Here is a little known fact about me. I grew up in a school district with a diverse population. Because the population was so diverse, the school district invested in its students by teaching us to speak Spanish and… Read More ›
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Weeded Books Everywhere, but Not a One to Read
Each and every year, school librarians engage in daunting task of weeding. Not cleaning out the flowerbeds, but cleaning off the library shelves. Most school librarians weed either before the school year starts or just as the school year ends…. Read More ›
Summer screen time conundrum
Screen Time versus Reading Challenge students to abandon their screen this summer for one hour of reading every day. Who knows, they might not be able to put the book aside after just one hour! We are about to begin… Read More ›
Eyes Wide Open, Selecting More Diverse Materials
Let’s be honest: You buy what you yourself like to read. Those big fat fantasy books about courageous females rather than the less well-written football stories or street “drama.” Or you collect those precious picture books with the gossamer fairy… Read More ›
End-of-semester-itis: Round Two
In December, my End-of-semester-itis post consisted of a few ideas to keep your students active in the library in the last few weeks leading up to Winter Break. Now, we are in that final stretch of the spring semester that… Read More ›
Collection Development: Choosing Nonfiction
While your teachers are working to teach students to distinguish nonfiction from fiction, to recognize nonfiction text features, and to comprehend nonfiction texts, you can support their efforts by purchasing quality nonfiction books. Specifically, you should buy excellent nonfiction books… Read More ›
A Librarian’s Book Club
We all know about book clubs! We run them, are part of them, and encourage others to join them. So I thought I would share how we are using a book club to move our program forward. So it begins…… Read More ›
February’s Featured Learning Commons – Allison Rothman at Hoover Middle School in San Francisco
This month I wanted to highlight a public school Learning Commons in a district near and dear to my heart, San Francisco Unified. I was able to visit Allison Rothman in person in the midst of a renovation of her… Read More ›
End-of-semester-itis
With the holidays approaching, I find many of my students slacking off with their study habits. In other words, they have caught a bad case of “end-of-semester-itis.” A nasty, dreadful disease sweeping the nation, and one I hope to cure. Winter… Read More ›
In This Holiday Season—Give the Gift of Reading
Stumped by what to give a loved one as a holiday gift? Give a Little Free Library (LFL) to benefit your school or neighborhood. It’s a win-win for all involved, because it will provide access to books and reading for… Read More ›