Like many school libraries, my district has been gradually shifting from print reference to digital reference. Yet when I first arrived at my library four years ago, we still had several hundred reference books, filling up three large floor shelving units. The majority of these books were out of date. Over the past four years, … Read more
Recently, changes in Pasco County’s media centers have been making the news. Pasco is adjacent to my school district, so naturally I’m interested in what’s going on next door. Last year they eliminated their media specialists, much to the chagrin of their parents and students. Now they’re talking about modernizing their media centers to keep up … Read more
For the past several years, I’ve wanted to have a media center fundraiser that involved crafts. Students at my school tend to be very kinesthetic, and they are so much more engaged when doing something with their hands. I’ve also been learning a lot lately about Maker concepts, and I wanted to incorporate some … Read more