Summer Reading with the Library Interns

It’s likely to be one of the weirdest summers ever, but time waits for no one! The days are getting longer, the school year is wrapping up, and summer reading is on the way. To help you get your TBR list ready, here are the library interns with their best reading suggestions. Get our your […]

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The Library Interns’ Best Books of Quarantine (So Far)

Need a new book suggestion? The Library Interns can help! I’ve been struggling to keep up with my reading as I transition to distance learning, but the Library Interns have been absolutely killing it with their library dedication at home! So I asked the experts to bring their Best Book of Quarantine (So Far) to […]

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#STABSummerReading Recommendations from a Library Intern

Looking for your next great #stabsummerrreading title? Isabel is here for you! Isabel is a YA novel expert, an experienced Head Library Intern, and my go-to for the newest and best books on the shelves. Check out her recommendations for great summer reads below! The Testing series by Joelle Charbonneau It’s The Hunger Games, but twice as […]

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Congratulations new Library Interns!

Congratulations to all of the brand new library interns working their very first shift behind the big desk this week! Check out Thursday’s crew bringing their A game – and keeping their cool, even with a line of little ones. 🙌 To learn more about our library intern program, check out other library intern posts […]

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Library Intern Training

Brand new intern crossing! 🚸 Every morning this week, the Heads of the Library Intern program are training new interns in critical library skills before their work shifts start next week. This morning’s trainings included station rotations for hands-on practice with circulation, cart organization, and shelving. I’m kind of wishing I could clone them!

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Welcome New Library Interns!

After almost four straight weeks of intense work, the heads of the Library Intern Program have interviewed all 28 new intern applicants, compiled their information, and started the behind the scenes work that goes into creating the schedule. Later this week, we’ll meet so that they can put the finishing touches on their training plans. […]

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Library Interns are Growing!

  I’m too proud to humble brag, so get ready for a plain old regular obnoxious brag. My hard-working library interns have created a program so fun, welcoming, and rewarding, that we have received seven inquiries about intern training already! Luckily, Brock has prepared an application for them. And it’s only six pages long 😉

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Behind the Shelves: Easy Library Changes

Hi Sarah, Can you tell me more about the nonfiction floor signs you posted the other day? I received this question on Instagram last week, and I’m happy to share a closer look at some of our recent library updates! There has been a definite theme for our recent library changes: EASY. As in, what […]

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Family Night: Library Programming to Celebrate our Unique and Wonderful Community

Last week, almost 200 members of our school community gathered to celebrate one very special thing: family! Families come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and varieties, and this last event in the ’18-’19 Family Fest series was the perfect reason to come together and celebrate them all! I designed this program to highlight the diverse, unique, […]

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Digital Literacy and Fake News with Library 2.0

I’m excited to have collaborated with Kim Wilkens to present Foiling Fake News wth Fourth Graders at the Library 2.017 Worldwide Virtual Conference. The theme for the conference was Digital Literacy and Fake News, so our three-week unit with St. Anne’s-Belfield School fourth graders busting fake news online was be a perfect fit. We spoke with […]

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