At the Ames (IA) Public Library, a successful summer workshop gave young patrons interested in drag performance an education and an outlet.
Effective discourse should always be a priority, and with an important midterm election season ahead, we have a teachable moment.
A veteran educator who moved to a new school in a new state imparts wisdom.
With screen time off limits, kids turn to speedcubing contests, puzzles, typewriters, and more
Librarians and literature lovers join march in protesting the separation of migrant children from their parents.
Partnerships between schools and public libraries are on the rise—and may just be our our best lever to support literacy.
Oklahoma educators Heather Cory and Becky Smith hope to stay connected with their elementary school kids in person and with a YouTube channel.
When I left Springfield, I had at least 15 copies each of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The Soloist and Unbroken lying around. A few copies of each were on the shelves; many more were crowded on the bottom shelves in our workroom, several copies deep. What do we do with the leftover books […]
#inTLchat (in + tlchat) It seems so simple that I cannot figure out why it didn’t hit us sooner. Putting an “in” in front of the #tlchat hashtag we’ve been using forever, changes everything. It’s sticky. It’s (of course) international. And it’s already gaining global traction. Teacher librarians are the ultimate connectors and I don’t […]
