I could really use some career advice from some librarians who've been around the block.
I'm currently working on my Master's in Library Science and certification to become a Media Specialist at IUPUI (ALA acredited). The problem is, I don't have
Read more…This may be a slightly sensitive topic for a public forum, but has anyone had any experience of working with a colleague who actually puts kids off reading?
I have worked with a teacher who has no patience when it comes to kids (usually boys) who c
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With midwinter conference coming up, I'm wondering what are your favorite conferences to attend? AASL, ISTE, ALA, state conferences? And on the same note, how do you pay to travel to and attend these conferences? Do you pay out of your ow
Read more…I work in the high school library in a tiny super-conservative town. I just bought the Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx thinking it would be a great resource for health class book reports. I had no idea it was so graphic/vulgar but I hate to take it off
Read more…Our library is a light bright attractive facility; we have a number of indoor plants to liven up the environment. I have recently appointed a new staff member who wants to get rid of the plants. Anyone have any arguments I can use to advocate that we
Read more…Joyce et. al.,
I was reading something from Joyce's blog recently, and she mentioned that she has USB flash drives kids can check out. I'm interested in learning more about this process, such as funding, a policy if available, and how big they are
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I am looking for ideas to use in remodeling or at least modernising my school library. Does anyone have any great ideas - we have a limited budget - or places for me to go and look at what others have done?
Read more…If you are, or know of, a school librarian that has been working in the school library field for less than five years, please check out this award information and consider applying:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslawards/franceshenneawd/
Read more…We use the classics for teaching literary elements but would like a few suggestions for currently published (last 10 years) titles that our English teachers can use with 11th grade students. The goal is to analyze for literary elements with "off the
Read more…Do you have a “cutting edge” website that works well for you as a 21st century tool? Or maybe you have a tried and true site that has not had much attention? Why not nominate it for AASL’s best Websites for Teaching and Learning for 2011? Just fill i
Read more…where in the world do you order library posters? I have searched and searched on the net, but haven't found any posters that suit a library, and if I do they are almost 20.00 + there must be a secret underground website that you go to!
Read more…Hi, I am getting ready to present information to school board about teacher software use in the District. I broke the topics down into Management, Assessment, Supplemental and Instructional use. Any assistance and advice is welcomed. I read an articl
Read more…Okay, here is my situation. I had been waiting for my state budget to come and finally in October inquired about it to my principal. After hearing some rumors from other librarians in the district, I asked him if it was true that the state budget w
Read more…This may be the first summer in a long time I can read just for fun. I thought it would be cool to plan our summer reading lists here. But let's really be selective. Choose one, just one, book in each category and share it here. Feel free to attach l
Read more…I am wanting to start an online writing center at my school that will complement our physical student-staffed center. Have any of you ever done this? I have an idea that students will send their compositions to a drop box and ask for specific help. C
Read more…I'm looking for a good way to teach the Dewey Dec. System. My goal is not to make the students simply memorize the categories. I'm interested in them getting exposed to the different subjects and exploring their interests. I also think they don't
Read more…Well, I am in the midst of my very first scholastic bookfair, I was wondering who of you have used other bookfairs. I have heard bedfordfalls mentioned a couple of times, but scholastic makes things sooooo easy. Do any of the other fairs offer the
Read more…My high school has purchased 1 Kindle and 1 Nook to test. However, they both require credit cards. Our district will only allow POs to be set up with an account, not a credit card. How do other schools deal with this issue?
Thank you!
Read more…Is it wrong to "hide" books for your frequent patrons? I had a child who came in everyday for 3 days looking for a particular title, when it finally came in I "hid" it under the counter. Then a little while later another child asked for the same ti
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