What librarians make. A response to Dr. Bernstein and an homage to Taylor Mali
In his Newsday article last week, Dr. Marc Bernstein, Superintendent for the Valley Stream (NY) Central High School District, suggested Steps to Take Now for our Schools; What Cuomo Can Do to make NYS...
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Godin’s Poke the Box and The Domino Project
The job isn’t to catch up to the status quo; the job is to invent the status quo. Seth Godin. Last year, inspired by the ideas in Seth Godin’s Tribes, I began rethinking how I worked (or might work) in...
View ArticleThe Seven-Keynote MLS?
In my last post I wrote of Buffy Hamilton’s Crowdsourcing Recommended Reads for Issues in School Librarianship. Inspired by a request from her mentor and friend, Dr. Mary Ann Fitzgerald, of the...
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Follett Challenge for the Most Innovative School Library: Time to vote!
Way back in January, I wrote of the announcement of Follett’s seriously generous competition to recognize innovative library programs. You can now view and vote on the 124 entries to help select the...
View ArticleSchool Libraries: What’s Next (an ebook project)
Share your vision for our future. Please consider contributing to this exciting crowdsourced collaborative visioning project coordinated by Kristin Fontichiaro and Buffy Hamilton. To coincide with the...
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TED Playlists: a librarian’s friend
In searching for great examples of presentations for our seniors, I happened upon the TED Playlists. They’re not really new, but they’re new to me. And these curated collections of TED Talks are a...
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IDEO shares Design Thinking for Libraries
Need a fresh approach for rethinking your library program? Want to engage your learning community in the rethinking/planning process? Look no further. Developed by IDEO, and funded by the Global...
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