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We Know Our Why. What Is Our Purpose?

by Amanda Galliton | Sep 10, 2026 | Collaboration, Teaching & Learning

If you have worked in education for any length of time, you have probably heard the phrase...

Free Comic Book Day: The Superhero of Library Events

by Karin Greenberg | Jun 16, 2026 | Collection Development, Literacy

The Last Library Hurrah Comics and Color. Graphic novels and gadgets. This year’s sixth annual...

Knowing Your Worth – Even When Others Don’t See It

by Amanda Galliton | Apr 28, 2026 | Collection Development, Leadership & Advocacy, Teaching & Learning

“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...

March Book Madness 2026

by Karin Greenberg | Mar 17, 2026 | Design & Create, Teaching & Learning

Cover Up Book Covers! I get excited when I see them displayed. Creating my yearly March Book...

The Connection Between Reading and Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show

by Karin Greenberg | Feb 11, 2026 | Collection Development

In case you missed it, Bad Bunny performed at this year’s Super Bowl. As soon as the halftime show...

Bringing Joy to the Library

by Karin Greenberg | Dec 11, 2025 | Design & Create, Literacy

Joy to the Book World Books bring me joy. Give me a wall of bookshelves filled with colorful spines and I feel the stress melt away. Can teenagers relate? From my years in the library, I’d say only a handful. I...

The Power of a Reading Librarian

by Karin Greenberg | Oct 8, 2025 | Collection Development, Literacy, Teaching & Learning

Follow the Leader (Or Not) “Do as I say, not as I do.” Educators say it in jest many times...

Life on a Reading Committee: An Insider’s Experience

by Amanda Galliton | Aug 7, 2025 | Collection Development, Literacy

The Journey Begins When I joined a reading committee, I knew it would involve tackling a...

Leading Through the Stacks – Yep, That’s Leadership

by Jennifer Sturge | Aug 4, 2025 | Collection Development, Leadership & Advocacy, Literacy

Those final thoughts: keeping libraries relevant and engaging for all readers, and recognizing that we have the privilege of creating spaces where students thrive are so important to remember.

When we, as school librarians, lead in collection development, we are not just building collections, we’re inspiring the next generation of readers as we exercise our leadership through the stacks.