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“Tie”ing together my thoughts on school library media programs, technology, and education

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Entries from September 2008

End of an Era

September 22nd, 2008 Comments Off on End of an Era

Today I worked my last hours at the Speedway Public Library. I started at SPL on June 8, 1993 following my junior year in high school. I was hired as a page to shelve books (something I never did enjoy, but it was a job). I took the job to avoid working at a fast […]

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Coleen Salley

September 16th, 2008 Comments Off on Coleen Salley

We have lost a true lover of children’s literature. Coleen Salley, retired professor of children’s literature, author, and storyteller, passed away today in Baton Rouge. I had the pleasure of meeting Coleen at the Butler Children’s Literature Conference in 2004 as her host for the day. Since then, I had the chance to see her […]

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YHBA: The Rest of the List

September 7th, 2008 Comments Off on YHBA: The Rest of the List

Ok, the summer got away from me and while I’ve not finished all twenty nominees, yet, but I will! I don’t have time unfortnately to write a summary for the ones I have left, but rest assured this year’s list is a good one! I can hardly wait to see what the kids think […]

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YHBA: Free Baseball by Sue Corbett

September 7th, 2008 Comments Off on YHBA: Free Baseball by Sue Corbett

Free Baseball is the story of a young boy whose father stayed in Cuba while his family escaped to Florida. In his attempt to learn more about his father, he escapes on the bottom of a bus with a baseball team who also has a baseball player from Cuba - like his father. His adventures […]

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SLJ 2.0 - All Together Now - #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12

September 7th, 2008 Comments Off on SLJ 2.0 - All Together Now - #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12

Ok, so I was doing well keeping with SLJ 2.0 All Together Now until school started in the middle of August, and then I just ran out of time to keep up with everything. So, today I decided I was going to get through the ones I had missed. So, rather than do a bunch […]

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When do you start?

September 3rd, 2008 Comments Off on When do you start?

Recently there was a post on LM_Net asking about when you started checking out books to students. My answer always is the library is open on the first day of school. Sometimes it takes us a couple of days to get the library cards made and most teachers aren’t ready to schedule a library orientation […]

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