Dangers are lurking all around our libraries. Our jobs impact everything from what we wear to our health and our mindset.
I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you’ve heard today.
Live Oak Middle School Librarian Receives National Attention
NYT: Monica Potts In the land of self-defeat
Twitter resources – Thanks Jenelle
Tune in for reflections on the upcoming Banned Books Week and an important conversation with Deb Zeman. Resources and additional podcast recommendations included.
I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you’ve heard today.
@DebZemanLMS BannedBooksWeek Tweet
YouTube: Dav Pilkey on banning books
School Library Journal: Pat Scales column “Scales on Censorship”
ALA’s Intellectual Freedom Blog
ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom’s page on Banned and Challenged Books resource page
NPR: It’s been a minute and Sam Sander’s interview with Angie Thomas
Checked In (A MASL Podcast) with Ethan Evans
Scholastic Reads Podcast: Becoming an Ally: A Conversation with Alex Gino
As if the end of the year weren’t chaotic enough, there’s a good chance plans have been made for your library. Tune in this month for episodes devoted to the the unique challenges we face during the last weeks of school.
I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you’ve heard today.
30 Books for 30 Days of Ramadan
Metro elementary schools keep libraries open to combat “summer slide”
What do you do when checkout has ended but the classes keep coming to the library? Consider the suggestions and visit the attached resources which you can use today to make these last visits to the library meaningful and fun for everyone!
I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you’ve heard today.
Donalyn Miller: The Key to Summer Reading
At-A-Glance Ideas for 45 minute classes
Join me as I address our role in promoting diversity in our collections, strategies for obtaining funding and sharing out resources and interviews from #MACUL19
I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you’ve heard today.
Lifelines with hosts Ann Braden and Saadia Faruki
Book Riot: Presenting KidLit These Days
21 Books you Should Add to Your Library that Share Muslim Voices
Rachel Mainero’s Innovative Learning Hub
My presentation at MACUL RIP BookFlix: Now what?
Dr. K. Mattson tinyurl.com/maculFRL (Future Ready Librarians)
Dr. K. Mattson tinyurl.com/Pics4DigCit
Dr. K. Mattson tinyurl.com/DigCitPicBooks
Dr. K. Mattson tinyurl.com/HackDigCit (Digital Citizenship)
Ryan Lisek’s #MACUL19 Resources
Do you dread leaving your library even for 1 day? You aren’t alone. Tune in and I’ll share some nightmares – and some helpful tips for preparing for the day you too have a substitute in the library.
KQ: Your PLN – Source of Inspiration or Thief of Joy
School Librarians – A Reflection: Can we really be all things to everyone?
The Book Wrangler: Wrangling up the best in Children’s Literature
Planbook.com (promo code “free6SLU” for new users to receive 6 months free when you create a new account)
Covering multiple libraries is becomming more and more common. Listen and learn about strategies for keeping organized and ready to teach whether you teach in 1 library or 4!!!
I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you’ve heard today.
Texas SLs left out of$5K raise to teachers
Presentation on February 2019: Michigan School Libraries
Chicago Tribune review: Lightning Thief The Musical
8 Things to Do To Stay Sane as a Traveling Teacher
SLU Marquee – Make your own copy and modify
Planbook.com (promo code “free6SLU” for new users to receive 6 months free when you create a new account)
Where does Dr. Seuss fit in our collection today? Join me as I wrestle with the contentious issue of racist and xenophobic art by a much loved children’s author.
I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you’ve heard today.
Kindergarten: Story time: (“other stories” in The Sneeches” Too many Daves, What was I scared of?
Tables: coloring “His real name was…”
1st Grade: Story time: (“other stories” in Yertle the Turtle) Gertrude McFuzz
Tables: coloring “he wrote 44 books…”
YouTube’s vancemo’s “Books to Music” playlist of 36 Dr. Seuss books set to ukulele music
Brain Pickings: The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss
SJL: New Study of Racism and Dr. Seuss
SJL: Is the Cat in the Hat Racist?
USA Today: Are Dr. Seuss’ Books Racist?
USA Today: The Debate over Dr. Seuss
The Connection between Dr. Seuss, Rosetta Stone and Theo Le Sieg
NYT’s Thing Three: Dr. Seuss, Rap and Racism?
Twitter: Racist depictions of Indigenious people by Dr. Seuss
How often have you resorted to self-censorship in your collection, circulation and checkout procedures? Is it just cowardly or have we just decided that compromising is necessary? This episode will ask you to call into question many practices used in school libraries today.
Wendy Rickman’s Study of Self-Censorship
Phillip Nel’s Nine Kinds of Pie
A Dirty Little Secret: Self-Censorship
NYT’s Telling Trump’s Story to Children
Find out what happens when a publisher decides to stop publishing a popular title in my collection.
NYT’s November 1 article: My Deployment Was Not an “Adventure”
NYT’s December 1 article: A Marine’s Reaction …Prompts and Apology From the Publisher