Do your students' parents really know what goes on in your classroom, or your program, if you are a Special Area teacher? This year, many parents had no idea how teachers were going to teach … [Read more...]
Distance Learning or Home Schooling? How Libraries Can Help!
Wow! We are in a brave new world now! When I worked in business, I sometimes "tele-commuted," (that is, worked at home). Not often, but occasionally. When I became a school librarian, I thought, "How … [Read more...]
10 Tips for Effective Library Renovation
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 … [Read more...]
The Secret to Getting All the Library Books Back!
Are you frustrated at the end of every school year (yeah, yeah, not by faculty pep rallies in a 100 degree meeting room; not by professional development courses one week before the summer brain drain; … [Read more...]
Hey, Librarians! Do You Still Dewey It?
Do your friends and relatives say to you, "Aren't you glad you don't use the Dewey Decimal System any more"? Most of the time I am sure they mean the old card catalog (you know, that oak artifact … [Read more...]
Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
I saw an idea on Pinterest. It was pinned by the Magpie … [Read more...]