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Zombies Invade the Library
Hey, if the Center for Disease Control can do zombies- libraries can too! Hooray, for the Bay Area Libraries!
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Yahoo!
A big thank you to all the super FUNbrarians who purchased, A BOOK IS JUST LIKE YOU! (Highsmith, 2012). Just got the sales numbers, and WOW! Your students are going to have a whole lotta fun...
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Rock Star by Association
Last night, I skyped with my super cool niece- a sixth grader and avid book lover like myself. Seriously, I could talk stories with her for hours. So when I mention I knew Kami Kinard, the author...
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Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving FUN-brarians. Enjoy family, friends, and plenty of good food. And as always, LibraryGames.com is grateful for your commitment to teaching children reference skills and your love...
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Free Storytelling
Nothing beats good storytelling. If you’ve never attended a storytelling festival- well, get yourself to one pronto. In the meantime, here’s a fabulous website with top-notch national storytellers...
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Rockin’ the Library
Boy, did we have a busy week and a whole lotta fun! Los Angeles singer-song writer, Annie Boxell, who wrote, arranged, and sang most of the music on our cd, Library Songs came to Charleston....
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Book or E-reader- Let the Kids Decide
It was awesome to see kids coming back from winter break even MORE excited about reading. Why? Technology. Now you might not be a huge fan of the e-reader–lots of librarians I meet aren’t, but I...
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Librarian Turned Artist
I had the opportunity to spend a week teaching kids to paint fun dogs and cats at an elementary school in Garden City, SC. I was the Artist in Residency and I LOVED it! Sometimes, it’s nice to...
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Helpful Hint
With changing technology, plagiarism is a hard concept for students to grasp. They hear music sampled in songs, lift images from websites for their Power Point presentations, and think everything...
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Colorado Libraries
I spent my spring break in Colorado where I skied and learned to drive a snow mobile really fast. As most of you know, I always stop at local libraries wherever I travel and Telluride and...
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The One and Only…
Yep, you need to read it to your classes. Cover Art Courtesy of Harper Collins
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Glad to be in Education
Came across this video while doing some research- totally made me smile and happy that I’m an educator. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hotPDAZKa0 Smiley face courtesy of free extras.
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Cafes in Libraries- It’s a Wonderful Thing
One day I wish every library would have a little café. Books and coffee- now that’s the ticket! This café, A Novel Cup is in the Central Brevard Branch in Florida. They do a rockin’ business too!
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Books & Motorcycles
LibraryGames.com hits the road. I have a new way to get to libraries now. Next purchase… saddlebags, the perfect storage for books and dvds.
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APOTHECARY
Image courtesy of Penguin/Meloy If you haven’t read this book…do! It’s YA, but reads beautifully for MG (aloud too). It’s been a while since I haven’t been able to put down a book and this one...
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Book ART by Long-Bin Chen Hits the Library
C of C Library’s book stepping stones Ever wonder what to do with all those books you’ve weeded out of your collection? The Halsey Institute in Charleston, SC has an extraordinary exhibit of...
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EVERLOST
EVERLOST Last week my niece came to visit. Like me, she’s an avid reader and we swap all types of good reads. Now, I know it’s summer vacation and you probably want to pick up something besides a...
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Love it!
I toured this amazing library in Telluride. They put large photographs of the children in their community all over the walls. How cool would that be in a school library?! Displaying each child with...
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Teachers Pay Teachers. Love it!
I’ve been hearing about this great website, TeacherspayTeachers and finally “checked it out” this summer. I was so impressed with what talented educators are doing and sharing with others. So...
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CHOMP
Can Carl Hiaasen go wrong? Not in my opinion. Once again I found myself laughing, mouth gaping, shaking my head, and having an all and all good time. I know many school librarians voice that his...
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