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Poem In Your Pocket Day: LIVE!
Tomorrow is National Poem in Your Pocket Day. For 3 years, I’ve been celebrating this day in my media center but not always on the official day. Last year, I shared the details of this event on the...
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Student Poetry Webcasts
Amazing! Global! Collaborative! Snap! I’m overjoyed by how today’s Poem In Your Pocket Day went. For the past 3 years, we’ve been observing national poem in your pocket day by carrying poems in our...
View ArticleLMC One Question Survey
Happy May Everybody! We always have great participation from Georgia media specialists so thanks in advance for responding to the May/June survey. The question for the current survey is: How do you use...
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Discouraging Read-Alouds
I heard a horrible rumor about a school librarian that was actually discouragingread alouds. I’m not one to listen to gossip and especially not one to share it but I’ve been thinking about this ever...
View ArticleSchool Libraries Worldwide Current Call for Papers
Current Call for Papers School Libraries Worldwide is the official professional and research journal of the International Association of School Librarianship. It is published twice yearly, in January...
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Using Poll Everywhere to Craft Poetry
Until September 28th, I am hosting the Ashley Bryan Traveling Exhibit of Illustrated Africana Children’s Literature featuring the artwork of Shadra Strickland. This exhibit showcases 8 works of art...
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September 11th: A Transliterate Experience
As I’m preparing to present at the School Library Journal Leadership Summit 2011, I’m thinking a lot about transliteracy and how I can create experiences and opportunities for students to “read,...
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Writing a Vision, Mission, and Beliefs for the Library: My Thoughts
For the past 3 years, I have told myself over and over that I need to rewrite the mission statement of the Barrow Media Center to be more representative of the kinds of learning that are taking place...
View ArticleA Quick Weeding Tip Using Destiny
Does your school system use Destiny? If not, you can skip my post this month, but if you do then here’s a little trick I’ve figured out to help with weeding. I’ve learned that weeding is one of those...
View ArticlePower Searching with Google
Dan Russell has a very cool title: Senior Research Scientist, Google Inc. He’s also a clear-spoken and affable guide to the ins and outs of really searching with Google. If you want to sharpen your...
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