Why Diversity is Needed Not only is it important that students see themselves in books, but it’s also important for kids to get a more global view of children around the world. Students need to be made aware that not everyone looks like them. From different hairstyles, to different skin colors and features, kids need […]
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Our students need to be proficient in 5 Essential Literacies and School Librarians can integrate a Library Literacy component into any class visit. In Part 3 we look at Information Literacy Skills: problem-solving models, search & evaluation strategies, and academic honesty.
Now start acting like it. I spent much of the last two weeks dealing with the issue of libraries and digital literacy. There were a great many meetings and conversations and discussions. Too many to blog and some off the record. I also spent most of the last week at the Annual ALA conference in Anaheim…
CCPRN recently incorporated a 'Book Walk' into our pre-summer picnics. So what exactly is a book walk? A book walk is a way to encourage children to be involved in a story. So here's how it works. For this one, we chose the book called "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell" written by…
Information literacy... and all its colors
The Monthly Library Challenge is a fun way for School Librarians to make their libraries even better! The Challenges started in 2019, and they have changed a lot over the past few years. It started as a monthly challenge in a guided Facebook group, but now, it is a self-paced challenge with support in the […]
Library Organized (Virtually) Information Literacy Session for English-435 of Fall 2021 on 17 November 2021.
This page is constantly evolving. The recent "fake news" explosion prompted me to put all resources in one spot for our students | Into the Driver's Seat
Since switching over to working as an academic librarian at a community college, there’s a lot of focus on information literacy. It got me thinking, as a parent who has struggled to navigate parenting information, about ways that we can make that accessible to parents. For instance, while I was a children’s librarian, I felt it was important to address the vaccine issue by hosting a panel of health experts and discussing it with parents from an information/health literacy perspective. I made these two comics that cover some basic information literacy concepts. Hopefully, they are useful to your patrons, especially as people are navigating COVID-19 information. To read Michael Caufield’s ebook, click here. Lisa Nowlain is an artist and librarian. After working as a youth librarian at Darien Library and Nevada County Community Library, she now works at Sierra College as part-time faculty in the library. Tweet Share on FacebookShare...
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