hello from sunny North Carolina. I am writing this post in between classes of 9th-grade English students who are visiting the library with their teacher. I often marvel at how many hats librarians wear, and today is an example of… Read More ›
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2020 Vision – Goals for My School Library
Happy New Year Hello from the library at the Highland School of Technology in Gastonia, NC. January provides us with a wonderful opportunity to take stock of library services and evaluate their effectiveness. As with personal goals for a new… Read More ›
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Professional Learning Networks – A Place to Model Digital Citizenship
My Professional Learning Network Professional learning networks, or PLNs as they are affectionately called, have become woven into the fabric of our professional lives. For me, I carefully decide who to follow based on my personal and professional interests. Just… Read More ›
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Community — Our Libraries Feel Like Home
How Libraries Make Us Feel On a memorable day a few years ago, a precious fifth grader named Joseph visited the library. I heard him breathe deeply and say, “I just love the smell of the library on a Monday… Read More ›
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Collaboration: It’s What Librarians Do
Summer greetings from my farm in NC! Some readers may have worked during the summer months; for others summer is a time to wind down. Whatever the case may be for you, I do hope you have enjoyed some time… Read More ›
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ALA Annual – Summer PD in Washington, D.C.
A Look Back at a Week in Washington, D.C. As I type this post, I have a serious case of writer’s block. I just returned from five days in Washington, D.C., attending the ALA Annual Conference. It is indeed my… Read More ›
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Summertime and the Reading Is Easy…
Summer Book Club for Our Staff…A Follow-Up Post Last month I blogged about furthering a culture of reading at my school through a summer book club for our staff. My wonderful instructional technology facilitator, Katherine Leatherman, and I planned a… Read More ›
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Summer Book Clubs for School Staff Members
May is such a busy month for educators across the country. School librarians are in the midst of taking the end-of-the-year inventory, assisting with testing, and preparing end-of-the year reports for administrators. So many tasks are on our plates. While… Read More ›