Happy New Year! It is funny how we all think differently about New Year’s traditions. I am always interested to hear how different people celebrate: special traditions, parties, foods to eat, and resolutions. Every New Year’s Day, I make two… Read More ›
Presidential Musings
Sock Moments
Have you ever pulled a freshly dried pair of socks straight from the dryer and put them on your feet? If you haven’t, try to imagine that feeling of warm dryer heat covering your cold feet and then drifting up… Read More ›
Thank You for Your Leadership
Every year my husband makes a Thanksgiving dinner for the students in his life skills class. He leads the students in making a menu, discussing their favorite dishes, and learning about the holiday. In the twenty-two years he has been… Read More ›
Preparing for Bumpy Roads Ahead
This weekend, while camping with my family, my husband decided to take a drive on a little-traveled “road.” I put “road” in quotes because for all real purposes, it was barely a path. With more rocks than smooth parts, it… Read More ›
Sharing Back-to-School School Library Stories
Whoo-hoo! It is time for back to school! Are you excited? My birthday is in the middle of the summer, and I was always excited to get birthday money because I could use it to buy school supplies. There was… Read More ›
Celebrating the School Library Story
I am both humbled and honored to introduce myself as the new president of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). As president, I would like to focus my year on how we weave the stories of our school libraries… Read More ›
Lessons from COVID: Making Time for Nature and Self-Contemplation
The world is a noisy place. Everyone is talking and few are listening. We are becoming increasingly active as the world reopens. As we close out this school year and look to the future, we all have to be cognizant… Read More ›
Modeling Inclusion in Our Learning Communities
During the past year, time has felt fluid. I have lost track of days and have had to write down everything just to get tasks accomplished. This year has also led me to reflect on the need for equity, diversity,… Read More ›
Unveiling Our Capes to Advocate for School Libraries
As social norms shift and trends change, once-powerful words can lose their impact and traditional thoughts become outdated. For me, the word advocacy used to evoke a sense of focus, energy, and urgency. It now has morphed into an ambiguous,… Read More ›
Connecting with Others via StoryCorps
Typically the holidays are a time for connecting with others. With the current pandemic limiting our ability to gather together, StoryCorps is one way people can maintain their connections and create new connections in a new and memorable way. StoryCorps… Read More ›