A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to chat with Steve Thomas, the master mind behind Circulating Ideas - if not the only, then...

I've never been a big fan of having my photo taken. Despite the fact that my online persona wears a cape while banging the library drum...

Maintaining a "hold shelf" for patron reserves is hardly innovative practice. However, a recent tweet by library rockstar, John...

Back in December I received an email which read: Dear Jennifer, "I’m pleased to tell you that your colleagues have nominated you as a...

I went to three great sessions yesterday, the last day of NCTIES.  Usually, by the time the last day (of any conference) rolls around, I...

"Master teachers must be public learners."  -David Warlick at NCTIES 2012 Today and tomorrow I am getting my geek on at NCTIES - my...

A couple of weeks ago I was asked to speak to our local chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa – an educational sorority that a few teachers from...

One of the toughest parts of having an awesome PLN is the (often) unfulfilled desire to visit the libraries and classrooms of the folks I...

I've been thinking a lot about content area literacy lately.  Given the emphasis on expository text in the Common Core Standards, it's...

Awhile back, I wrote about a reader's advisory project I'd been working on - involving collaborative genre Prezis.  At that time, I...

When I started this blog, I picked the moniker of "Library Girl" on a whim.  All around me, it seemed like libraries were under attack...

Sometimes I wonder why I still subscribe to so many professional journals. It's not that the quality of these publications has diminished...

On Thursday, I have the privilege of sharing some of the things happening in my library with about 60 school librarians and...

This post is a shout out to a group of fantastic teacher librarians who are “lunching and learning” this Friday in Fayetteville, NC....

About a month or so ago, I ran across this video on Flubaroo, bookmarked it, and then went about my merry way.   Fast forward to winter...

Since I couldn't take you all with me, I thought I'd share the video from the I Love My Librarian Award ceremony which I blathered on...

Several years ago when AASL came to Charlotte, I wandered into a session called Gadget-A-GoGo! - starring Gwyneth Jones, the Daring...

I'm not really sure how to start this post, so... I suppose I'll just start at the beginning. November 16th was a busy day in my library....

When I cast my virtual ballot for this year's Edublog awards, I talked about how, even if you never vote, the Eddies are a great way for...

Last week, I had the opportunity to watch The Mitchell 20 with a group of educators from my district. I have to admit, I went into it...