When we were approached as content experts for this issue of Knowledge Quest, we wanted to frame the issue around a growth mindset for what school librarians wanted to take forward from a stressful pandemic experience. What emerges from this… Read More ›
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What the Frances Henne Award Means to Me
When I applied for the Frances Henne Award, I was unfamiliar with the role the woman the award was named after played in my calling as a school librarian. When I won, I felt compelled to learn more about Henne…. Read More ›
Mentorship Matters
Being a school librarian can be a non-stop and fun-filled adventure. Students ask questions and know that if you do not have the answers to their questions, that you know where to find them. Staff visit during planning to catch… Read More ›
Advice to New Librarians – Part II
As many schools get ready to start a new year, a whole new set of librarians will start–for the first time. This can be exciting and scary! Last year, I posted Advice to New Librarians with suggestions for starting… Read More ›
Starting Off: Where Not to Begin
Last month I tackled a question from one of my newly hired school library students who wanted to know: “Where do I begin?” Since then, as I have continued to mull this over, I realized there is another side to… Read More ›
Taking Your First Job: Where the Rubber Meets the Road
One of my students emailed me exuberantly announcing she had just accepted her first school library job that was beyond perfect: close to her home, in a fairly new school, with a supportive principal, in a grade-level she wanted. I… Read More ›