Elementary school library

An Elementary school library makeover that was facilitated by a donation from Overstock.com. Come see how we enticed the kids to come sit and read.

Welcome them in and they'll never want to leave. #publishing #library #childlit

These library activities for kids help kids make the most of the time they have in the library!

Being a brand new school librarian is both exciting and scary. All summer, you’ve planned for your new position, but today, you're feeling pretty lost.

Over the last several years, I've done at lot of change up our library space at Stewart. Here's some of my tips to help you rethink your library.

#sustainable #design

Don't let a short schedule keep you from providing engaging library programming. These 30-minute library lessons are perfect for librarians!

This is one of my most popular articles for school librarians! If you are new to the field, you may feel like you are spinning your wheels every day. Here's a list of 10 things you should do FIRST. #schoollibrarian #backtoschool #newlibrarian

Some school libraries are reinventing themselves as makerspaces, but this Ohio library took a slightly different approach and has seen incredible results.

Our job as teachers is to turn our students into avid readers. On this post, I will share the tips and strategies I use to get my students excited to read.

Creating a student-centered library requires designers to consider the function, comfort, and engagement that the space will provide. Partnering with students, teachers, and librarians can help ensure you are able to design a space that will serve the needs of all stakeholders for many years to come. #MiEN #Education #SchoolFurniture #Innovation #21stcenturylearning #Collaboration #k12 #library #mediacenter

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While I was researching some of our reader-nominations for Book Riot's 2013 charitable partner, I stumbled across The Library Initiative of The Robin Hood

Whole Number Dewey is common sense cataloging for elementary school libraries and children's sections of public libraries.

Author spotlight library display made by @lacemeier

I know elementary librarians whose library programs thrive on the Specials Rotation. I am unfortunately not one of them. I was on the rotation only in my fifth year in the library, and it was enough to make me apply at the middle school for the next school year. Here's why it went so bad for me... #elementarylibrarians #specialsrotation #schoollibraries #librariantruths

Students love to guess then see what their teachers are reading!

Try these 5 ways to make your school library program better! #NoSweatLibrary #schoollibrary #librarymanagement

Library Orientation Elementary. Great library lessons and activities for first month of school. Check out these engaging ways to teach an elementary library orientation.

This elementary school library lesson plan is a great starting off point for a lesson, as well as for a teacher evaluation template.