Good Comics for Kids
August 14, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
Running a program with a teenager as the primary facilitator can be scary or stressful, I am a strong believer in youth-led programming, and there are myriad benefits to having a youth lead your library’s Dungeons and Dragons program
May 7, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
Keep your eyes open. Notice the art in your community and look for opportunities to engage students. Watch for special exhibits in your school and community. No matter the size of your community, there are artists.
February 22, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
Gamification and great mystery stories are two elements effective at engaging and inspiring young readers.
February 12, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
A few years back, I was looking for a way to engage readers and put books into students’ hands that landed somewhere between enjoyment reading and the rigor of a novel unit. After playing around with some ideas, a book award seemed to offer just the right amount of dynamic interaction.
March 17, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor
I decided to try something ridiculous. If the teens were going to come in like chaotic whirlwinds and leave destruction in their path no matter what we did…why not just encourage it?
February 2, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Teen librarian Cindy Shutts walks us through creating snow globes
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September 28, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor
Edina High School's book club celebrates 20 years of reading, discussing, and growing!
July 11, 2018 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Earlier this week, a post about reimbursement came across my Twitter timeline proclaiming that reimbursement is not an equitable system (https://twitter.com/readitrealgood/status/1015776354074288128). Like many things that come up in my timeline, I hadn’t really thought about the inherent classism involved in reimbursement, even though I had lived with it myself in my professional career. The truth […]
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