Day 1: Walk Through Your Library Like a New Student The beginning of a new school year is full of checklists. Order supplies. Finish processing books. Update bulletin boards. Test the printers. Set up the circulation desk. Answer emails. With so many tasks competing for your attention, it’s easy to overlook one of the most… More August in the Library: 21 Quick Wins – Day 1
Easy Activities That Keep Students Engaged While You Juggle Everything Else The first few weeks of school are among the busiest times of the year for school librarians. You’re welcoming new students. Teaching orientation lessons. Helping teachers. Answering technology questions. Processing new books. Updating displays. Learning names. And somewhere in the middle of all that,… More Passive Library Programs for Busy Back-to-School Weeks
Advice from Experience for Your First Year in the Library Your first year as a school librarian will probably feel exciting, exhausting, meaningful, confusing, and wonderful—sometimes all before lunch. You may begin the year with carefully organized plans, only to discover that the printer is not working, three teachers need help at once, a student… More What I’d Tell a First-Year School Librarian
Library Lady’s K-12 Edition is a mostly weekly newsletter for K-12 school librarians. Today’s topic is — Back to School Library Lady’s K-12 Edition will only be published every other week during the summer. We will be back to our regular schedule in mid-August. Links in this post may be affiliate links. Purchases made using… More Library Lady’s K-12 Edition – Welcome Back (Almost!)
Looking to add to your collection? Here is a list of Books for International Tiger Day Links in this post may be affiliate links. Purchases made using these links will not cost you more, but may pay me an affiliate fee. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising… More International Tiger Day Book List
Creating First Library Experiences They’ll Never Forget For many kindergarten students, the school library feels like stepping into a magical place. Rows and rows of books. Bright displays. Comfortable reading spaces. A friendly librarian waiting to welcome them. It’s exciting—but it can also feel a little overwhelming. Everything is new. The room is bigger than… More Helping Kindergarten (and New Students) Fall in Love with the Library
I’ve seen a trend in recent years; maybe you have as well. Feel free to share this “Tips for Parents” post with the teachers and parents you work with. Youth sports, music lessons, dance, scouting, church activities, tutoring, clubs… today’s children have more opportunities than ever before. That’s a wonderful thing. But sometimes, in our… More When “Busy” Becomes Too Busy: Helping Children Find Balance
First-Day Library Activities That Put Books at the Center The first library visit of the school year often comes with a long list of things to cover. Students need to learn procedures. They need to know where to sit, how to check out books, and what is expected of them. You may need to explain… More Getting Students Excited About Reading on Day One
Looking to add to your collection? Here is a list of Books by and About Beatrix Potter Links in this post may be affiliate links. Purchases made using these links will not cost you more, but may pay me an affiliate fee. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate… More Books by and About Beatrix Potter
Activities That Teach Library Expectations Without Feeling Like a List of Rules Every school librarian faces the same challenge at the beginning of the year. Students need to learn: Those procedures matter. But if the first library visit is nothing more than twenty minutes of rules, students may leave remembering only one thing: “Libraries have… More First Week Library Lessons That Build Excitement