Learning at Home Resources
Thanks to the IFLS Youth Services librarians who have worked hard to crowd-source two documents, one for families switching to homeschooling (private, home-baseed education), another for families who are switching to virtual public school due to the pandemic. These...More Tools for Collection Development and Promotion
There is so much to do and think about related to racism and trying to be an antiracist, and one of the simplest and most library-centric things to do is to examine our collections and the books we promote to make sure that they reflect our diverse world. ...
Maybe he needs a ball
The year after I finished college, I worked part time at a community-based literacy program in southeast Washington DC. As part of my internship, I coordinated a book donation project and distributed children’s books to kids at the nearby housing project. I...
Decision-Making Guide from UW-Madison Extension
I’ve been finding for myself (and hearing from others both in and out of libraries) that one of the most stressful things about COVID-19 is the endless need to make decisions. And then often needing to second-guess those decisions, or make new decisions based...