Today's post is written by Denise Smith. Denise was a Children's Librarian for 5 years before she started working in her current position at an urban charter school. Denise is currently working on a school Media Specialist Certification. She's also a certified knit & crochet instructor. She teaches at a craft store and offers free lessons at an ... Continue Reading...
School Libraries Forced to Close
After writing about the good news from Massachusetts and Washington a few weeks ago, I'm very sad to find news of library closures in Los Angeles. According to this article from the L.A. Times, about half of the 600 elementary and middle school libraries are without a librarian or even a library aide. The district cites funding as the problem, with ... Continue Reading...
Book Bikemobile: Merging School Libraries & Communities
Even though this was briefly mentioned in Tuesday's podcast, I wanted to write about it to remind people to help the Cambridge, Massachusetts community out! I got an email a couple of weeks ago from school librarian Liz Phipps-Soeiro. She has started a Kickstarter Campaign to deliver books via bicycle during her school's summer ... Continue Reading...
How to Host a Book Tasting with Jo Nase
Right Click here to download podcast episode. Show Notes Jo's Blog, The Book Bug Jo's Website, A Teacher's Bag of Tricks Jo's post on the Fiction Book Tasting Battery Operated Tea Lights Plastic Tablecloths Disposable Silver Trays Book Tasting Post from Mrs. Lodge's Library Jo's post on a Nonfiction Book Tasting Jo's post about a First ... Continue Reading...
Is your library stuck in the 20th Century?
I had planned to write about something totally different today, but I got an email from an assistant principal on Monday that has been plaguing me ever since. This is a paraphrased version of the email I received, slightly edited to remove personal details. Our librarian's policy is that when a student forgets to return their book during their ... Continue Reading...
Another Approach to Library Centers with Melanie Stewart
Right Click here to download podcast episode. Show Notes Elementary Librarian Posts and Products about Library Centers/Stations How I Use Library Stations 101 Library Centers Book About My Schedule Elementary Librarian Podcasts about Library Centers/Stations Why I Love Library Centers A Different Approach to Library Centers Symphony in Slang idiom ... Continue Reading...
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