Library Learning Environment
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Facilities Design |
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- Renovated Learning: Building a Culture of Creativity & Discovery in Education Diana Redina offers advice on building a makerspace in your school library.
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Programming |
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- ALA Book Club Central The American Library Association presents this site that provides assistance for those who are leading or a member of a book club with discussion questions, book reviews, tips on maintaining a book club, and more.
- Authors Who Skype with Classes and Book Clubs (for Free) Kate Messner lists authors who have Skyped with classes and book clubs for free.
- Banned Books Week Provides ideas and resources about book censorship for Banned Books Week, from the ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom.
- Booktalks - Quick and Simple A database of booktalks that can be adapted for use in school libraries and classrooms.
- NEA Big Read The National Endowment for the Arts provides this resource for book clubs including suggested books with plot summaries, book discussion questions, author profiles, audio and videos, and more.
- Programming Librarian From the American Library Association Public Programs Office, this site allows librarians to get and share programming ideas.
- Read to Me International Promotes the importance of reading aloud to children with tips, techniques, and reading suggestions.
- RoseMary Honnold RoseMary Honnold, author of 101+ Teen Programs That Work and editor-in-chief of VOYA, presents a variety of programming ideas including summer reading and Teen Read Week ideas.
- Tabletop in the Library A blog about games in the library with program ideas and more.
- Teen Reading Get information about Teen Read Week and promoting reading to teenagers.
- TeenTober In 2019, Teen Read Week and Teen Tech Week were phased out and replace with TeenTober, a month long celebration of Teen Library Services, Young Adult literature and more.
- Tell a Story!: A Guide to Storytelling Provides tips on how to select a story, prepare it, and tell it; written by Aaron Shepard.
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Reader's Advisory |
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- Adult Books 4 Teens Reviews adult books that would appeal to teens from School Library Journal.
- American Indians in Children's Literature This blog is maintained by Debbie Reece at the University of Illinois. It focuses on Native Americans and their portrayal in children's and young adult literature.
- Disability in Kidlit Discusses how people with disabilities are portrayed in middle grade and young adult literature.
- Great Common Core Nonfiction A blog that reviews nonfiction for young adults.
- The Hub: Your Connection to Teen Reads From YALSA, this blog provides information and book recommendations about young adult literature.
- Katyastic Kat O'Keeffe reviews mostly young adult books.
- Kiss the Book A middle school librarian leads a group of reviewers in this blog of book reviews.
- Library Booklists: Young Adult Fiction Booklists Provides booklists on a variety of topics including bibliotherapy, diversity, and more.
- The Looking Glass: New Perspectives on Children's Literature Journal that explores classic as well as modern children's and young adult literature.
- Lunanshee's Lunacy A blog by a teen librarian in Texas who reviews books, provides program ideas, reading lists, and more.
- A Novel Mind Database A searchable database that covers children's books dealing with neurodiversity and/or mental health.
- The Pirate Tree Children and Young Adult authors review books that deal with social justice.
- Reader's Advisory for Secondary Students Created by Gretchen Zaitzeff for the 2014 ISLMA Conference, this site explores reader's advisory in high schools including the interview, questions to ask, resources, and reading logs.
- Reading Rants: Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists Blog written by a young adult librarian about young adult literature.
- Rich in Color Reviews young adult books with diverse characters.
- Someday my Printz Will Come From School Library Journal, this blog highlights books that are (or should be) considered for the Michael L. Printz Award.
- Spoilers, Sweetie! Gives spoilers to books you want or should read but just don't have the time.
- Tales Told Tall Michael Sullivan's site with a lot of resources on connecting boys with books including book lists.
- What I Should Read Next Offers book recommendations and suggests what you should read next after submitting a book title you have read and liked.
- What's Next Lists the titles of a book series in order from the Kent District Library.
- Your Next Read Search a book you've read and enjoyed, then receive a book list of books recommended by others.
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Library Promotion |
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