Anyone who’s followed the news over the past few years has likely heard at least something about the book challenges rampant in schools across the U.S.
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Opened in 2016 through a grant from the Boulder Library Foundation, BLDG 61 is a free community workshop dedicated to hands-on learning and the cultivation of purposeful experiences through making.
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Over the past few years, amid shrinking budgets and increasing operating costs from higher student enrollments, school libraries and librarians are often some of the first victims when the time comes to cut spending.
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A conscious effort to increase representation in K-12 schools has never been more necessary, particularly in the wake of 2020’s months-long global protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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The Browne Popular Culture Library at Bowling Green State University (OH) is the “most comprehensive collection of popular culture items in any academic library.”
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As supporters of our school’s goals, learning targets and students, school libraries play a unique role in providing social-emotional learning opportunities.
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I would often observe everyone trying to navigate the nonfiction section or avoid it completely. We had lessons on the Dewey Decimal System and our nonfiction shelves were labeled, but students and staff were still not engaging.
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Like so many people today, I love to cook, and I love to read. About 10 years ago, I started noticing that cookbooks were no longer just collections of recipes. There were stories interwoven with the recipes.
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By Shauna Darbyshire, Reference Associate | June 2019 My relationship with comics has developed and strengthened over the years. Like many 90s kids, I grew up with Archie, X-Men, Garfield, Charlie Brown, Spider-Man and Calvin & Hobbes. I then began delving into manga (Japanese comics) in my tween years. From these early reading explorations, I […]
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By Ge-Anne Bolhuis, Instructional Technology Specialist & Media Specialist Liaison | March 2019 The tables are set. Silverware gleams, tablecloths are elegantly draped and the place settings shine. The main course is perfectly plated, and students’ eyes widen in wonder as the hostesses, School Library Media Specialist Sonya Thompson and seventh grade language arts teacher […]
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