What is your favorite season in the library? Fall features new book deliveries, a fresh start to the school year, crayons that haven’t been mutilated. Winter is cozy, with holiday lessons and fun ideas for bulletin boards (and maybe snow…
If my three-year old niece sees a bug, she shrieks like a banshee and runs around like a maniac. I feel very much the same, so I hope I’m not a bad influence! Somehow, ladybugs inspire a different feeling. They…
Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? Want to learn six fun ways of celebrating National Poetry Month? This is the time to showcase those great poetry books in your library or classroom! As a librarian, of course…
How do you celebrate Women’s History Month in the library? There are many wonderful books about accomplished women. Sometimes the best way to introduce a topic, even to older students, is to read a book about it. Picture book biographies…
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…
Do you do gingerbread men lessons in your library or classroom? Here are some fun ideas. There are many versions of the story of the gingerbread man, starting with the classic folktale. Then, there are versions for all audiences, such…
How do you celebrate Thanksgiving in school? Same old paper Pilgrim hats and eating chicken nuggets? Try something new! Multiculturalism I think by now most teachers and librarians are savvy enough to provide a more balanced view of the First…
Do you want to have a Happy Halloween in your library, while still focusing on your main objective…to support the love of reading? Try these 7 tips! Tip 1: Welcome the Kids Why let the classroom teachers have all the…
Cool, sweater weather. Crunching through crisp leaves. Biting into juicy apples. While most of us start back to school in steaming August or humid September, by the time October rolls around, we are ready for autumn. How do you have…