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• Authors Discuss the Crisis in Afghanistan

  By Hannah Byrd Little on 08/30/2021 • ( 3 )

  As the United States withdraws from Afghanistan, many American children and adults do not know what to do to support the Afghan people caught in the turmoil. Throughout the pandemic, we have turned to both literature and research to guide… Read More ›

• Student Appointments and the Library

  By Becca Munson on 08/27/2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Earlier this summer, I asked our Twitter community for ideas about how to reserve spaces in the library during all school intervention and “open” time. Four days a week, my high school has “academic support time” where students can visit… Read More ›

• Count Your Blessings

  By Blanche Woolls on 08/24/2021 • ( 0 )

  Happy New Year! Many of us sit down in December at year’s and send messages to friends and relatives reporting what happened over the past year. To make them more interesting, many add pictures of the various events in our… Read More ›

• The Future Is Now

  By Daniella Smith on 08/23/2021 • ( 0 )

  

  It is the beginning of a new academic year. Today, our faculty offered a student orientation activity. I met a group of first-year college students. Despite the trend of many nontraditional students entering college, these students all looked to be… Read More ›

• Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources: Opening the Road Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book by Keila V. Dawson and Alleanna Harris

  By Tom Bober on 08/19/2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Over three years ago, I wrote about Victor Hugo’s Green Book in a KQ post based on a historical fiction picture book. I thought Hugo’s story was amazing then. That is one reason I was so excited to read Keila… Read More ›

• Time to Clean Up Your Catalog

  By Leanne Ellis on 08/18/2021 • ( 0 )

  As the new school year begins, we know we must clean up our library spaces. But what about our virtual spaces–specifically the library catalog? Months of increasing overdue books, possible fines, and outdated lists mean a large discrepancy between what… Read More ›

• Engage Learners with an Inquiry Lesson about Traveling to School

  By Maureen Schlosser on 08/17/2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Would you like to start the school year with an inquiry lesson that supports the Engage Shared Foundation? Here’s an idea for you. Ask learners how they travel to school. Then, invite them to think about how children around the… Read More ›

• Sharing Back-to-School School Library Stories

  By Jennisen Lucas on 08/16/2021 • ( 0 )

  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 ›

• Super Awesome Library Project: Websites in 3rd Grade

  By Kelly Hincks on 08/12/2021 • ( 2 )

  

  You know when you have those times as an educator when you become so impressed by what students can do that you just have to stop and appreciate the moment. Well, this happened to me at the end of the… Read More ›

• Scheduling Library Spaces

  By Elizabeth Pelayo on 08/11/2021 • ( 1 )

  

  In my high school library we have always debated the best tool for scheduling our multiple checked out spaces in the library. We have yet to open, and I am still waiting to see if this school year will be… Read More ›

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