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• Finding Joy in Our Library World

  By Jennifer Sturge on 12/18/2020 • ( 2 )

  

  As part of the December newsletter for our Maryland Association of School Librarians (MASL), I sat down to write my thoughts for the column I pen as the 2020 president of MASL. I had just gotten my first holiday card… Read More ›

• Part 2: Polarization and New Techniques for Information Evaluation

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 12/17/2020 • ( 0 )

  Do We Need a New Technique for Information Evaluation? For years information professionals have created catchy ways to teach students systems for evaluation of information. School librarians have focused especially on websites and other online sources. Acronyms of all sorts,… Read More ›

• Picture Books and Primary Sources: Beautiful Shades of Brown: The Art of Laura Wheeler Waring by Nancy Churnin and Felicia Marshall

  By Tom Bober on 12/17/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Earlier this month I co-hosted a webinar on behalf of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) for librarians. In addition to highlighting the amazing collection that the NPG had to offer, we focused on how students could analyze and learn from… Read More ›

• Your Partner Down the Street: School and Public Library Collaboration

  By Leanne Ellis on 12/16/2020 • ( 0 )

  It seems obvious, right, to collaborate with your public library partner, especially during this challenging pandemic year. But like all partnerships under crisis, it’s easy to fall into our respective silos.  So I thought a post reminding us about this… Read More ›

• Part 1: Polarization and Resistance to Fact-Checking Information

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 12/15/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  What Is True? Another presidential election is in the books. Or is it? The electoral college met on December 14, 2020, with its 538 electors officially casting their votes in the 2020 presidential election. However, before then, media organizations such… Read More ›

• What 2020 Has Taught Me about Advocacy–A Simple Way to Toot Your Own Horn

  By Courtney Pentland on 12/14/2020 • ( 4 )

  2020 has been a roller coaster of emotions for so many of us. It has caused us stress and worry about so many things, from the health and safety of loved ones during the pandemic to the election to the… Read More ›

• A School Librarian’s Reflection of 2020

  By Amanda Jones on 12/11/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  A Look Back at March To say the past 10 months have been rough might be the understatement of the year; however, it has also been a time of reflection and a time for school librarians to shine.  Back in… Read More ›

• Navigating New Subscription Rollouts

  By Elizabeth Pelayo on 12/10/2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Technology in schools has changed in the blink of an eye. What was a hard sell to school boards all over the country has now become a quick approval if it supports remote learning. I’m sure many of you are… Read More ›

• 4 Things Being a Mentor Taught Me

  By Kelly Hincks on 12/09/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Recently, a local university was looking for mentors for Librarian and Information Science students. The e-mail went something like, “Help the next generation of school librarians…” My first thought was I am not sure I am qualified! I mean I… Read More ›

• Connecting with Others via StoryCorps

  By Kathy Carroll on 12/08/2020 • ( 0 )

  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 ›

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