Loads of Book Display Ideas for Your School Library!

Spice up your library environment with tempting book displays. Students DO judge a book by its cover, so don't let them judge your library as dreary! Special H/T  to Library Girl Jennifer LaGarde for the terrific infographic.

You can find this post and a HUGE collection of resources for teacher-librarians HERE.

Book Displays to Attract Reluctant Readers- from EBSCO

Fiction Book Display Ideas- Pinterest board

High School Library Book Display Ideas

Library Book Displays- Pinterest board

Library Displays- Pinterest board

School Library Book Display Ideas- Google image search

School Library Displays- Flickr pool of over 700 photos!

School-Library Displays- Pinterest board


Twenty Rules for Better Book Displays-from EBSCO

2016 School Libraries Work!

Scholastic has released its 2016 document, School Libraries Work! and I'm hoping all my library colleagues will download a copy.  It's important to note that the majority of administrators have no idea what we do every day as teacher-librarians, so it is up to us to let them know.

Always keep a log of what you do every hour of the day. I use a Google document and constantly add to it, inserting visuals for clarification. Don't risk forgetting how busy your day was!

My recommendation is to download a copy and use it to show your district how important school libraries are for our students. Here are some screen shots from the document:

     

Promoting Teacher-Librarians

Thank you, Joyce Valenza, for posting this on your blog. You can use this video to promote yourself. Teacher-librarians really matter!

16 Mobile Apps for Teacher-Librarians

There are so many great apps out there and so little time to see them all. Some are available for just the iPad, and some are available for iPhone and Android. Teacher-librarians are always on the lookout for great apps and programs for their students and colleagues. This list will be added to the MEGALIST FOR TEACHER-LIBRARIANS. Just click the tab at the top of the page. 

CAM SCANNER- your phone becomes a scanner!

Cam Scanner for iPhone and iPad

Cam Scanner for Android

CURATOR-collect and organize your stuff

Curator for iPhone and iPad

DRAGON DICTATION- just speak and see your text or email messages

Dragon Dictation for iPhone and iPad

Dragon Dictation for Android

Easy Bib for iPhone and iPad

Easy Bib for Android- app reads barcodes for citations of books, MLA citations

Evernote for iPhone and iPad- terrific program to organize your life and the library; Evernote site

Evernote for Android

FEEDLY- follow RSS feeds 

Feedly for iPhone and iPad

Feedly for Android

FLIPBOARD: Your News Magazine- social and world news brought together in one feed

Flipboard for iPhone and iPad

Flipboard for Android

iBooks- for iPhone and iPad; download and read books

Free Books: 23,469 Classics to Go- for iPad; "Browse our handpicked collections, download any of our 23,469 classic books, and read with our fully featured  eReader. Notes, highlights, bookmarks, dictionary support -- it’s all here."

Goodreads for iPhone, iPad

Goodreads for Android

LIBRIVOX AUDIO BOOKS-access over 10,000 books

App for iPhone

App for Android

NPR App for iPhone

NPR App for Android

TED App for iPhone

TED app for Android

VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE LIBRARY OF CO

For iPhone and iPad

WordFoto- available on iPhone and iPad, I found librarian Tiffany Whitehead using it to create signage for her subject areas.

World Book: This Day in History-for iPad; excellent source for daily updating on your media center's website

About the Edublogs...Part One

Now that I have finally gotten to slow down and relax on my vacation, I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who voted for my blog. I am very excited about winning the Edublog for Best Library Blog, but my reasons for wanting it might surprise you. During the voting phase, many of my students (and some friends) asked me what I would win as a prize. I told them that I wanted to expand my Internet presence as a media specialist and educator, and that I would be able to place the "winner" badge on my blog. My hope is that people who have never heard of me would give the blog a chance. Not sure if the students got it, but my friends sure did. Today's world is fueled by social media, and although I know I have an awesome blog, there are many others I continually learn from and respect, including Gwyneth Jones, Joyce Valenza, Tiffany Whitehead, Jennifer LaGarde, Nikki D. Robertson and Shannon Miller. If you are a teacher-librarian or media specialist, you should be following their blogs.

Part 2 of this post will cover this year's voting process.

20 Magazines & Journals for Teacher-Librarians

I still enjoy the feel of pages in books and magazines. Reading on my tablet is easier than the computer screen, but that physical copy of a magazine or journal is my personal preference. How many of the following do you have subscriptions with? Many also have digital versions online which won't cost you a dime. NOTE: You can also find this list under the Teacher-Librarians tab at the top.

American Libraries- ALA publication; read online for free

Booklist Magazine- $147.50 (22 issues in a year); website is here.

Bookwire- "search and discover over 20 million book titles, including print, e-books, audio books and more."

College and Research Libraries News - print subscriptions and digital online archives

Computers in Libraries-  $99.95 (10 issues per year); also digital online archives

D-Lib Magazine- digital library research published 6 times per year

EDTECH: Focus on K-12- online digital version or print copy

eSchool News- free print subscription for educators

 

The Horn Book Magazine- $49.00 (6 issues)

Internet @Schools- $49.95 (5 issues per year)

The Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults

Kirkus Book Reviews- tough book critics 

Library Journal- $101.95 (20 issues per year) 

Library Media Connection Magazine- $49.00 (special deal for 6 issues)

Library Sparks- $59.95 (9 issues)

School Library Journal- $88.99 (12 issues plus access to Book Verdict School Library Journal)

School Library Monthly- $55.00 (8 issues)

Teacher-Librarian- $56.00 (published 5 times per year)

Tech and Learning- free subscriptions for educators

VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) -online digital version

Welcome to the New School Year!!

I realize that I have been absent for 95% of the summer and I apologize for that. Health issues have finally been straightened out, and I'm ready to begin the new year tomorrow.  In the meantime, I've prepared some important links for you to use.

New teachers, click here for oodles of assistance.

Teacher-Librarians and Media Specialists will find a ton of resources here.

If you are still looking for a teaching job, try this listing.

I promise to begin more new posts as of tomorrow.  Have a great year!!

Repairing Damaged Books: 15 Resources to Help You Do-it-Yourself (Plus One Free Workshop)

 I don't know about you; when I earned my certification as a media specialist, I had never been required to take a course in book repair. My colleague Nancy just received an MLS from Rutgers University (well known for their library sciences program) and she also never learned how to deal with damaged books. How is this possible? Can't figure that one out. But, if you can't attend a training workshop locally, you can always benefit from those who have posted videos and information online. (When I first started my job, the Internet was just a little baby....)

There are certain supplies you should always have in your library. Once you read the list, you'll understand why school library offices should have sinks and counter space. Here is a listing of supplies provided by Amigo Book Repair Workshops. I will be adding this post to the Teacher-Librarians page on this blog.

FREE WORKSHOP ALERT: Kapco (makers of book protection supplies) will come to your library and present a free in-service workshop on book repair, using their supplies. Here is the info sheet and website for more information.  Now for the other resources to do-it-yourself:

Beginners Guide to Book Binding- 14 videos from eHow

Book Repair Supplies Categories- from Gaylord

Bookcraft Book Repair Guide- 35-page pdf file written by Gaylord; excellent guide with pictures to guide you



Damage Control: Advice From a Professional Book Repairer- by Aaron Hierholzer


Damaged Books and How Libraries Fix Them










How to Repair a Book's Binding- step-by-step instructions with photos



How to Repair Your Old Damaged Books- no pictures, but in-depth instructions

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Teacher-Librarians: Great Google Tips For Us

OnlineCollege.org has put together a super listing of 50 Great Google+ Tips for School Librarians. If you don't have a Gmail account, it's time for you to get one already! There are so many terrific things offered through Google, and one of them is Google+.