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The Cockroach Approach: Outreach
Part One of a four part series. Read the introduction here. Children’s librarians have cornered the market on outreach. We go out to schools, preschools, daycares and present book talks, storytimes and...
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The Cockroach Approach: Doughnuts, an interlude
I posted this quote by John Green on my facebook timeline the other day: “Adult librarians are like lazy bakers: their patrons want a jelly doughnut, so they give them a jelly doughnut. Children’s...
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Do I contradict myself?
In my dreams of big tent librarianship, I envision a field where librarians of all types are exchanging ideas on common themes and issues facing their libraries. I see an active interest in seeking out...
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September, I remember
September, how did you get here so fast? Oh, yeah, summer reading (Ingrid breaks it down for you, animated gifs and all). And, oh, yeah, I have a new job (which makes another Ingrid link relevant). I’m...
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Eat or Be Eaten: A Disturbing Storytime for the Older Child
I’m reading aloud to a group of fifth graders soon, and I knew I wanted to start off with one of my sure fire hits, Gobble Gobble Slip Slop by Meilo So. I’ve read this book with all ages and the...
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let’s stop worrying and love the common core
You’ll live to be read another day, sweet Catcher in the Rye. Beautiful illustration by naomi yamada. Dear sweet baby Jane. So if you want a rage stroke, read the articles I’ve listed below. If you...
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ego, thy name is librarianship
cc license photo by flickr use r zoonabar Anyone who knows me will tell you that I have a bit of an attention problem. No, not attention deficit– I have a need to be, if not the center of attention, at...
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speak
via Howard Lake I think my “ego” post actually contained within it several separate issues, all of which deserve their own careful looking over. Let’s do that, shall we? first: speaking and keynotes....
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Storytime Opera
even cats can sing! illustration by Kyle Harter http://www.kyleharterart.com Singing is one of those things that every human can do, but many avoid doing because they think they’re not good at it or...
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Book Talkin’
(You need to sing the title of this post to the tune of “Jive Talkin’”) via the new york city public library’s flickr page As the school year draws rapidly to a close (seriously, where did it go?) I’ve...
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Making A Difference
photo by Matt Perich http://www.flickr.com/photos/mperich/ In college, I had a lot of loser mentality left-over from high school, but I struggled against it and actually made many good friends and a...
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Making Common Core Commonplace: On the Front Lines 2013
Hi OTFL friends! Thank you so much for attending my presentation, and for the great conversation. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me if you want to talk more– I’d love to help. Just a...
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Accentuate the Positive
You’ve got to accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative And latch on to the affirmative Don’t mess with Mister In-Between You’ve got to spread joy up to the maximum Bring gloom down to the minimum...
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Programming for Preschoolers: Take a Tip from Preschool Centers
photo from Alternative Heat (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alternative_heat/) via http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ When I was still teaching preschool (oh how I love to talk about when I...
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Talk the Talk
Talk the Talk: The Art of Booktalking to Young Adults Whether you’re talking to a single 12-year-old or an entire classroom of high school seniors, an effective and engaging booktalk can be a...
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Private Lives
Or, Private Eyes Are Watching You. Everyone (paid or unpaid) who provides governance, administration or service in libraries has a responsibility to maintain an environment respectful and protective of...
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Every Action Has an Equal, Opposite Reaction
In my post Where Do The Teens Go? I posited a Youth Services Department which is formed around a core staff of four two-person teams. Ideally they would all be full time, but that might vary depending...
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Look Like A Librarian
No, this is not a post about wardrobe or anything like that. Just so you know. I also started writing it two years ago. I took the train to work today because my car will not start thanks to the polar...
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Wondrous Pitiful
My story being done She gave me for my pains a world of sighs. She swore, in faith, ’twas strange, ’twas passing strange, ‘Twas pitiful, ’twas wondrous pitiful. – Othello, Act 1, Scene 3 The stories of...
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Why Kids Need to Read What They Want
Is this how we want kids to act when it comes to reading? / flicker, C. Bitner In the most recent edition of Cover to Cover by K.T. Horning, there are no early childhood, middle grade, or ya...
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