Tales of A Library Queen

Thursday, September 17, 2015

8 ways to Rescue Public School Libraries from becoming Obsolete

A powerful article written by Matthew Lynch in Education Week Magazine. It should be of interest to those that work in public school libraries.

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Promoting your School Library

I make sure to grab every opportunity I can to promote and advocate for strong school libraries. I created a commercial to do just that!

Friday, September 11, 2015

School Libraries and Librarians are RELEVANT!

Do you think that school libraries are becoming a thing of the past? Are you worried about your job, or feel like you are not important? Well my friends that is totally NOT TRUE!!! I know you hear talk about common core over and over again and you're probably wondering where you fit in. Well the truth of the matter is you fit right in the MIDDLE of it all. If your school district is talking about common core and you are feeling like the school library and your job is left out of the loop, then it is time to educate yourself. School Libraries and Librarians are going to be the link that brings common core together. I have attached a very insightful document to this post. I encourage you to take a look at it and see the importance of the school library and you!
School Libraries and Librarians connect to the Common Core Perfectly

Never Forget

Two great books to share with your students to bring understanding to the events that occurred on 9/11 and why we "never forget."

America is Under Attack: September 11, 2001: The Day the Towers Fell (Actual Times)
by: Don Brown

The Man who walked between the Towers
by: Mordicai Gerstein

Sunday, August 2, 2015

All about those Books

Oh yes...... I'm all about those books, bout' those books, no t.v.

Heading back to School!

Most of us are heading back to work if we're not back at work already. Well check out my library lessons page to get some fresh, new ideas for your library. A good orientation presentation gives you an opportunity to not only share the rules of the library and your expectations of your students. You also can showcase the importance of using the library and why it is a "valuable" resource. If you are able to, think about attending your school's Back to School night so that you can showcase the library to your parents as well. Welcome back to school library friends! :-)