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...

One of the things I get asked to do each year is to talk to students about literary genres.  Not only do many Language Arts teachers at...

For a long time now, I've been waiting for a revolution in education.  I'm talking full fledged anarchy, followed by a rebuilding from...

I have to tell you, I'm a little disappointed.  Just about 2 weeks ago, Joyce Valenza asked the world to show their support for school...

I love the Edublog Awards.  Every year, around this time, the blogosphere and twitterverse get to honor their own by giving a shout out...

Back in October, Tamara Cox, (The e-Literate Librarian), shared an idea for a library display modeled after the directional signs that I...

Oh. My. Stars. I am unbelievably honored and thrilled to have been able to host tonight's session on Rock Star Advocacy in TL Virtual...