By Mara Rosenberg The Collaboration Toolkit published this spring highlights successful collaborations between school and public libraries. One of these programs is ONE Access in Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. As outlined in the toolkit, students in participating schools use their… Read More ›
Last summer, I decided that I wanted to know more about my personality in relation to my leadership skills. Part of my search for knowledge included taking the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality inventory. I did it because I needed… Read More ›
Annually the American Library Association (ALA) observes Choose Privacy Week from May 1-7. With increasing threats to personal and library user privacy, highlighting privacy once a year is insufficient. Recently the ALA rebranded its “Choose Privacy Week” website to “Choose… Read More ›
Why do we need librarians if students have access to the Internet and their phones? I find my first answer to this question includes the dubious term fake news. Dubious because fake news is rare; biased or misleading news is where… Read More ›
In late June, when regular classes had ended and our students were in the midst of finals week, I began a light weeding of the fiction collection in our high school library. More than once, I came across a classic… Read More ›
When I return to the library in August, I am anticipating that I will forget several of my go-to passwords for several websites. I have tried several different password storage apps, but I have had trouble deciding on one. Some… Read More ›
When children ask for a summer reading list, I bet you have great suggestions. But when adults ask you for recommendations, do you find yourself scratching your head? If so, have I got a list for you! This list is… Read More ›
This summer, my library is buzzing a little more than usual. The students have all gone, but we are seeing more teachers stopping by and our space is being used by several summer programs. The main space still boasts a… Read More ›
School starts the first week of August in my school district, and the bullet journal I neglected over the summer is already starting to fill up with meetings, class schedules, and endless to-do lists. By this point in the summer… Read More ›
As I’m home over the summer, I often see the mail carrier delivering the mail. The daily visits reminded me of the book Mailing May by Michael O. Tunnell. Based on a true story that took place in 1914, May… Read More ›