Freedom to Read Week (FRW) will be held from February 21 to 27. If this is news to you, FRW is Canada’s answer to Banned Books Week. You can order a kit to support this event. Free Web banners, and clip art, in English and in French, can be downloaded to make sure the word
Welcome to February's Professional Development Corner. We hope you find this useful and don't forget to send in any new events that you would like us to add. Webinars - American Association of School Libraries Attendance during the live webinar is open to all and is complimentary. Only AASL members and AASL eCOLLAB subscribers will have access to the webinar
Now that the QSLiN CLA Library Learning Commons Digital Badges are ready for you to use, there is another way to supplement your understanding of the CLA standards over and above participating in the badge program. The QSLiN team has created a YouTube playlist for each of the five CLA learning commons standards that show various aspects of
From: https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/ Helping students choose the perfect book for their needs is a thing school librarians do on a daily basis. Some of the suggestions found in this latest post from Nerdy Book Club will be familiar, but some of them have a new twist and might just ring a bell with you!
This film, created by Claire Baillargeon (bibliothecaire, CS de la Capitale), demonstrates how school libraries and classroom libraries can work in conjunction with one another to encourage the use of literature in classroom activities and foster a love of reading in students. A variety of activities as well as a demonstration of how a school library can
Matt de la Pena has won the John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature for his picture book, Last Stop on Market Street, a story about a boy's bus ride with his grandmother and his thoughts on why his family does not own a car. De la Pena says, "You can feel
If you’ve read the Harry Potter books, you may remember the magical Room of Requirement. This is a room where any need can be met. According to Beth Holland, in the Cape Elizabeth Library Learning Commons (http://capellc.cape.k12.me.us), a student looked at the new library learning commons and said to Library Information Technology Specialist, Jonathan Werner (@MaineSchoolTech), “You’ve given
Do you know what a “tomte” is? I just found out that he is a mythical Scandinavian creature who is somewhat akin to garden gnomes. Winter and Christmas are his things. This blog post from Jump into a Book, the online source for kid-friendly multicultural links and titles, offers some great reading and audio suggestions
Publisher’s Weekly has collated some of 2015’s best lists of books for kids and teens including their own best-of! Source: Publishers' Weekly: A Roundup of 2015's Best Book Lists for Kids and Teens I really appreciate the fact that the books that were chosen come from a wide variety of sources. Canadian, British and
Hello, The ABQLA has sent out its call for proposal for presentations for the 84th Annual ABQLA conference. This could be a great opportunity for any library personnel to share with others, and for them to also learn at the conference itself. Please take a look at the bilingual message below from the ABQLA and please
