CynthiaParkhill

Through my studies in librarianship this week, I’ve been exploring ways to make a type of library service more collaborative: in this case...

A question was posed to me as part of my studies in Children’s and Young Adult Literature: How would I provide reader’s advisory for young p...

An idea that stood out for me this week for my studies in librarianship was the evolving practice of readers’ advisory (RA) to focus on the ...

SRCSA students, staff, and families: Explore this collection of bookmarked resources for finding and reading books (plus a collection of ...

Pictures from seeds, created by children in ‘Religious Explorations’ My work in library “Readers Advisory” can surface any time, in any...

What would my ‘customer service’ hat look like? Among library blogs, 500 Hats by Barbara Braxton is a personal favorite; it expands the...

Credit: aphroditzy on Tumblr With this awesome sign created by library supervisor Justin Azevedo , the Sacramento Public Library points ...

I subscribe to various email lists related to library services to children, and in response to requests for recommendations on two very di...

Books out from the library The growing roster of fiction on my list of books for people on the autism spectrum could easily stand as an...

Alix Banks thinks she knows what her dad does for a living. He works in public relations, making sure his clients get good publicity. Wher...

On INALJ.com, Rebecca Tischler has contributed a great essay highlighting five things that people don’t realize that librarians do .

Book list: Students Engage with Journalism from Cynthia M. Parkhill Originally written as a blog post on June 2, 2014 , this boo...

In an online forum for my Early Childhood Education class, students are asked to think back concerning their earliest experiences with books...

Here’s something I’d love to duplicate in the Bellview Elementary School library — customized for our students’ reading preferences — whe...

An essay posted this week at Personal Branding Blog has direct relevance to a recent online chat that addressed advice for people who are ne...

Student journalism is a rich subject to explore for themes that include the ethics of reporting and the responsibility of a news publisher t...

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has released a new report, “ The Importance of Diversity in Library Programs and Mate...

Via Epic Reads, here are 25 adult books for fans of YA . For list of titles and link to video chat, visit http://www.epicreads.com/blog/2...

Readers’ advisory has a chance to expand its scope. From Molly Driscoll, writing for the Christian Science Monitor, libraries all over the...

Diversity in Youth Literature: Opening Doors Through Reading , edited by Jamie Campbell Naidoo and Sarah Park Dahlen, has been added to  m...