Library Ties

The preliminary program for the Indiana Library Federation has been arriving in mailboxes this week. The conference is November 18th-20th in Indianapolis. Just a quick scan show what a powerhouse of presenters and sessions will be offered this year. For school library media specialist there are a lot of great opporunities including keynote Christopher […]

The 2008-2009 school year is off and running. Hard to believe we’ve already been in school two weeks, but time sure does fly. Sure, we’ve had some bumps to the start of the year and we’re running behind where I’d like to be with several of the administrative stuff that has to be done, but […]

Matthew’s 1st Birthday Cake Originally uploaded by Carl Harvey I have had a Flickr account for quite a while. A lot of my pictures are just for family, so they aren’t out there for all to see. However, I do tend to put up pictures from various conference trips and photos of the cakes I […]

The most interesting thing I’ve used a wiki for was when I was writing a book with two co-writers. We posted it all on the wiki, so we could see changes in text and not have to keep emailing a document and pray we were using the right one to update. It really worked pretty […]

I’m behind on the assignments for the SLJ All Together Now activity, but I’m hoping to catch back up tonight. School starts on Monday, so I’ve been focused on trying to get ready, but more on all that later. For the Podcast assignment, I went searching to see some options of what other elementary library […]

Taking the rich culture and customs of ancient Korea, the author has created her version on an old Korean tale that is much like that of Robin Hood. Written and illustrated as a graphic novel, the format will appeal to kids. The speech bubbles and action illustrations will help students understand as they read through […]

Ever wonder how kids in other countries got their library books? This book answers the question by providing details about how library materials are delivered to their patrons all over the world. From a camel to a book mobile to boat to elephants, all of these modes of transportation connect readers with books. What an […]

Tour America: a Journey Through Poems and Arts is a wonderful collection of poems with beautiful illustrations highlighting some of the best scenic areas of the United States. Written by Diane Siebert and illustrated by Stephen T. Johnson, the book contains not only the poem and pictures, but also fact boxes giving the students even […]