A School Librarian Sharing Books & #ClassroomBookADay
Let’s begin with the most important thing you can take away from this post: Graphic novels ARE “real” reading!!! In all my interactions with K-8 readers throughout my 17-year career as a classroom teacher and librarian, there has been one constant – graphic novels. They may be even more popular and validated in the publishing world now than perhaps ever… Read More
Weeding Steps in a New-to-You School Library (or a not so new but hasn’t had a good weed in awhile library) Many would say not to weed until you’ve seen students using the collection. While I understand the basis of that advice, now taking over a 3rd library, there are a few things that I know can be done before… Read More
So I just want to talk for a minute about a little thing called the ALAN Workshop. ALAN stands for the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English). Their motto? Connecting the Young Adult Literature Community…One Book at a Time. It’s an organization I’ve been a member of since I started teaching eight… Read More
