Linda Jacobson
52 Articles
Powered by Partnerships: Winning Formulas for School-Public Library Collaborations
Joining forces provides ways to share resources, ideas, and programming to better serve students and promote reading. A new partnership toolkit from ALA offers strategies.
Let Teens Lead in Makerspaces
Working successfully with teenage makers can require a hands-off approach that dispenses with structure.
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Big Fish, Small Budget: Insights from SLJ's Spending Survey
School librarians see declining budgets, but many have influence over spending, our survey shows.
Everyone’s Problem: Libraries Confront the Opioid Crisis
Librarians are fighting the opioid crisis with information and social emotional learning strategies.
Baltimore Library Project Renovates 14th School Library
Fourteen libraries in the Baltimore City Public Schools have been renovated and now boast expanded collections and updated technology, thanks to a partnership with the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation.
Riders’ Advisory: Bike-related programs expand in libraries
Library bike programs can be as simple as storing a tire pump on-site and loaning bicycle locks—or as complex as loaning out bikes.
Melissa Jacobs Takes Top Library Position at NYC Department of Education
As the new director of library services for New York schools, Melissa Jacobs plans to attract more educators to the library profession, expand maker spaces, and create more opportunities for librarians in public and nonpublic schools to learn from one another.
Maker Movement Grows in K-12, with Librarians Leading the Way, Finds SLJ Survey
Since 2014, when SLJ conducted its first maker survey, maker activities have increased by four percent at the elementary and middle school levels.
New Resources for Banned Books Week
Librarians and educators have a new resource to oppose book banning in their communities.