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...

This recent post from Doug Johnson about circulation policies that favor books over kids and learning has been wedged in my brain like...

Last week, while so many of my pals were in Minnesota taking in the sights and sounds of AASL, (I'm not bitter, really), I was home,...

School Libraries: What's Now, What's Next, What's Yet to Come I am unbelievably honored to be a part of this "crowdsourced collection of...

I've written about QR Codes before, but I'm on the heels of a new project that has my students using them in new ways.  And I just...

Today I had the absolute joy (pleasure! honor!) to present a pre-conference session at my state library association's annual conference...

Awhile back I wrote about the value of data walls as an advocacy tool in the library.  Since then, a month of school has gone by and I've...

A couple of months ago the SC Association of School Librarians asked if they could publish my flyer "Librarians are Ready!"  My copy...

A year or so ago I started soliciting photos of young adult authors reading in various locations for this project:  a google map showing...

The dates for this year's NCSLMA's annual conference have been on the books forever, but it wasn't until tonight that I started to really...

Today, in the middle of a class, it started to rain - INSIDE my library. Since school started, we've had 2 tornadoes, 1 waterspout and a...

Library orientations are one of those tried and true traditions that you can practically set your watch by.  The school year stars and...

A recent post by Doug Johnson, in which he posits that librarians are often regarded with distrust by teachers/admins, has gotten me...

I ran across this video a couple of weeks ago and it has been rolling around my head ever since.  I love its wordless, captivating, 75...

I ran across this article the other day outlining the 5 "essentials" that every school website should have.  Naturally, it got me...