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Highlighting issues that all school librarians need to consider in order to advocate for their students, this is a vital resource.
This book is a gift to educators, radiating with the authors’ infectious enthusiasm and wealth of experience.
An exceedingly thorough starting place for understanding how libraries may better serve and support patrons who are on the spectrum.
Providing book-based, library-centric STEAM projects, this is a worthwhile purchase.
Those who are new to a soloist position at a small library or who lack prior experience in a business setting may find some of the suggestions useful. For others, much of the information will not be applicable or is too elementary for their needs.
Incorporating STEAM in the library will stimulate curiosity in students, leading librarians to a wealth of opportunities to foster lifelong learners. Highly recommended for elementary school librarians seeking to prioritize STEAM.
The pandemic and the need for entire schools to rely on distance learning may fade, but components of good teaching will not. Teachers will turn to this work again and again. This dynamic selection is the one volume every educator needs.
A helpful resource for those already sharing folktales with young people, and an enticing collection for those who need convincing of the value of these stories.
A valuable primer for librarians eager to set up gaming programs, especially those new to this kind of programming.
After diving into this excellent resource, readers will feel confident that they can launch podcasting programs in their schools. Highly recommended for librarians and teachers interesting in beginning podcasting with students.
Filled with solid ideas for new programming and creative tweaks to established programs, for librarians in service areas large and small.
An appealing invitation to learn more, with some powerful personal insights and strong synthesis of others’ work on diversity, equity, and inclusion; not a primary resource for curriculum or hands-on activities.
Despite some salient points, this work falls short of its stated purpose, and readers will be better served by investigating lists and resources from organizations such as We Need Diverse Books, the We Are Kid Lit Collective, or Teaching for Change’s Social Justice Books.
While there is room to quibble with some suggested reading/interest levels, these moments are rare. This is a necessary purchase and an enjoyable read for those who recommend to or develop collections for a young adult audience.
Marrying in-depth knowledge of comics and libraries, Phoenix has produced a practical, user-friendly read that’s essential book for school and public librarians.
Recommended for anyone looking to diversify collections, learn more about novels in verse, or expand their use of poetry in the classroom or library.
Recommended for beginning librarians or those needing suggestions on incorporating social studies standards in library lessons.
Highly recommended for secondary school librarians.
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The School Librarian’s Technology Playbook: Innovative Strategies To Inspire Teachers and Learners
With a wide variety of examples, this book serves as a guidebook for K–12 librarians to promote innovative teaching throughout their school communities.
A practical and accessible starting point for examining the role of the library (and librarian) in the school community.
A reliable source of ideas, especially for beginning programmers or those looking for a creative nudge.
Absorbing and thought-provoking, this title is well worth any library professional’s time and consideration.
Given this text’s glaring omissions, not recommended for purchase.
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Collaborate
This thought-provoking and lucid volume will kindle ideas and inspire a desire to collaborate across the school. Librarians will want to refer to it often in order to develop their own plan to make the library a place where learners come together.
Well written and accessible to teachers and noneducators alike, this book offers a clear road map to helping children discover a love of writing.
Librarians who want to learn more about critical literacy theory and genre study will appreciate this work, though it is scholarly, so expect to use it more as a reference.
Not only is inquiry well represented across the different educational standards, it also stimulates students’ imaginations and creates lifelong learners. This stirring guidebook is a strong resource for elementary librarians who want to spark curiosity.
This is an excellent resource for librarians seeking to step outside their comfort zone and forge new connections. A must-buy for professional development shelves.
An informative primer or refresher for users willing to wade through it.
This is an excellent resource for anyone who teaches research skills or asks students to complete a research project. Essential for all secondary teachers and librarians.
Thorough and well researched, if a bit dry, this title provides an informative context for the many fast-moving changes and challenges school librarians are confronting.
Librarians interested in transforming their approach to programs and activities and drawing on research-supported theory may find this text a useful starting point, but those seeking practical programming ideas may be overwhelmed.
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Murder Mystery, Graphic Novels, and More: Innovative Programs for Engaging Teens in Your Library
A go-to for overworked librarians who want to bring some pizzazz to their programming.
Like its predecessors, this is an excellent choice to recommend to parents and also useful for beginning teachers and librarians. Libraries that possess the seventh edition should consider replacing it with this more current version.
Part parent resource, part librarian guide, this volume provides many ideas on how to work with parents both in and outside of the library. Especially useful for new public librarians.
Packed with information and practically executed, this is an excellent resource for both school and public librarians.
While this guide covers no new ground for librarians who have already begun learning about and addressing mental health issues within their community, it does pull together a number of helpful tips and resources. A solid addition to a professional collection where an introduction to teen mental wellness issues is needed.
The high level of detail distinguishes this work from other programing guides. A must for institutions promoting early literacy that do not own the 2006 edition.
A great addition to children’s services courses in library school, as well as for staffers looking to rethink programming and what it means to be creative
Like a rock star’s greatest hits album, this lovely oversize volume will enchant Oxenbury’s many fans and be revisited time and again
While all teachers will appreciate the many resources and descriptions of technology-based projects, the book is particularly well suited for new teachers or those new to implementing these best practices
This engaging and intellectually stimulating read is highly recommended for all librarians as well as those interested in exploring the issue of fake news.–Melissa Engleman, University of Tennessee at Martin
A good choice for academics or teachers or school librarians interested in research. Otherwise, not recommended.
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Mental Illness in Young Adult Literature: Exploring Real Struggles Through Fictional Characters
A good choice for professional development and academic collections, especially for those interested in YA literature or the representation of protagonists with mental illness
A useful primer for anyone interested in learning how to be an effective advocate for libraries of all types
Offering valuable reading lists, this beautifully organized work should become a go-to resource for parents, students of young adult literature, teachers, and librarians
Essential reading for librarians seeking to develop YA collections with care and purpose in order to promote social awareness and change
Not recommended for general professional development collections, but potentially useful for research-heavy collections
A solid, evidence-based look at why reading engagement is crucial and how teens and tweens can become lifelong readers
While this title will be nostalgia inducing for some, its unwillingness to grapple with racial inequities makes the overall effect saccharine and lessens its authenticity
An outstanding resource for librarians and teachers intending to teach media literacy
Valuable for introducing readers to a range of concepts (critical race, reader response, postcolonial, and monster theory), this is an important work of criticism on an underexamined topic.
School and public libraries are often a safe space for LGBTQ youth, making this an excellent guide for librarians who work with young adults, regardless of their level of practice.
School librarians will be inspired to try new techniques in their pursuit of developing lifelong readers.–Jackie Gropman, formerly at Chantilly Regional Library, VA
A thought-provoking resource for teachers and librarians seeking to foster their students' critical thinking.
Particularly useful for the new storyteller. Recommended for large collections.
Ewing's graceful prose enlivens what might otherwise be a depressing topic in this timely, powerful read. Recommended to public, high school, and university libraries.
This is both a strong advocacy tool for the essential role of school librarians and a way to reimagine a school's culture from the ground up. For school librarians interested in leadership.
This timely and essential purchase for public and school libraries humanizes Muslims and gives Muslim children authentic mirrors while creating important windows for non-Muslim readers.
Public librarians curious about the importance of coding should pick up this title.
Highly recommended for librarians interested in professional development and for academics who conduct research about the profession.
A valuable foundational text for school and public librarians looking to introduce or expand STEM programming.
Purchase as needed to supplement existing writing programs.
Highly recommended for all readers interested in Alcott and her masterpiece's legacy.–Erica Swenson Danowitz, Delaware County Community College Library, Media, PA
Grown-up fans, pop culture enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the history of educational television and child development will be inspired. An excellent and timely addition to most collections.–Kiera Parrott, School Library Journal
Librarians, educators, and anyone interested in materials for young people will appreciate this candid, sharp volume full of discerning perspectives on enduring subjects related to children's literature and the human experience.
K-12 administrators or professional development coordinators looking to incorporate video-based professional learning into their schools or districts will find plenty of material here. A solid purchase for school libraries with professional development collections.
An essential update for scholars. The bibliographies will invaluably help round out LGBTQ+ collections.
A pragmatic addition for school and public librarians who work with teens.
Essential for writing teachers, those who collaborate with them, and anyone wanting to breathe new life into a writing program.
A must-have for public and school librarians eager to develop movement-based programs.
Useful for new librarians looking for craft ideas to enhance storytime and inspire young artists.
YA history buffs and academics alike will want to read, reminisce, and chuckle through this fun and well-done work.
An important resource for youth, school, and academic librarians; educators; and library science students.
The succinct book summaries alone make this a worthy purchase, but the additional resources and suggestions result in an essential addition to professional collections.
A solid addition to classroom libraries and most useful as a resource for middle and high school English teachers. Not a replacement for Salem Press's "Critical Insights," "Magills Literary Annual," or "Critical Surveys" or the Norton Anthology of Theory & Criticism.
For library science students and public and school librarians interested in a nuanced examination of Asian American YA literature.
An inspiring resource for all librarians who work with adolescents; those who already own the first edition should strongly consider purchasing this updated version.
An exceptionally executed, culturally responsive, and timely work that demonstrates great sensitivity to the needs, interests, and experiences of teenage girls.
Despite some limitations, this volume does a superb job on many fronts. An essential purchase for public and school libraries, especially given that few other selections on this topic exist.
A valuable professional tool for school, public, and academic library collections.
Highly recommended for public and school librarians, who will confidently be able to infuse writing into children's programs.
Purchase where current literacy research is in demand.
A quick, inspiring guide for public librarians looking to amp up their youth services.
A welcome addition for school librarians eager to provide upper elementary, middle, or high school students with tools for evaluating the intricacies of nonfiction.
This extremely accessible work is a priority purchase for librarians seeking to connect more closely with classroom teachers and the curriculum. Library science students will also find it useful.
Every dedicated educator knows the feeling of spending hours creating just the right assignment to pique the interest of students. But what happens when students don’t respond as expected?
A secondary purchase for most librarians, although a good option for those seeking ready-made lessons that require little preparation. Better alternatives include Aaron and Colleen Graves's The Big Book of Makerspace Projects and Gary Stager and Sylvia Libow Martinez's Invent To Learn.
Useful for public librarians committed to combating the "summer slide."
The suggestions for implementation coupled with an honest evaluation of potential difficulties make this an invaluable resource for teachers who want to take their craft to the next level of proficiency.
Elementary school librarians and teachers will be inspired to advocate for nonstandardized assessments in child-centric learning environments that emphasize storytelling and stories. Highly recommended.
A supplemental purchase on a high-interest topic.
An informative and inspiring primer or refresher for anyone who works to motivate young readers.
A solid guide for public librarians wishing to develop a homework center for students.
Despite some issues, this title will inspire readers to develop their own community-building storytelling projects.
This title emanates can-do spirit and a willingness to think big, but those seeking case studies and concrete details on how to adapt this style of curriculum integration to local use, and for all grade levels, will need to look for additional writing on the subject.
A useful professional resource, particularly for novice librarians and those unfamiliar with censorship issues.
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