high school library

Building a Reading Community, One Reader at a Time

By Iris Eichenlaub on 07/01/2019 • ( 1 )

This spring, one of our 9th graders found a safe spot with us in the Camden Hills Regional High School Library. Erica is a self-proclaimed non-reader. She’s not a member of our Student Library Advisory Committee. But she is… Read More ›

Choosing Books That Challenge: Shaking Up Students’ Beliefs

By Karin Greenberg on 01/23/2019 • ( 1 )

This past weekend I read an outstanding essay in The New York Times “Book Review” section by Brian Morton, the director of the writing program at Sarah Lawrence College. In it, he describes an encounter with a college student who had been… Read More ›

School Libraries as Places of Social Engagement

By Iris Eichenlaub on 01/09/2019 • ( 2 )

Libraries are important places for social connections in our societies and schools. When I worked in a small public library, many of our older patrons counted on the library to serve a social function. Not just with programs or activities,… Read More ›