High school librarian

Wanting to revamp your independent reading program? Try using a classroom book club, which is a great way to enrich, engage, and differentiate in secondary.

Today let’s talk about how and why I started a low-tech makerspace at our high school library! When I started at this library 5 years ago it was completely different than it is now. Circulati…

School Librarians can curate high-quality websites for teachers, or save time and use DeweyLinks, carefully chosen websites that align with and enrich middle school curricula. | No Sweat Library

What principals know and think about school libraries we have learned largely from our own past experiences and school librarians. I have had the distinct honor and privilege to work with and learn from some amazing librarians over the course of my career. These innovative educators have shaped my belief in the indispensable value of robust school libraries. They also have transformed how I think about learning and how I make decisions as an instructional leader. Connecting School to the…

When schools have high-quality library programs and librarians who share expertise with the entire school community, student achievement gets a boost.

Next week marks the start of National Library Week!

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

Students need and deserve short, simple School Library Lessons that support classroom learning. School Librarians need to focus on a single objective and offer a meaningful activity so students can…

Using color-tinted spine label covers, a School Librarian leaves Dewey behind and creates a student-friendly topical organization of the nonfiction collection in her high school library. Learn more...

This is my fifth year as the school librarian at my high school, and I have somehow been pretty much spot on on my first five-year-plan for revamping and reinvigorating and modernizing our school l…