Thursday, January 15, 2026
Brochures for books in SRCSA library
Among library marketing: I used Canva to create several bifold brochures that highlight various types of books in SRCSA library. These include genres, formats, award winners, affinity groups, etc., and I periodically update the brochures to showcase fresh selections.
Monday, January 12, 2026
Read-A-Thon coming to SRCSA
An exciting development leading up to Scholastic Book Fair at Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts: Our parent’s group, SACO, is going to host a Read-A-Thon during February 2026.
https://youtu.be/a-w5ugvM5po
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Cataloging win: Form/genre subject headings
An interesting development in the realm of cataloging: the Library of Congress will expand its use of genre and form terms as separate subject headings instead of appending them as form subdivisions at the end of subject strings.
Monday, January 5, 2026
Character education: Books about Perseverance
SRCSA’s character-education focus for January 2026 is “Perseverance.” Here are several books from SRCSA library, which address the character trait of Perseverance.
https://youtu.be/vsBFfB005Qc
Saturday, January 3, 2026
‘Read Harder’ Challenge: Some books I’m reading in 2026
I’ve set a goal to read 60 books in 2026. Many of the books will be applied toward prompts for the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge.
https://youtu.be/wERb3kVZ85A
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Subject Classifications (Partial list, via Dewey Decimal System)
- 006.754-Social Media
- 020-Library and Information Science
- 020.7025-Library Education
- 020.92-Cynthia M. Parkhill (Biographical)
- 023.3-Library Workers
- 025.00285-Digital libraries
- 025.04-Internet Access
- 025.2-Libraries--Collection Development
- 025.213-Libraries--Censorship
- 025.3-Libraries--Cataloging
- 025.84-Books--Conservation and restoration
- 027.473-Public Libraries--Sonoma County CA
- 027.663-Libraries and people with disabilities
- 027.7-Academic Libraries--University of Central Missouri
- 027.8-School Libraries--Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts
- 028.52-Children's Literature
- 028.535-Young Adult Literature
- 028.7-Information Literacy
- 158.2-Social Intelligence
- 302.34-Bullying
- 305.9085-Autism (People with Developmental Disabilities)
- 306.76-Sexual orientation and gender identity
- 371-Schools--Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts
- 371-Schools--Santa Rosa City Schools
- 636.8-Cats
- 646.2-Sewing
- 658.812-Customer Service
- 659.2-Public Relations
- 686.22-Graphic Design
- 700-The Arts
- 746.43-Yarn bombing (Knitting and Crochet)
- 808.51-Public Speaking
- 809-Book Reviews
