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Megan is both the middle and high school librarian at Humboldt Junior Senior High School which serves grades 7-12. She has her Masters of Library and Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh. Mrs. Shulman has been both a classroom teacher and a school librarian. This upcoming school year, she will be entering her 8th year in public education serving Title 1 schools. Her areas of expertise are school library leadership, brain-based learning strategies, and creating maker-spaces in the current library atmosphere.

• Burnout and Change

  By Megan Shulman on 05/26/2016 • ( 0 )

  

  “That’s the thing:  You don’t understand burnout unless you’ve been burned out.  And it’s something you can’t even explain.  It’s just doing something you have absolutely no passion for.” ~Elena Delle Donne I’ve been feeling it this year.  The hopelessness… Read More ›

• Go on a Library Field Trip

  By Megan Shulman on 04/25/2016 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s the time of year when students begin to go on field trips and school picnics that celebrate the end of a year well done. Well, field trips aren’t just for the students. We as librarians can take field trips… Read More ›

• The Polling Place

  By Megan Shulman on 03/23/2016 • ( 0 )

  As the upcoming election approaches, our lives will be filled with news of polls and surveys about potential presidential candidates. We can bring the polls into our own lives by becoming instructional facilitators who use surveys and polls to help… Read More ›

• Love Your Library!

  By Megan Shulman on 02/23/2016 • ( 0 )

  

  February is the month of love, and what a better time to promote loving your library in your school. In this post I’m going to give you practical ideas on how to gain favor and appreciation for your school library…. Read More ›

• A New Year, A New Library

  By Megan Shulman on 01/26/2016 • ( 1 )

  As 2016 dawns, I am experiencing a new library for my students.  Yes, the books and technology are still the same, but the goals are different. This year, I will be tackling new library development projects with a renewed vigor…. Read More ›

• Don’t Forget the Batteries

  By Megan Shulman on 12/18/2015 • ( 0 )

  As we brave the holiday season and the last weeks before a winter break, we can often get lost in the stress this time of year brings.  We, as library media specialists, work tirelessly to manage our libraries while simultaneously… Read More ›

• Creating Your Library’s Vision Statement

  By Megan Shulman on 11/30/2015 • ( 0 )

  As someone who has moved across the country several times, I find myself having to start all over again each time I take a new library job in a place that is new to me.  This comes with some challenges. … Read More ›

• Plucking the Weeds: An Adventure in Weeding a School Library

  By Megan Shulman on 10/28/2015 • ( 8 )

  

  As a librarian who came to a library that the previous librarian had lorded over for over 30 years prior to my arrival, I stepped into a library collection frozen in time.  When I started, the average copyright date for… Read More ›

• Mindfulness in the Library

  By Megan Shulman on 09/24/2015 • ( 1 )

  According to the Association of Mindfulness in Education, mindfulness can be simply defined as, “Paying attention here and now with kindness and curiosity” (http://www.mindfuleducation.org/what-is-mindfulness/).  Mindfulness can be integrated in a variety of settings, not limited to education, for maximum benefit… Read More ›

• When Two Become One: The Consolidation of Two School Libraries

  By Megan Shulman on 08/27/2015 • ( 1 )

  

  We are in a time where education is shifting and changing, and many of these alterations are made due to finances. Schools are either rapidly growing or shrinking in enrollment numbers, mainly due to the plethora of new schooling choices… Read More ›