Free Comic Book Day: The Superhero of Library Events
The Last Library Hurrah Comics and Color. Graphic novels and gadgets. This year’s sixth annual...
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Category: Collection Development
When the Ambassador Hands Critics a Weapon: Mac Barnett, Make Believe, and the Stakes of Children’s Literature
In May 2026, Mac Barnett, celebrated children’s book author and the current National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, published his first book for adults, Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children. The...
Read MoreKnowing Your Worth – Even When Others Don’t See It
“Know your worth” is one of those phrases that sounds simple but can feel complicated in practice. As school librarians, I think many of us actually do know our worth. We see it every day in our libraries. We see it in the...
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Comic Conventions as POWerful PD (Part 3): Embracing Pop Culture
[This article is part of a series. See also Part 1: My Experience, Part 1a: A Guide to SDCC for...
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Bringing Indigenous Stories to Life: Native Creators and the Importance of Indigenous Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Happy School Library Month! It is hard to believe we are already in April for our school year, I...
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American History Through Picture Books and Primary Sources
As we commemorate 250 years of America, this is an excellent opportunity to develop lessons that...
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The Connection Between Reading and Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show
In case you missed it, Bad Bunny performed at this year’s Super Bowl. As soon as the halftime show...
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The Power of a Reading Librarian
Follow the Leader (Or Not) “Do as I say, not as I do.” Educators say it in jest many times...
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My Summer Reading Vibes
I’ll be honest—summer reading has been a struggle for me these past few years. Unless it was a...
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Life on a Reading Committee: An Insider’s Experience
The Journey Begins When I joined a reading committee, I knew it would involve tackling a...
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Leading Through the Stacks – Yep, That’s Leadership
Those final thoughts: keeping libraries relevant and engaging for all readers, and recognizing that we have the privilege of creating spaces where students thrive are so important to remember.
When we, as school librarians, lead in collection development, we are not just building collections, we’re inspiring the next generation of readers as we exercise our leadership through the stacks.
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Dewey Lite: Reorganizing Nonfiction in an Elementary Library
Let’s say a second grader asks you for a book about the military. Where do you take them in the...
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