No Shhing Here

I was super inspired last week when I came across the SLJ article by Cicely Lewis called "' Read Woke’ School Reading Challenge Makes an Impact ." According to the author, Read Woke is  "a feeling. A form of education. A call to action, and our right as lifelong learners. It means arming yourself with knowledge to better protect your rights. Learning about others so you treat people with respect and dignity, no matter their religion, race, creed, or color."  Side note: In thinking about the #readwoke challenge, I did a bunch of reading on the word #woke. I wanted to make sure I knew what I was talking about and that I understood the origins of the term. I think these two articles were especially enlightening: " What Does 'Woke' Mean? There's More To The Slang Term Than You Think " from Bustle and the NYT article " Earning the 'Woke' Badge. " I hope when I share the challenge with students that we're able to explore ...

I just flipped my calendar, so that means it's time for a new bulletin board. Although we try to mix library programming and curriculum into many of the bulletin boards around the school, I pay special attention to the board right outside the library door. Although bulletin boards aren't a new trend, I think it's still a great form of passive program advocacy. As April is National School Library Month, it served as the inspiration for the board. AASL's 2018 theme is "Making Connections ," so I ran with the puzzle imagery and color palette in the promotional materials.   When I have time, I enjoy getting all creative, but when I'm scheduled to my eyeballs, maintaining the bulletin board becomes a chore. I am by no means a bulletin board expert, but I do have a few strategies and tools I regularly use to quickly get something up that looks okay.  1) In my head, I divide the bulletin board into zones - so different parts of the board have diff...