Heading to the “Dark Side”: Why I’m Pursuing an Admin Endorsement
I am heading to the dark side.After a terrific conversation with my supervisor, I’ve decided to...
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Category: Leadership & Advocacy
The Case for Using AI as a Co-Librarian
The start of the school year brings a unique kind of overwhelm and exhaustion, doesn’t it?...
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A Note to Fellow Educators: School Librarians are Your Indispensable Literacy Partners
Every school in the country should be equipped with a specially trained, built-in literacy...
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The Easiest Gifts to Give School Librarians (May Be the Hardest to Give Ourselves)
Sowing the Seeds Recently, a school library friend asked if I had submitted myself for an award...
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Getting Your Message Beyond Your Own Walls: How One Librarian’s Vision Became a Statewide Advocacy Moment
“I feel like I’ve stretched myself and grown so much through this collaborative. Your...
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Celebrating Quiet Library Leadership
As I write this, for many of us, our school year is coming into the wind down. The students are...
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Advocacy: It’s What You Do Every Day (Literally)
More Ironic Than Alanis Well, the news has been grim lately. As school budgets get tighter than...
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Recognizing Our Contributions: Giving Ourselves Credit (Where It’s Due!)
Praise for Thee – AND for Me! I am fortunate enough to get to talk to school librarians...
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Teacher “Appreciation:” Why Information Literacy Matters More Than Ever
Teacher “Appreciation:” Why Information Literacy Matters More Than Ever During the first and...
Read MoreMake the Most of “the 100 Days of May”
Thankfully there are many commemorations to celebrate during “the 100 Days of May” as we make our way to the end of the school year. This time of year, we often find ourselves extra busy with extra long to-do lists: making final...
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When Advocacy Gets Real: Building a Living Library of Scenarios
School librarians are master problem-solvers. We advocate for intellectual freedom when a book is...
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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