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A New Adventure Begins | Some Lessons From The Road
Two years ago, I was given an amazing opportunity. After only five years as a teacher librarian, I was asked to serve as a teacher...
Jennifer LaGarde
Jul 30, 20146 min read


PLN Starter Kit Update | Summer Learning Challenge
Two years ago, I asked y'all to help me create a crowd-sourced tool to help other educators start building a PLN. Â This request grew out...
Jennifer LaGarde
Jun 10, 20143 min read


My ISTE Bucket List
As much as I love attending conferences, I'm not much of a NATIONAL conference goer. Â I haven't been to AASL since '08, ALA since '11 and...
Jennifer LaGarde
Jun 9, 20142 min read
No More Technology (or Library) Initiatives, Please.
I ran across this great post by Nancy White the other day in which she questions the practice of referring to learning initiatives by the...
Jennifer LaGarde
May 19, 20144 min read


Awards Are Nice But It's The Work That Matters
Over the last decade, school libraries have been disproportionately hit by the funding crisis in education with cuts to programs and...
Jennifer LaGarde
Apr 17, 20142 min read


#WhyLib - My Journey to Librarianship
In honor of School Library Month, lots of folks are telling the story of why they became a school librarian. Â Here's mine: In short, I...
Jennifer LaGarde
Apr 15, 20143 min read


#TXLA14 | Reflections from San Antonio
Last week I had the privilege of traveling to San Antonio to learn and share with nearly 8,000 Texas librarians at the Texas Library...
Jennifer LaGarde
Apr 12, 20143 min read


4 OTHER Ways To Keep Kids From Giving Up
Awhile back, I heard my friend and NC poet, Allan Wolf, compare a nagging bit of information, buried (sometimes quietly, but never...
Jennifer LaGarde
Apr 10, 20144 min read


#NCTIES14 | Reflections from The City of Oaks
My state's annual edtech conference, NCTIES, is like a family reunion of sorts. Â In addition to seeing tons of people whom I adore, but...
Jennifer LaGarde
Mar 9, 20144 min read


AKLA 2014: Reflections From The Land of the Midnight Sun
Last week I had the opportunity to attend and present at the Alaskan Library Association Conference (#AKLA) in Anchorage. Â As a North...
Jennifer LaGarde
Mar 4, 20143 min read


Moving From Decoration to Documentation
I've been thinking a lot about first impressions lately and about what our physical spaces say about the work that goes on in the...
Jennifer LaGarde
Feb 12, 20142 min read


Voices From The Trenches: The Teacher Librarian's Role in 1:1/BYOD Environments
A few weeks ago, Doug Johnson and I asked for help from teacher librarians working in 1:1/BYOD programs as we attempt to put together a...
Jennifer LaGarde
Feb 4, 20144 min read
Survey on The Librarian's Role in 1:1 / BYOD Programs
We need your help! Library-Tech Leader Doug Johnson and I are working on a practical guide for school librarians on 1:1 and BYOD...
Jennifer LaGarde
Jan 6, 20141 min read


Leading From The Library!
Psssst. If you don't have any plans for Monday night, you should join me and my friend, Jennifer Northrup, for a FREE webinar in the TL...
Jennifer LaGarde
Jan 2, 20141 min read


11 Questions (About Libraries) That Need Answers
While I've never been a fan of New Year's Resolutions, I understand the urge to make goals and aspire to something greater as one year...
Jennifer LaGarde
Dec 29, 20132 min read


Joyce's Story: The Ending Is Up To You
A few days ago, Joyce Valenza posted a video and script of what she called a School Library Story. Â Both are a testimonial of sorts. Â A...
Jennifer LaGarde
Dec 21, 20133 min read
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Five MORE Conversations [About School Libraries] That I Don’t Want To Have Anymore
Note: this post originally appeared in Connected: a publication of the School Library Association of New Zealand. Â I was honored to be...
Jennifer LaGarde
Dec 4, 20135 min read


Ed Geek Cast: The Podcast By, For and About Geeks Who Teach!
UPDATE: Â Ed Geek Cast Live! was so much fun! I had a blast doing the show and posted a link to the archived show below. Â Also, some...
Jennifer LaGarde
Oct 26, 20132 min read
Why Become A Connected Librarian?
I've being doing workshops on Twitter and other tools to help librarians get connected for a long time - and, honestly, I've never been...
Jennifer LaGarde
Oct 5, 20132 min read


Keeping Your Library Collection Smelling F.R.E.S.H!
Yesterday I had the opportunity to work with a fun group of librarians in the northern part of my state who had some questions about...
Jennifer LaGarde
Oct 1, 20133 min read
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