Horizon 51
My personal musings as I approach my fifties and beyond. For my posts on books, reading, and my life in the stacks as a school librarian, please visit MoreBooksThanTime.blogspot.com .
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
SOLSC '24 Day Twenty-seven: Three affirmations
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
SOLSC '24 Day Twenty-six: The eyes have it
Monday, March 25, 2024
SOLSC '24 Day Twenty-five: The wall has arrived
Sunday, March 24, 2024
SOLSC '24 Day Twenty-four: Four four-by-fours
Saturday, March 23, 2024
SOLSC '24 Day Twenty-three: Still playing with makeup
Friday, March 22, 2024
SOLSC '24 Day Twenty-two: Library Spanish
Thursday, March 21, 2024
SOLSC '24 Day Twenty-one: Moments and musings
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I have been booktalking in the library, reading blurbs and first paragraphs of books to entice students into reading them. I've had more success with some classes than with others. I'm proudest of the students who are taking "windows/ sliding glass doors" books where the main characters have autism, are deaf, are faced with racism. Let's hear it for growing empathy and understanding through literature! On a related note, my favorite book opening that always shocks my students comes from Peg Kehret's The Ghost's Grave, where Josh's aunt shoots a bat in the kitchen.
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As I read and hear about more and more school libraries in my state being closed, or certified librarians being replaced with paraprofessionals, I am really concerned about the future of school libraries and my chosen career. We've worked so hard to prove our worth and become the heart of the school...I guess the powers that be aren't paying attention, or just don't care.
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It's only 7:50p, and I'm fighting yawns, fellow educators. The time change, testing season, and fourth quarter of the year are doing a number on my energy levels. Hang in there, and get some sleep! That's my priority tonight.