School librarians are prepared to be leaders and can use their strengths to advocate for policy that benefits school libraries. This book will teach you how to engage elected officials to effect chang
Professional publication can take your career to the next level. Use this guide to learn the best ways to share your expertise and show commitment to the profession through publishing.• Presents a com
Colleges typically have writing centers to which students can bring their writing assignments to a peer tutor for assistance, but most high schools and middle schools do not. This book advocates for t
This one-stop guide to nurturing six core early literacy skills at your library also offers practical tips for sharing these skills with parents, teachers, and other caregivers so they can institute t
Drawing on the research of experts from the fields of computing and library science, this ground-breaking work will show you how to combine two very different approaches to classification to create mo
"Managing Children's Services in Libraries, Fourth Edition" is designed to give students and new library workers the skills they need to succeed as well as get experienced librarians up to speed on th
Beginning with a list of green supplies, including advice on how to recycle, reuse and rediscover materials already around the house, this book goes on to provide tips on getting teens thoroughly invo
Henkel (King County Library, Washington) gives instructions for 55 simple, low-cost, themed book displays, which can be used on the shelf, at the checkout counter, and in the display cases, to promote
The high school librarian has a unique opportunity and responsibility 1) to serve all the students including the forgotten half, those who if they finish high school, are unlikely to go beyond commun
Storytelling can be easy, fun, and above all doable, especially with the simple, easy-to-follow directions given by these two master storytellers. This book provides everything you need to become a m
Although there are many collections of Chinese folktales, few if any focus specifically on the tales of Taiwan, which have evolved in a tradition separate and distinct from that of mainland China. Thi
A handbook of easy school-wide one-day events that provide reading celebrations for elementary and middle school age students. The ideas are designed to be used for National Library Week, Read Across
Finding well-written and engaging material for teens with substandard reading ability can be a challenge. This handbook is designed to help, describing more than 500 of the best new titles for relucta
Projects to promote literature-based learning are provided, based on 38 novels and five picture books for students in grades 3-8, along with detailed instructions on how to teach with literature circl
Flexible scheduling and flexible access have been around for years, but students in many school systems have yet to reap their benefits. Full of fresh perspectives, this easy-to-follow guide gives you
This book demonstrates how you can meet the higher demand for library patron instruction at most academic libraries by using peer tutors to support and enhance your library services. Peer tutors can t
Spice up your history classes with this fantastic resource! Organized in units that represent major periods of U.S. history and regions of the country, it contains all the ingredients you need to prom
Hand them this easy-to-use, comprehensive guide to researching 100 popular research papers, and high school students will get off on the right track on their research papers. Designed by a reference
This quick-start guide explains how to use inquiry to promote civic engagement in the school library makerspace and provides ready-to-use ideas for hands-on service projects.• Provides step-by-step in
This valuable book shows how to get your community behind your library by making it an essential part of community life and demonstrating its benefit to all members of the community.‧ Helps smaller pu
This guide presents lesson plans for use in the classroom or library media center that connect picture books to the Common Core State Standards for grades K-2. Messner and Copeland, elementary media s
Looking for fresh ideas to liven up your storytimes? Here you'll find a wonderfully diverse collection of easy-to-tell tales from around the world, along with tips and profiles of the storytellers fea
This manual is a "one-stop shop" on how to present storytimes to suit different audiences including bilingual learners, special needs children, and those in a variety of settings such as Head Start, p
With this practical guide, it's easy to implement the proven fun—and learning—of a read-it-forward program in your middle school library. Teens recommend books to other teens, offering a surefire way
When students are able to manage topics of high interest by choosing their own subject matter, they learn how to effectively perform pre-collegiate research through a process that they find fun and re
Book Hooks are brief book reviews written by students to generate interest in specific titles. This guide explains the rationale and benefits of Book Hooks, gives ideas for sharing Book Hooks in the l
From Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale to Hot and Bothered by Annie Downey, this reference provides info on 114 women's fiction titles published within the last 15 years (most within the last 10 y
Filling a gap in books to help school librarians prevent and manage discipline problems in K-12 students as they utilize school library services, Bishop (education, State U. of New York at Buffalo) an
After the No Child Left Behind Act went into effect, many school districts cut class time for social studies in favor of tested subjects like math and language arts. Some elementary teachers spend on
Smith, an associate librarian at the University of Notre Dame, has dressed in a pirate costume, become a flying leprechaun avatar, and starred in a YouTube video, all in the service of the profession.
This collection seeks to fill a gap in folktale literature by offering tales of the Lao. Organized by broad themes and types, it offers more than 50 tales, including creation myths, animal tales, Bud
Working with or without a native speaker, a storyteller can touch the minds and hearts of all listeners--even those with little or no English language skills. Here a group of expert storytellers shar
You'll love this stimulating selection of year-round program ideas that appeal to teens between the ages of 12 and 18. Organized by month, the programs represent a broad range of interests, from arts
Bring the women who shaped American history to life in the_ classroom! Each script embraces an event or portion of these famous womens lives, and illustrates the contribution that the women made in sh
This guide to finding government information on the web serves as a directory, but also as a map to the government's structure and as a play-book outlining strategies for locating information. The ma
This guide provides a single-source, comprehensive listing of a fascinating and helpful group of books-picture books for older readers. A multitude of ideas about how to use them in the classroom sup
This book will be invaluable for those in the academic library who want to understand how best to serve students on the autism spectrum and how those students can contribute to the library.• Serves as
Video games aren't just for kids anymore. This book will describe the "why" and "how" to start or expand a video gaming program in the library, including some specific examples of how to target adult
In the last 15 years, the ground - both in terms of technological advance and in the sophistication of analyses of technology - has shifted. At the same time, librarianship as a field has adopted a m
Librarians can stay relevant in the twenty-first century when they build on those areas where they have excelled. Service to children is one of those, and a hot topic is emergent literacy, the earlie
