The Weekly Update

According to the recent survey for school librarians that over 80 of you filled out, the weekly blog isn't getting very many reads. However, you are still wanting a platform to be able to collect ideas and connect with fellow librarians around the state. I learned over the last 18 months that one of the easiest and most efficient ways to share ideas and find support from like-minded people is through a Facebook Group!

There are several groups that were GAME CHANGERS for me during the 2020-2021 school year: Follett Destiny Users for Librarians, Library Bulletin Boards and Displays, and Middle School Librarians/Media Coordinators just to name a few!

So, I took an old inactive SDSL group on Facebook that was used for Boot Camp, and repurposed it into our NEW Collect + Connect group! The Collect + Connect group is for SD School Librarians! Join to share your ideas and photos, ask your questions, reach out for advice, and discuss all of the awesomeness that happens in your library!

Thank you for taking time to fill out the recent survey for school librarians!

Here are our 3 winners. I'll be contacting you soon!

If you are planning to tie in 9/11 with your library lessons this week, here are some resources to help:

Poetry of September 11 from The Library of Congress

Books about the Impact of September 11 from the Chicago Public Library

September 11 Book Lists from Goodreads

Lesson Plans from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum

22 Websites and Books to Teach Kids about 9/11

Teaching September 11 from Scholastic

Encourage your teachers to allow students to read graphic novels! Share this infographic.

Make comic strips for your library displays or guide your students through the comic strip and/or storyboard process with storyboardthat.com.

Need a large image for display? Rasterbator.net enlarges images to multiple pages. Print and combine them into huge posters!

The Prairie Bud, Prairie Bloom, and Prairie Pasque Children's Book Awards are sponsored by the South Dakota Library Association. Prairie Bud winners are determined by South Dakota PreK, kindergarten, and first grade students. Prairie Bloom winners are determined by South Dakota second and third grade students. Prairie Pasque winners are determined by South Dakota fourth and fifth grade students. Students are encouraged to read and give a star rating for any book they read from the master lists of titles. The books receiving the highest number of stars from the students win the awards. A committee of educators and librarians selects the books nominated for the awards.

For the list of 2021-2022 nominees (and resources) click HERE.

The Weekly Update is a correspondence from the South Dakota State Library focusing on current topics in school libraries, best practices, resources, professional development, and more.

Email: scottie.bruch@state.sd.us
Website: library.sd.gov/LIB/SLC
Location: 800 Governors Drive, Pierre, SD, USA
Phone: 605-295-3152