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It's Not Your Grandmother's Library: #LibraryHourbyHour

2/4/2018

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Strong, instructionally-focused school library programs are not shush-y places. They are loud, vibrant, and dynamic. Their librarians barely sit down during the course of a day -- juggling a whole range of classes, tasks, meetings, and responsibilities. And still, the perception persists that libraries are quiet and still. How do we break this stereotype? How do we provide evidence of the work we do each and every day? One answer is #LibraryHourbyHour.


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BubbleUp Take5: Quick Take-aways from 5 Conference Sessions

11/14/2017

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Last week I wrote about some big ideas that ran through my experience as an attendee at the Virginia Association of School Librarians (VaASL) Annual Conference. This week, in my Take5, I'm sharing some neat tools and a bunch of  small, do-able (but high impact) ideas I gathered from 5 different VaASL conference sessions. I know there is at least one thing on this list that you will be able to incorporate into your library program today.

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Three Big Ideas for School Librarians

11/7/2017

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On November 2-4, the Virginia Association of School Librarians (VAASL) held its annual conference. It is a gathering of school librarians from across the state, full of learning sessions and meaningful conversations. In reflection, the sessions I attended had three themes running through them that became my major take-aways from the conference. 
I strongly believe that these three big ideas can help all school librarians improve their teaching practice and in doing so, help improve the lives of the learners and teachers who visit their libraries to learn, read, dream, inquire, collaborate and create. I hope that if you missed the conference that this reflection post can help bring you up to speed. If you were able to attend the conference, I'd love to hear about your major take-aways.

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BubbleUp Take5: Our Most Popular Posts for Librarians

7/18/2017

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For this week's Take5 we are highlighting BubbleUp Classroom's five most popular posts for librarians. These posts struck a chord with teachers and librarians alike. Some have been read by over 20,000 people (which made our little blog project feel like it wasn't so little any more)! If you have been with us since we began our blog in 2016, we hope that you enjoy this little virtual trip down memory lane. 

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Librarians: Build Your Brand.

5/23/2017

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Branding has come up recently in education, largely due to the April publication of a book written by Eric Sheninger and Trish Rubin called BrandED: Tell Your Story, Build Relationships, and Empower Learning. I have long been fascinated by brands and branding, perhaps driven by the time I spent working as a librarian at an advertising agency and later at a big pharmaceutical and consumer goods company. I love the idea of bringing branding into schools and building a professional brand. And, I find it makes such logical sense as the director of a library program because our goals so closely align with the purpose of branding: We need to share our library story, communicate our messaging, and build relationships.


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Thinking about becoming a school librarian? Read this first.

4/24/2017

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School librarian -- it's a fantastic job. I feel confident that I, unquestioningly, have the best job in the school (okay, maybe I'm tied for best job with my co-librarian). I love talking to people who are considering a school library media certification and helping to grow our incredible profession. 
But I get concerned when I hear that someone wants to be a librarian because they are tired of teaching,  because they want a desk job, because it's less work.  Because, well, it isn't.  Every level is different -- I speak with the voice of a middle school librarian. And I really want you to join this magical field, but I want you to do it for the right reasons.

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You think you know what librarians do? Sorry, but chances are...you're wrong.

10/22/2016

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​This week I had the pleasure of participating in the annual Virginia Association of School Librarians conference in Norfolk, Virginia. I'll admit that I was a fish out of water -- the only teacher in a sea of school librarians. Even though I don't know much about the Dewey Decimal system or online catalogs, they made me feel right at home. 
As I sat at dinner, listening to their conversation about teaching and learning, I realized that unless you have had the privilege of working in a school over the past decade you may not understand what school librarians actually do.  Librarians are not a braggy bunch; so I feel inclined to set the record straight on their behalf. You probably think they spend their entire day shelving and checking out books, while shushing students. It's time to set aside these stereotypes and give librarians their long overdue kudos.

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BubbleUp Take5: Connecting with Other School Librarians

8/12/2016

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Education today is so much bigger than our libraries, our schools and districts. At the same time, our jobs as school librarians are often lonely--we might be the only one in our building (or in several buildings), we may not have clerical assistance, or a larger team for support. In fact, even with many of those things (I am incredibly lucky to be one of two librarians in my school and part of a resource-laden school district with a fantastic coordinator who tirelessly advocates for and supports our programs), I think we have a real professional obligation to keep learning and to expand our growth beyond our school and district levels. 
There are so many ways to connect with professional colleagues, but here are 5 places to start. And if all of these are new to you, choose one and test the waters.

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