I admit it. Initially, when I noticed the cases of the coronavirus growing around the world, I did not imagine that we would begin to shut down in the United States. After all, we have been through Severe Acute Respiratory… Read More ›
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Co(mmunity)-Constructed Library
We Make Our Library Great. Together. I’m the steward of the school library. It’s my job to make the library a place that reflects our learning community, and responds to the community’s needs. Since our population of users is always… Read More ›
Data Tells a Story
When I stumbled upon the gorgeous, graphic visualization website Information Is Beautiful, I was lost for an hour. Then I raced to our science department and shared the site with some colleagues, then back to the applied academics department… Read More ›
Weeding without Controversy: Part One – Why Weed?
The Librarian Who Hates Books Earlier this year my daughter came home from school to tell me about a controversy at her school. The school librarians weeded the collection, and some students became so offended that they took to social… Read More ›
Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources: What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan
There are picture books that take a moment in history that I have a basic understanding of and expand it to the point that I realize that I know very little about that moment. That was the case with What… Read More ›
Cultivating a School-wide Literacy Culture
A new year naturally makes us more reflective about our school libraries. Being an elementary school librarian tends to be a lonely job. If you’re lucky, you are a part of the resource team, but even that can be lonely… Read More ›
Innovative Approaches to Literacy Program Applications Due May 18
The Innovative Approaches to Literacy Program is now accepting applications for 2018. The program supports high-quality programs designed to develop and improve literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade in high-need local educational agencies and schools. The U.S…. Read More ›
From reading decline to reading culture
Are Kids Reading Books Anymore? Book circulation is falling in different types of libraries, and school libraries are not exempt. But we can hope that if kids are not reading print books then perhaps they are reading eBooks. However, based… Read More ›
Saturday #AASL17 Social Media Contest Winners
As part of the #AASL17 National Conference festivities, AASL is holding a daily social media contest! Read how the contest was set up here. Wednesday winners Thursday winners Friday winners Here are those lucky posters who took the top honors… Read More ›
Moving Beyond the Selfie: 21st Century Photography Skills to Improve Your Instruction
With music playing to greet session attendees, James Allen started his Moving Beyond the Selfie: 21st Century Photography Skills to Improve Your Instruction with a funny video from Bad Lip Reading and a survey to find out where his attendees were… Read More ›