These posts cover library administration and organization, such as circulating books, setting up library procedures, library decor, etc.
Do you want to have a smooth back to school experience in the library? Do you want your students to come into the library calmly, take their assigned seats, listen attentively to your lesson and check out books efficiently? Are…
How do you decorate your library or classroom? Hopefully you don’t put up one bulletin board in September and leave it up all year? One time, our principal ranted about scarecrow projects he saw still displayed in January! I change…
How can librarians benefit from Teachers pay Teachers? Have you heard of Teachers pay Teachers? If you are a school librarian, you can bet that your classroom colleagues have! Teachers pay Teachers (or TpT) is a website on which teachers…
Are things chaotic in your school library? Do kids come barreling in, grabbing any seat they want? Are they unaware of what books they have borrowed? Do they get in trouble at the end of class because they have nothing…
How do you decorate your library for the winter holidays? I always try to make mine book-related. That’s easy since there are so many great holiday books, with beautiful covers! Circulation Desk Displays First, I have a display on the…
Do you still teach the Dewey Decimal System in your school library? Or, are you ditching Dewey? It amazes me how many people, including school administrators, say, “Now that your catalog is on the computer, I guess you don’t need…
Do your students’ parents really know what goes on in your classroom, or your program, if you are a Special Area teacher? During lockdown, many parents had no idea how teachers were going to teach remotely. What were the kids…
How can librarians help with distance learning? Read these helpful tips.
So, you are getting ready for a major library renovation? Let me know where to send the sympathy card! No, seriously, you have a golden opportunity to chart your own future (if cranky school administrators, spartan budgets, diva designers, and…