How to Book an Author Visit (And Why August Is the Month to Start) Author visits are one of the most powerful things you can do for a school community. Students who meet an author do not just remember the visit. They remember what it felt like to sit across from someone who made a…
The Library Scavenger Hunt That Teaches More Than a Tour Ever Could If you have ever stood at the front of the library and tried to give a class of kindergartners a tour, you already know how it goes. About thirty seconds in, someone notices the bean bag chair, another student is pulling a book…
Why August Is the Best Time to Co-Plan with Teachers (And How to Make It Happen) Most librarians wait to be invited into classroom planning. They sit in their libraries, ready and willing, and hope that teachers will eventually knock on the door with a collaboration request. I spent years doing this before I realized…
How a Welcome Wall Transformed My Library Before School Even Started The first thing students should feel when they walk into your library is that they belong there. Not that the library is a place to be quiet. Not that the books are precious and untouchable. That they belong. And one of the fastest, simplest…