Salem Press 2011 Library Blog Awards
At a time when so many folks don’t have a clear enough picture of what libraries look like, or where libraries are going, or who librarians are, we need to point to vision. The Salem Press 2011...
View ArticleFollett Challenge for the Most Innovative School Library: Time to vote!
Way back in January, I wrote of the announcement of Follett’s seriously generous competition to recognize innovative library programs. You can now view and vote on the 124 entries to help select the...
View ArticleShare your cutting edge practice!
Note: I am a member of this OITP committee and I urge my brilliant TL friends to apply for this recognition! OITP, LITA seek nominations for cutting-edge technology practices Washington, D.C. – The...
View ArticleFollett 100K Challenge Winners Announced!
‘This award means that we can add more relevant and exciting materials to our program and continue the momentum for years to come.’ — Isabel Chipungu, media specialist, Ocoee Elementary School. One of...
View Article‘Tis the season for lists (and I love it!)
It begins around Thanksgiving each year. We reflect on what we learned, what we tried, what we loved, what we abandoned. I thought I’d share a few of those early bird lists and a couple of...
View ArticleSLJ’s two new awards: School Librarian of the Year Award and Build Something...
I am so embarrassed to have missed these announcement, and I want to make sure that others do not! SLJ just announced two new awards that are ripe pickings for so many of you! 1. School Librarian of...
View ArticleJames Patterson asks: What would your school library do with $1,000–$10,000?
James Patterson might just make your library a little better and your students a little happier this year. Well-known, well-loved author and literacy activist, James Patterson is donating $1.25 million...
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