Middle school libraries

Mrs. ReaderPants: First Days of School in a New-To-You Library

Some school libraries are reinventing themselves as makerspaces, but this Ohio library took a slightly different approach and has seen incredible results.

Being a brand new school librarian is both exciting and scary. All summer, you’ve planned for your new position, but today, you're feeling pretty lost.

My students love contests, and I have a variety of them that I use to either promote special occasions or encourage learning. These are all simple to organize and are guaranteed to increase engagem…

How do we create a Middle School Reading Bingo program that is popular with middle schoolers (and not completely lame)? Five ideas that may help...

A monthly library book display is a great way to bring awareness to different topics, seasons, and celebrations. Check out these ideas!

My year as an elementary Specials Rotation Librarian nearly ended my library career. I gave all I had, but it wasn't enough. Here's why...

Librarians: They're smarter than all of us.

Some school libraries are reinventing themselves as makerspaces, but this Ohio library took a slightly different approach and has seen incredible results.

Today, I am going to share what we did for the Lone Star Celebration, as well as some ideas I haven't tried yet. These ideas could be adapted to any reading list. This reading incentive plan is very generic and can be adapted to any state, district, or school reading list. It will work for any age of readers as well, provided you want to put together a "Celebration Day" at the end of the school year.