Library Ties

My bags are all packed and I’m ready to head to Chicago this week for the Follett Users Conference. You can see the agenda here and the list of presenters. It looks like it will be a great few days of learning! This conference I’m sure will be full of new things we can do […]

Last week I had the pleasure of having dinner with 5 library colleagues and friends. I marvel at all they do. They have some of the best school library programs in the state of Indiana. The conversation swings from talking about both our success and challenges in our schools as well as keeping up with […]

I had such good intentions that this summer I would keep up with my blog. As you can see, my last entry was in May, so that didn’t happen. This summer was one filled with wonderful memories from the American Library Association Conference, the C.L.A.S.S. Institute, and spending time with my nieces and nephew. I […]

I have to admit I love opening packages. They can be wrapped up in beautiful paper or in a plain cardboard box. I’m just like a kid at Christmas wondering what might be inside it. Anytime we get anything new materials into the library, I always like to try and be first to see what […]

This week I had the pleasure of traveling to Denver with my principal Vince Barnes to talk about our winning team at North Elementary at the Colorado Association of Libraries conference. It was so much fun to meet with the folks from CASL and talk about our library media program. You can read some of […]

Recently we moved my Grandparents from their home to live with my Dad. It has been an adventure. We’re currently in the process of cleaning out their house. The nice thing is Grandma gets to tell us who gets what, so there is little fussing or disagreements. One of the “gems” I got was […]