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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›