Limitations Inspire Innovation: Information Literacy Instruction with Primary Sources in the 2020 Pandemic
Schools are open. Libraries are open. And, as always, librarians are teaching information literacy and research—it’s just all online. Just as many misunderstand the role of teacher librarians (we [...]
New Prequels, Sequels, and Spinoffs to the Movies That Were Released in 2020
by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist Most movies for youth are adaptations of children’s books and young adult novels. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [...]
Reaching Through the Distance: Teaching and Writing in 2020: Guest Post by Marcella Pixley
It is 2020. I am writing this blog from the old, wooden desk inside my classroom. I have been teaching in this room for the past sixteen years, but this year it feels unfamiliar. The desk is [...]
2020 Newbery Medalist Jerry Craft: Making History With Graphic Novels
The call came at 6:42 in the morning on January 27, 2020. THE call. The call every author hopes to receive but few do. It was the call from the Newbery committee telling him he had done it. Jerry [...]
Exceptional Contemporary Fiction for 2020
As part of my role as a Collection Management Librarian at Mackin, I evaluate new contemporary fiction titles for middle school and high school. This means that I get sneak peeks at the new [...]
2019 Newbery Medalist Meg Medina: An Ambassador of Cultures
Her ears were buzzing. Her knees were buckling. Her mouth was babbling. Author Meg Medina remembers that much about the morning she received “the” call from the Newbery Committee telling her that [...]
Great Nonfiction Titles for May 2019
Take a look at these exciting nonfiction titles published in May. Enjoy and learn! ELEMENTARY NONFICTION Birds of a Feather : Bowerbirds and Me by Susan L. Roth. 9780823442829. Neal [...]