Filling My Cup with Book Joy

Amy Brownlee

2025-07-22 10:39 AM

As teacher-librarians, we work hard to do it all: provide dynamic programming, protect intellectual freedom, purchase the best new books, collaborate with colleagues, and hone our reader's advisory skills so we can hand the perfect book to our patrons right when they need it. It's a lot.  By the time the end of the school [...]

Humbled and Hopeful: How My Violin Journey Refocused My Librarian Lens

Stacy Gilbert

2025-07-21 10:46 AM

I have been surrounded by music my entire life. My father is a musician, and I grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, where it seemed that everyone was connected to the music industry in some way. In school, I jumped at the first opportunity to learn an instrument. I was so excited the first time I [...]

5 Easy Ways Google Sheets Can Preserve Your Sanity as a School Librarian

Rachel Grover

2025-07-18 09:42 AM

Sometimes being a librarian feels like balancing an endless number of plates on sticks while I'm pedaling a unicycle. You know what I mean? Most of the time, I feel like there is never enough time in the day to get everything done and there is SO much to remember and keep track of. Especially [...]

Dewey Lite: Reorganizing Nonfiction in an Elementary Library

Kelly Hincks

2025-07-17 10:59 AM

Let's say a second grader asks you for a book about the military. Where do you take them in the library-355, 623.8, or 940.5? Or how about when a kindergartener asks for a book about the Detroit Lions, and you direct them to 796.332 ADA? What's the likelihood they'll find that book on their own? [...]

Read-Ins, Ripples, and Results: Librarians Leading the Way

Jennifer Sturge

2025-07-16 10:59 AM

In June, the Philadelphia Alliance to Restore School Libraries (PARSL) staged a silent read-in on the steps of the School District of Philadelphia's Administration Building. Several years ago, K.C. Boyd, her fellow librarians, and supporters in the District of Columbia led a similar action, which ultimately helped restore school librarian positions across D.C. public schools. [...]