Great New Easy & Fiction Titles for January 2017
Check out some exciting easy and fiction titles that have come out this month. ELEMENTARY PICTURE BOOKS Caterpillar Dreams by Clive McFarland. 9780062386366. 2017. Gr K-2. Henri the [...]
Great New Nonfiction Titles for January 2017
These exciting nonfiction titles have been published in January. PRIMARY NONFICTION Fancy Party Gowns : The Story of Fashion Designer Ann Cole Lowe by Deborah Blumenthal (ill. by Laura [...]
STEM Challenge of the Month
Are you thinking about starting a Makerspace but have limited funds or just are not quite ready to take the plunge? A great way to get your feet wet is to create a STEM Challenge of the Month in [...]
Moving Beyond Lego Walls
Anyone who follows my work knows that I am passionate about creating makerspaces that are unique to individual school communities. I have said many times that: “No two makerspaces should be [...]
S.E. Hinton: Celebrating 50 Years of The Outsiders Staying Gold
Fifty years ago, The Outsiders was first introduced to readers. A young outsider herself, Susan Eloise (S.E.) Hinton wrote about the life she saw and lived as a teenager. She wrote about the [...]
Are librarians the key to a Future Ready school?
BY MERIS STANSBURY School and district leaders should consider a Future Ready Librarian framework to better enable innovative strategies and practices. According to the U.S. Department of [...]
Culture In A Transformed Library
Think your library needs a renovation? You might be right, but before spending unnecessary money on a major overhaul, you might want to think again. I receive inquiries all of the time from [...]
Student Techsperts Manage Makerspace Resources!
The more I teach, the more I learn. This year I began a Student Techspert team to help manage the makerspace resources and technology in our library. Our library makerspace has grown [...]
