What's in an Email Signature? Technology in the Library

Karin Greenberg

2024-01-17 09:00 AM

Do our digital signatures matter? Recently, I received a creatively signed email from a librarian friend and was motivated to modernize mine. Since I still see pop culture images of cardigan-clad librarians sporting hair buns (read this article from Book... Read More ›

Building Relationships BINGO Fun

Courtney Pentland, AASL President 2023-2024

2024-01-09 12:56 PM

Happy New Year!  As educators, there always seem to be two new years for us, August/September and January. We often have renewed energy at the beginning of a school year and are filled with intentions to refresh, revitalize, and renew... Read More ›

My Favorite Collaborative Lesson: Facts, Opinions, and Robots

Kelly Hincks

2024-01-04 09:00 AM

Opportunities to collaborate can happen anywhere as long as you are listening.  One of the best places to listen is at lunch.  If you have an opportunity to eat with various grade levels you can make connections that would not... Read More ›

Steve's New Shaver: A New Year's Parable

Steve Tetreault

2024-01-03 09:00 AM

Foreword Bear with me; this is all going someplace, I promise.  Once Upon A Time... For years and years, I've used an electric shaver. Every half a dozen, I have to get a new shaver. It's always a pain in... Read More ›

Setting Yearly Reading Goals for Teens

Jessica Fitzpatrick

2023-12-19 09:00 AM

Setting realistic reading goals for the year is always a challenge for teens, and even for me as a librarian. Setting a realistic reading goal for the year not only helps them improve their reading skills by encouraging consistent reading... Read More ›