As a high school librarian, I know how important it is for my students to navigate and utilize academic databases. Ninety five percent of...

This summer I had the privilege of sitting down for an interview with Britten Follett about the conditions that support the continuous tr...

Today I had the opportunity to share some of my MakerSpace journey with librarians around the state of Illinois in a digital maker meet u...

I LOVE Canva. It makes me look like a graphic design superstar without much effort at all. This week I used the free online tool to creat...

Each school year, the reading specialists and I try to promote reading across our school through campaigns like One Book, One School or b...

If you are looking for a fresh book display, try this! Locate books with faces on the covers Make a copy this Google Slide Show for yours...

Hello friends! Like many of you, I have started dipping my toes into the MakerSpace waters. Our high school students have the opportunity...

A few weeks ago I was approached by a young lady inquiring about our library’s 3D printer. She had found a great deal at the mall on a pa...

Have you heard the Brad Paisley song, I’m So Much Cooler Online? The lyrics to that song, specifically the chorus, have been going throug...

Our library transformation was featured on this month’s “Explore 204” – a series of videos about the happenings in our district. Explore ...

So you have decided to genre sort your library? Awesome! I don’t think you will regret it. There are definitely some things you must thin...

This year I decided to genre sort our high school library’s fiction section. Many have asked if I am happy with the decision to do so, an...

This year I was blessed with a job in a high school library media center. The school is celebrating its 40th birthday, and many of the ma...

Over the years I’ve come to realize that there are two types of people in this world: keepers and weeders. Keepers tend to hang onto phys...

When I started my new role as a high school librarian two years ago, the space was less than welcoming. While the architecture was beauti...

I read a blog post yesterday by Jim Cordery (@jcordery) in which he described three words that would guide him this year. It turns out Ji...

This is the question that’s been on my mind the last few days as I have started rethinking our space to better meet the needs of high sch...