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This weekly summary of AASL Knowledge Quest blogs offers school librarians the chance to catch up on the latest posts on the Knowledge Quest website.
Using Dictation for Student Writing
Karin Greenberg
2025-08-15 04:07 PM
Old Librarians Can Learn New Tricks During a morning walk in early July, I listened to an episode of The First Draft Club podcast, "How I Am Using Dictation to Write My Next Novel." Mary Adkins, an author and writing coach, was singing the praises of dictation. Later that day, on another walk, I decided [...]
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5 More Complex Ways Google Sheets Can Preserve Your Sanity as a Librarian
Rachel Grover
2025-08-13 08:34 AM
In my last post, I shared five easy ways Google Sheets keeps me organized throughout the year. Today, I'm diving into five more complex, yet indispensable, uses that form the crux of my daily organization. While they might involve a few more technical steps and advanced features, I use these documents to free up my [...]
My Summer Reading Vibes
Marie Langevin
2025-08-12 02:31 PM
10 Real-Talk Tips for Making It Through This School Year Relatively Intact
Stacy Gilbert
2025-08-11 10:55 AM
Here are 10 tips I have learned from all of these invaluable resources that can help you keep your sanity this school year, whether it is your first or your ninety-ninth.
Life on a Reading Committee: An Insider's Experience
Amanda Galliton
2025-08-07 02:03 PM
The Journey Begins When I joined a reading committee, I knew it would involve tackling a significant number of books-but I wasn't entirely sure how I would manage it. It was my first year working at the high school level-same district, different campus-and I was simultaneously completing my doctorate, with only my dissertation defense remaining. [...]
Leading Through the Stacks – Yep, That's Leadership
Jennifer Sturge
2025-08-04 10:22 AM
Those final thoughts: keeping libraries relevant and engaging for all readers, and recognizing that we have the privilege of creating spaces where students thrive are so important to remember.When we, as school librarians, lead in collection development, we are not just building collections, we're inspiring the next generation of readers as we exercise our leadership through the stacks.
Yes, You ARE A Leader! (And I'm One, Too!)
Steve Tetreault
2025-07-30 10:06 AM
The 10 Minute Campaign Last year, I became NJASL's AASL Chapter Delegate. This involves attending national meetings to share what NJASL has been up to, and finding out what's going on in other parts of the country. It also means that during the ALA 2025 conference, I attended the chapter delegate meeting. Leading up to [...]
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