Sunday, December 31, 2023
SRCSA library : Pokéstops on three sides!
For the players of Pokémon GO in our SRCSA community. Our school is bordered on three sides by Pokéstops!
Saturday, December 16, 2023
Book Riot’s 2023 Read Harder Challenge
For 2023, the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge invited readers “to explore settings, characters, formats, genres, and perspectives that might be outside of their reading norms.” Here are some books I read to meet the 2023 challenge.
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Most popular types of books in our library
Among 2,477 items circulated between August and December, what are the most popular types of books checked out from SRCSA library?
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
‘Windows and mirrors’ in children’s literature : Issues and challenges
My studies this semester in Children’s and Young Adult Literature included the importance of books that can offer their readers “mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors” (Bishop, 1990/2015) into the lives of people who are like, and also unlike, them. “Literature transforms human experience and reflects it back to us, and in that reflection we can see our lives and experiences as part of the larger human experience” (Bishop, 1990/2015, p. 1).