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by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist As educators, we know one of the most effective ways to introduce a new subject is by reading a book. Stories can [...]

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, [...]

Let’s talk mental health! May is National Mental Health Month. The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that one out of every six kids between the ages of six and seventeen experiences a [...]

by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist It takes a village to raise a child. Parents depend on extended family, community members, and educators to help [...]

By Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist No other form of writing expresses emotions and creates imagery quite like poetry. Poets select words for their [...]

I’ve had an up-and-down relationship with the classics. The Great Gatsby, Romeo and Juliet, and The Old Man and the Sea were all required reading for my high school English language arts classes. [...]

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 [...]