Everybody enjoys a freebie: The November edition of Booklist is free to download for the next 2 weeks. There are great suggestions and reviews of art-related titles whether print or audio. There are 2 particularly interesting articles, one on board games and one on coding. As always, there are the useful reviews that many librarians
Photo by Sanjay Suchak, University of Virginia Communications We all knew reading was great, but this infographic looks at it in a somewhat different, if tongue-in-cheek, light. What Happens To Your Body After You Start Reading a Book - Infographic
This Thinglink shows how library technicians (in Quebec, documentation technicians) are advancing learning in the schools in which they work. Just click on the dots or hearts, etc. to be taken to the films or websites that show how they do this. The Canadian Library Association Standards encourage library personnel to work toward collaborative engagement
These are four very funny movies by the Howard B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. They are one minute promotional ads requesting that students protect books from leaky water bottles, dog-earring, marking up with notes and food. They could be a great model for any kind of promotional short video that you might encourage
Leading Learning, the Canadian Library Association's publication of school library standards, states that, "Our school libraries should reflect our common values of equity, diversity, and cultural identity as well as best approaches in the educational and library professions." In several standards, it stipulates that print and digital collections are inclusive and support Canadian identity as well as the information needs of all
Kids love to put on plays. Reader's theatre is a wonderful technique to make books come alive and to have students bring books to life. According to the article, Taking It to the Stage With Readers Theater (the article is from School Library Journal, hence the American spelling!), readers theatre helps students to become more
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
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
School Library Journal book review site. http://100scopenotes.com/
Hello all, I was wondering what would you suggest I read this summer... help! Julian
