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by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager and Makerspace Specialist at Mackin Classrooms are filled with a variety of learners and therefore classrooms should be filled with a variety [...]

In a PBS NewsHour interview, Jason Reynolds, the award winning young adult literature author, shares his ideas on how poetry can get more young people interested in reading. And I couldn’t agree [...]

My younger son, Maxwell is a daredevil and for some reason, pain does not slow him down. Last summer, he broke his ankle while scootering and had to wear a walking boot for several weeks. He [...]

by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager at Mackin As humans, we are moved to make things, using our hands and our brains. The school library can provide an outlet for all students to [...]

by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager at Mackin Building a diverse collection of fiction, nonfiction, novels in verse, graphic novels, and biographies can be an overwhelming task. [...]