Librarians do love lists. This is a list that will be close to all of our hearts because, as much as we want our students to display those important elements of information literacy and digital citizenship, we would be overjoyed to have them love reading. There are so many reasons why good reading skills help
We librarians do a lot of searching online, so here's an occupational hazard that you may not be ready for: you are not as smart as you think you are...but, our students aren't either. This article,Internet Searches May Make You Think You're Smarter Than You Are, refers to a study that shows that when we
The executive summary for the American Library Association's Report of 2015 makes for interesting reading. They give the top ten most challenged books for 2014. Below is the top five and why they are usually challenged: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie Reasons: Anti-family, cultural insensitivity, drugs/alcohol/smoking, gambling, offensive
What a treat it was to visit the Mackay Centre School and see how library services can be developed to meet the needs of disabled children! When my colleague, Julian Taylor and I visited the library and chatted with Anne McNicholl-O'Connor, the doc-tech and with principal, Patrizia Ciccarelli, we hoped to create a film that
Two things happened to me this week. First, I went on a West Wing rerun binge. Second, I heard from a friend of a friend of a friend about a speaker who was talking to teachers and made it a point to play up the importance of classroom libraries, not school libraries, but classroom libraries.
Twitter Icon 9a by marek.sotak cc Attribution by 2.0 Many librarians are using Twitter for professional development, to stay in touch with the library community, find tips and ideas that they can use in their own libraries or share with teachers and keeping up to date with new developments and trends in technology,
For teachers who are looking for a way to mix creativity, computer skills and storytelling, there is a new and free app called Inklewriter. According to the web site: The inklewriter lets you write as you play, branching the story with choices, and then linking those branches back together again. It keeps track of which
Jennifer Wooley was articulate and enthusiastic in this interview on Global News about The Battle of the Books, a Lester B. Pearson School Board-wide competition that has students reading books and participating in a fun, Jeopardy-like competition to show their familiarity with the books that they've read. Moreover, she was a strong advocate for the
Many of the most recent posts here on the QSLiN.org blog have been about digital resources, makerspaces and school library ideas. I thought it might be fun to get back to the books! The Guardian just posted some suggestions for fantastic YA novels, fantastic enough that adults should read them. Now I know that most
March is Women's History Month and though it's almost over, I thought I might share another list of books that are fun to read, have strong female protagonists and solid stories. This list comes from Book Riot, a great source for librarians and avid readers. Book Riot is not specifically for librarians; it's for people
