Highlighting topics and information on the elementary, middle school, young adult and participatory school scene. en-us http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283.html?nid=3368 Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use November 9, 2009 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/1170050317.html?nid=3368 How do these things keep happening? We had too many students who wanted to be part of the library club during advisory period so we divided into se... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/910050291.html?nid=3368 I would like to challenge you to donate $10, $6.50, $5, or even $1 to the Spectrum Scholarship program. You talk about helping bring others t... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/660050266.html?nid=3368 I hope to see all of you at the AASL National Conference in Charlotte, NC. (Tell me that you read this blog please because I get insecure and think... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/430050243.html?nid=3368 I don't blog about many contests, but this one did appeal to me while I was wishing I had the freedom to just stay home and write. (Don't you have ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/250050225.html?nid=3368 I need someone to invent/create/organize this - BookTalkApedia. I would have said bookapedia but I think it may already be taken. I need a database... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/1630050163.html?nid=3368 Okay, that must mean I'm calling all of you because you must be a fan of an author who has done so much for our students and our profession.&n... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/1420050142.html?nid=3368 Sometimes what a good story time needs is a good picture. I'm not talking about the concept of storytime as a cute little story the librarian reads... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/1410050141.html?nid=3368 Advantage of being on a board is learning about new stuff and how it's intended to work. Try as I might, new areas appear and I'm just as surp... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/900049890.html?nid=3368 I admit it. I said it. Very passionately, too. Where? At the SLJ Library Leadership Summit. Why? Because I was reading lips of people in the audien... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/680049868.html?nid=3368 Have any of you checked out the Parent Advocacy Toolkit on the AASL website? How about the website I Love Libraries (http://www.ilo... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/600049860.html?nid=3368 What's on your list to get around to? Those lists are tormenting me. Stacks of books pleading to be written about. Websites popping into my mind th... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/560049856.html?nid=3368 Every fall we begin a cycle in schools. The teachers of the youngest students in our buildings come to us telling us they have never had students a... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/1770049777.html?nid=3368 Thanks to Mary Ellen Davis, Executive Director of ACRL, for sharing the article "Rethinking Tenure for the Next Generation" by Cathy A. T... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/1750049775.html?nid=3368 Are you beginning to get excited about the AASL Conference Rev Up Learning November 4-8? Can you feel those librarian engines roaring as they line ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/1740049774.html?nid=3368 Offer annoying toys, trinkets, pens, and pencils like Scholastic's Drumstick pencils. Today my sweet little music teacher came to tell me that she ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/490049649.html?nid=3368 I get asked how to subscribe to this blog using RSS feeds because it's not easy. I blogged nearly every day this summer, so you could pop in d... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/180049618.html?nid=3368 How do you cope when you are too successful at conveying enthusiasm? I received a copy of Croft Middle School librarian Julie Gangone's Library Cre... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/710049471.html?nid=3368 The mistaken belief about your visibility and your importance. Are you visible enough? Are you there 24/7 through your website and virtual access... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/700049470.html?nid=3368 The concept of self-sufficiency as an excuse to avoid interruptions to help. Seriously examine your layout, your positioning, and your attitudes.... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/690049469.html?nid=3368 The use of procedures as excuses instead of ways to help. Policies and procedures prevent participation. If you were to consider the student&rs... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/680049468.html?nid=3368 The concept of respecting hierarchies of bureaucracy. My students don’t respect bureaucratic delays to their receiving new books, computers,... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/670049467.html?nid=3368 The idea that series reading only occurs in fictional titles. We promote fiction series and have launch parties for the latest titles. How ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/660049466.html?nid=3368 The idea that reading to learn is not fun. Here’s another area where my students helped me prepare to talk with you. They want you to ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/610049461.html?nid=3368 The concept that checking out books from the library is optional. I do have students ask if they “have” to check out a book. My answe... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/600049460.html?nid=3368 The judgments that Wikipedia and google are inherently bad. Wikipedia may be my students starting point for reality checks. Projects double-che...