Censorship, Selection & Banned Books
Banned Books Week kicked off yesterday. I love Banned Books Week. It is a whole week dedicated to awesome stuff
Category: Librarianship
Reading the Hard Stuff
We believe that free communication is essential to the preservation of a free society and a creative culture. -ALA’s The Freedom to Read Statement
Informed Voters
Photo credit: The featured image on this post is Vote by Theresa Thompson, made available via a Creative Commons 2.0 license by personalincom.org/vote.
Book Review & Library Lesson: Tribe
This book…will serve as a valuable learning tool to emphasize to young writers the importance of maintaining a clear main idea in their writing and of utilizing an organized system of citation to give credence to their work.
Hitting the Ground Running
I’m taking a quick breath after my first few weeks as a High School Media Specialist to reflect, and I know one thing
So…you’re a librarian, eh? What does that mean, exactly?
After a volunteer organization meeting on Tuesday, I was the happy recipient of graduation congratulations and good wishes for my hopeful-but-yet–to-be-fully-solidified
If You Want Kids to Read the Collection, Weed the Collection
I love vintage books. I have shelves full of them at home. I once bought a 1930s era dictionary at
Wondering about Your Library
Today I’m sharing an advocacy video I created for my Technologies class. In my “real” advocacy video, I would include photos
School Librarian: Advocacy Leader
This week in my Information Technologies in Educational Organizations course, we’ve been learning and talking about leadership, advocacy, and evidence-based practice. As future
CyberHeroes & Anti-Cyberbullying
In my last post, Intellectual Freedom & Internet Filtering, I shared a few ideas about how school librarians can help schools
