Elementary Librarian

Library lesson plans and ideas for the elementary librarian. Lessons incorporate Common Core and AASL standards.

Library Procedures: A Guide to Sanity

This post is written by Tracy Blunier. Tracy has been a school library media specialist for five years. She currently works in a primary school (grades K-2). She is a former classroom teacher with a passion for management. Tracy loves organization. She also loves using every resource possible to streamline operations and allow students as much ... Continue Reading...

Ten Tips for New Librarians

Every librarian has a few things they wish they knew as a new elementary librarian. To help make your transition a little easier, we're sharing some of our best tips. There's Power in Numbers 1. Find a district mentor. This should be your first priority if you're brand new, or even if you're just changing districts. The other librarians in your ... Continue Reading...

Getting Ready for the New School Year

  This post is written by Nichole Baumgartner. Nichole is an Elementary (K-5) librarian. She works at Carlin Park Elementary in Angola, Indiana. She sees classes every day, as well as doing recess duty, lunch duty, and aiding in the Kindergarten and Deaf and Hard of Hearing rooms at her school. If you are like me, last year ended in a ... Continue Reading...

Collaborating With Teachers

  As a traveling librarian, half of my day is spent in one building and the other half in another. My schedule doesn’t allow for much collaboration with other teachers, especially other librarians. Over the last ten years, I have tried many different ways to collaborate with classroom teachers. In the beginning, it was very challenging to ... Continue Reading...

Free Banned Books Week Activities

Banned Books Week is almost here! According to the Banned Books Week website, Banned Books Week began in 1982 "in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries." Banned Books Week draws attention to the issue of censorship and the freedom to choose reading materials. An increasing number ... Continue Reading...

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My students are engaged!

"I was thrilled to discover your treasure trove of resources. After two years of doing it “my way”–I decided to utilize the center approach and do it “your” way. The students are engaged and I see them using the knowledge." - Kathryn B.

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