LIBRARY STACKS

Summer is upon us and I know that you are busy with book returns, inventory, book purchases, weeding, cleaning, summer reading promotions and more. We all have our go-to practices to get these things done with ease. We would like you to share some of those great end of the year ideas with everyone. Use the Padlet to share your end of the year ideas.

End of Year Resources:

End of the Year Checklist for School Librarians

How to Get Library Books Returned at the End of the Year

20 Great Ways to Celebrate Library Book Returns

Summer professional development starts soon and I am looking forward to learning.

Have a nice and relaxing Summer.

Angela

KUDOS to the librarians and directors who presented at TLA. I attended as many of your sessions as I could and they were AWESOME!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

You Rock!!!

I would love to highlight great things that are happening in your district libraries. Please send stories and pictures of your outstanding programs to angela.ellis@region10.org.

As summer approaches, librarians know how important it is to keep on reading. We want to make sure that students have access to books.

Here are some ways to do just that.

• Invite the public library into the school this month to help students and families apply for library cards and tell about summer programming.
• Create a reading challenge that students can present at the beginning of the year.
• Have older students and/or families share what they are reading on the school's social media page.
• Compile suggested book lists.
• Introduce students to educational apps
• Make a list of field trips families can take around the city during the summer
• Create a summer podcast to book talk or review books
• Create live read alouds that your students and families can view from the school's social media page
• Be seen in your public library. Have a "read with the librarian" day each week. Invite families into their local library to share story time with you.
• Check out what the public library has to offer in your city. For example, Dallas Public Library Summer Reading

Our friends at Follett created the awesome new infographic below sharing how reading over the summer is crucial to student success and happiness as they go back to school in the fall.

What are you doing to prevent Summer Slide with your students? Have you initiated something in the past that worked? Let us know.

We are excited to announce our Librarian & Paraprofessional Day of Learning Conference on September 11, 2024.

Our theme this year is “Wild About Libraries". (Wild West)

Participants will embark on a transformative journey, engaging in interactive sessions and workshops that empower them to achieve outstanding results in their role as library media professionals.

We are seeking proposals that will support, engage, and contribute to our knowledge of all aspects of library service. This includes topics such as library management, collection development, library programming, teacher/librarian collaboration, book fairs, best practices, parent and family outreach, conducting read/think alouds, technology, content-specific topics, etc...

If you would like to present, please complete the form.

Thank you for your consideration.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZMw6ZU9T4i_OUcA0Lw3G_u6eLEp2RUwx3KpEEJfxHcxh0rg/viewform?usp=sf_link

DISCOVERY ED – BYTE OF THE MONTH

Discovery Education Experience has a wonderful channel on Composition: Research. Partner with your Language Arts teachers to help students with confidently researching a topic and then writing about it.

Here is the channel’s description:

Explore the steps involved in researching a topic and writing about it. When people do research, they start by asking questions about a topic. They read books and articles, visit websites, and check other informational sources to try to find facts that answer their questions. Then, they write about what they learned in an organized structure.

You will find videos, images, and sound effects to help support this topic. Ideas like plagiarism, synthesizing statistics, citing sources, evaluating credibility, and so much more can be found.

Enjoy!

*If your district does not subscribe to Discovery Education and you would like more information, please reach out to Dr. Lori Aden at lori.aden@region10.org. Join our Discovery Education listserv here!

If you have a training that you would like to present or see presented, let me know. angela.ellis@region10.org

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