Making Space for Creative Expression
As a school librarian, I try to make literature relevant to my students. I’ve found that...
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5 More Complex Ways Google Sheets Can Preserve Your Sanity as a Librarian
In my last post, I shared five easy ways Google Sheets keeps me organized throughout the year....
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10 Real-Talk Tips for Making It Through This School Year Relatively Intact
Here are 10 tips I have learned from all of these invaluable resources that can help you keep your sanity this school year, whether it is your first or your ninety-ninth.
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Picture Books and Primary Sources: Pedal, Balance, Steer: Annie Londonderry, the First Woman to Cycle Around the World by Vivian Kirkfield and Alison Jay
I’ll admit to having an affinity for true stories that focus on high stakes and high rewards as...
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Back to School, Back to the Reading Motivation Board
As I settled into the routines of a new school year, the question resurfaced: How could I increase...
Read MoreReading Workout! Strength Training for the Teenage Brain
The Gender Gap How can we get boys to read more often? It’s a question that comes up frequently in my life as a librarian. I’ve ordered books with male protagonists, created displays that capture masculine interests, and...
Read MoreTaylor Swift, Barbie, & LatinX Back-to-School Displays
Sparks Fly in the Library Taylor Swift. The name is enough to get the attention of all teenagers (and most adults). When my Teaching Assistant suggested we use the iconic pop star as the focus for a book display, I jumped on the...
Read MoreAdvice and Ideas for Essential Services during Rapidly Changing Times
I find that I grow in my professional practices by asking other people about the strategies that work for them. In this post, I am following up on last month’s discussion about educational changes and adaptations since the...
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