SRCSA library : Virtual tour (January 2024)

This is an updated version of a virtual tour of the library at Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts. It incorporates footage from an earlier video, recorded in August 2021, along with new footage that was recorded in January 2024. https://youtu.be/Qk5f0tc8DO0

‘Find Your Path at the Library’ (Update, January 2024)

We’re on an adventure to collect as many stickers as we can for a map of libraries in the Sonoma County Library system. During our most recent adventure, we collected stickers from the Sebastopol and Guerneville branches of Sonoma County Library.
https://youtu.be/G8HRWsuKz88

Book-Talk : Look on the Bright Side, by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann

Brit, Sasha, Christine, and Abby, those student activists from Go with the Flow, are facing new challenges in Look on the Bright Side. This time around, the girls’ romantic relationships take center stage as Sasha spends all her time with her new boyfriend, Brit is confronted with two very different suitors, and Christine and Abby are contending with their feelings for each other.
https://youtu.be/amcdIaNOUeI

Martin McLean, Middle School Queen, by Alyssa Zaczek

Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for Jan. 19, 2024, is Martin McLean, Middle School Queen, by Alyssa Zaczek.

Book-Talk : The Tea Dragon Festival, by Kay O’Neill

Kay O’Neill’s “Tea Dragon” graphic novels form one of my favorite series in cozy fantasy. The Tea Dragon Festival is second in the series, but earliest in the story timeline. It combines a sweet story with beautiful artwork.
https://youtu.be/l6BQH6vVnmE

Morale-boosting reminder : ‘All library staff’ were ‘Librarian of the Year’ in 2022

Library workers faced multiple challenges in early 2022, and it remains tough for us now. In the interest of boosting our collective morale, here is a reminder that in 2022, Library Journal honored “all library staff” as its Librarian of the Year.

Outcasts United, by Warren St. John

Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for Jan. 12, 2024 is Outcasts United, by Warren St. John.

UCM, LIS 5700 : Introducing myself

For LIS 5700, University of Central Missouri, in Spring 2024: I created this video to introduce myself to classmates in LIS 5700, “Organization of Information;” to share some of my thoughts about library cataloging, and to share some of my classification schemes for books, blog posts, Gmail messages, and Pokémon.

The Poet X, by Elizabeth Acevedo

Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for Jan. 5, 2024 is The Poet X, by Elizabeth Acevedo

UCM’s SOLIS Book Club : What shall we read next?

As a new semester dawns for the LIS program, University of Central Missouri, my thoughts turn to what our SOLIS book club can read next. Here are some medal winners and Honor Books that represent exceptional media for young people.

Read-aloud : Millions of Cats, by Wanda Gág

Happy New Year! With the arrival of 2024, Millions of Cats, by Wanda Gág, is now in the public domain. Here is a commemorative read-aloud.

Our cat’s surprising reaction to a book about cats!

We found this book in a Little Free Library, and were surprised by Starfire’s reaction when she encountered it. We guessed that at some point in its past, the book had been exposed to catnip.