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Looks to Books: Using Fashion as a Literary Hook

by Karin Greenberg | Sep 29, 2026 | Design & Create, Literacy

Book Covers as Fashion Reps From Veja sneakers and Parke hoodies to vintage jackets and goth...

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...

You Don’t Have to Love Every Book: Why Student Choice Matters in School Libraries

by Nicole Hogan | Jun 4, 2026 | Literacy

A strong culture of reading is not created by forcing every student to love the same book. It is created by helping students feel safe exploring, questioning, trying new formats, and discovering what they actually enjoy.

When we allow students to choose their own reading paths, we are not lowering expectations. We are building connection.

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...

Unplugged, But Engaged: No-Tech Activities for the Library

by Amanda Galliton | Oct 31, 2025 | Design & Create, Literacy, Teaching & Learning

Unplugged, But Engaged: No-Tech Activities for the Library As school librarians, we often feel...

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.