I am not an artist.  But when I created this blog, I knew I wanted an avatar that would come to be synonymous with "Library Girl."  I...

Lots of schools across the country are either considering, experimenting with or diving right in to full fledged STEM initiatives; that...

Librarians are not born horn tooters.  At least, I'm not.  I know that might sound contradictory for someone who a) calls herself...

I've been a super fan of Gwyneth Jones' fantastic comic tutorials (using the comic creator Comic Life)  for a long time!  And what's not...

Yesterday I learned that I, along with several other far more amazing Teacher Librarians, have been nominated for a Bammy Award.  If...

Ok.  Pop Quiz: Which of the following uses of technology have I actually witnessed during my travels to schools and libraries around the...

Once I realized that April was School Library Month I thought, "I know! I'll share one uber cool school library resource each day (on...

First Google killed iGoogle.  Now it's putting Google Reader six feet under.  If I didn't know better, I'd start to take this personally....

Last week I had a great discussion with my friend Thomas (and by discussion, I mean a series of thoughtful texts) about Science Fiction....

Last week I learned about Blubbr.tv which is an easy to use and uber fun website that allows you to string together YouTube clips to...

I'm a book talker, not a book reviewer. I love talking to kids about books.  That moment when you know you've hooked a kid - when you...

Since so much of my job these days is wrapped up in professional development, one of my goals for 2013 was to create a space where I...

Have you ever had one of those experiences when something you KNOW to be true, (something you  hold sacred, in your heart of hearts;...

This is the time of year when better bloggers than I are reflecting on another year gone by.  Selfishly, I love these "year in review"...

The nominations are in and the voting is open for the 2012 Edublog Awards. I am super honored to have had this blog nominated again in...

On Monday, I had the opportunity to participate in another fab edition of the TL Virtual Cafe webinar series.  This month's PD offering...

I've written before about how much I love the Edublog Awards. But that won't stop me from doing it again this year! :)  Truly, these...

I've been getting some questions lately about what my new job entails.  The title "Educator on Loan" doesn't paint a very clear picture,...

It's hard to believe, but I started this blog over four years ago.  Even as I write that out, there's a part of me that thinks my math...

I ran across this post recently (thanks to a member of my PLN who posted it on Facebook).  It outlines "10 Things School Leaders Do to...