America recently went on “a Woodstock binge” due to the 50th anniversary of the fabled pop festival. Once again, the library enabled patrons to satisfy their curiosity about something in the news: we have plenty of photo-laden books and video content celebrating the event. However, this blog is not about just that: it’s about, “How […]
Guts is an outstanding book, plain and simple–which should surprise no one who has read any of Raina Telgemeier’s other graphic novels (Smile, Drama, Sisters, Ghosts, etc.). This San Francisco-based writer and illustrator has a true genius for getting under the skin of elementary school students, who lurch from classroom to cafeteria to playground to […]
What’s a library for if not to have detailed information about today’s hot topics? For example, species whose numbers have declined: what are some of the animals, and how much of a crisis is it? The great thing about a library is that it can make content available to everyone in age-appropriate ways. An adult […]
No one uses computers more extensively than middle and high school students: to learn, to communicate, and to have fun playing videogames. But, for some, that will just be the beginning: beyond this is a whole new world where kids can write code and create apps, and begin to understand how “networks” enable them go […]
