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School Library Journal Promotes Ishizuka, Diaz
Kathy Ishizuka has been named executive editor of School Library Journal. Last year, she was appointed executive editor, technology and digital projects, expanding SLJ’s presence across many...
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Architects of Dreams: Anythink’s Pam Sandlian Smith on the Power of...
In my heart, I will always be a children’s librarian. Speaking at the New York Public Library about the heart and soul of our profession is both an honor and a delight for me personally. Today we are...
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SLJ’s 2013 Job Satisfaction Survey | What’s Not to Love?
Chart Designs by Mark Tuchman. Igniting a love for reading is primarily what drives job satisfaction for librarians who work with teens. And satisfied they are—seven out of ten school media specialists...
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Abby M. O’Neill Gives $11 Million to Teachers College for Scholarships
Teachers College, Columbia University, announced it has received an $11 million commitment from longtime trustee Abby M. O’Neill to establish a scholarship fund, beginning with an outright $1 million...
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Buzz, Brainstorming Mark KidLibCamp 2013
Nearly 50 children’s and teen librarians met last week at Darien Library (CT) for the fifth annual KidLibCamp, a free “unconference” in which the discussion topics, panels, and workshops are voted on...
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An Action Plan for All Seasons | Project Advocacy
The importance of advocacy is evident to us during a crisis. When our libraries are threatened or our staff faces cuts, then we leap into motion. But we should be mindful of advocacy every day. With...
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Innovation in Teen Services Deserves the Movers & Shakers Spotlight
The submission period for the 13th annual round of Library Journal’s Movers & Shakers award is now open and it’s not just for adult service librarians. Do you know an innovative teen/youth services...
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IRA Calls for Arbuthnot and Jerry Johns Award Nominations
Do you know of an an outstanding educator who you’d like to send to the head of the class? The International Reading Association (IRA) is now accepting applications for both its Arbuthnot and Jerry...
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A Partnership for Success: The Jacksonville Public Library and University of...
It started out as a small pilot program to enhance literacy skills and help prevent summer slide of elementary children. But when word spread about the successful summer tutoring initiative at the...
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Chicago Schools Seek Library Tech Coordinator
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has just posted an opening for a library technology coordinator, according to Lisa E. Perez, library manager for CPS’s Department of Literacy. The successful candidate must...
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2014 Library Salary Survey Now Open
The editors of Library Journal are excited to be undertaking a broad national survey to gather current data on library-related salaries. If you are a librarian or paralibrarian in any type of library...
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The Life of Book Editor and Author Charlotte Zolotow Celebrated
Charlotte’s daughter Crescent Dragonwagon and author Robert Lipsyte. Photos courtesy of Rocco Staino. Librarians, authors, and members of the children’s book publishing world gathered at the Judson...
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A Wealth of Leaders: The School Librarian of the Year Candidates | Pivot Points
Over the summer, I read and evaluated applications for the inaugural SLJ School Librarian of the Year award. I expected an easy decision, and scanned the application packets hoping to cherry-pick some...
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The Right Stuff: SLJ’s School Librarian of the Year Award Sets a New Standard...
It is with great excitement that we present Michelle Colte, the first SLJ School Librarian of the Year. The award, developed in partnership with sponsor Scholastic Library Publishing, honors an...
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Honoring Librarian Henrietta Smith, Long-Term Diversity Advocate
Image courtesy of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. Henrietta Mays Smith has been a librarian since before most of us were born. The spry, witty 92-year-old, who received her B.S. in Library...
View ArticleThink Like a Futurist | Project Advocacy
Being a librarian today requires being a futurist. That means embracing a growth mind-set and seeing libraries as developing enterprises, not fixed ones. It means constantly reexamining library...
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Superintendent of the Year Mark Edwards’s Top Leadership Book Picks | SLJ...
In a keynote delivered by Dr. Mark Edwards, superintendent of Mooresville (NC) Graded School District, at the 10th annual School Library Journal Leadership Summit (October 25-26) in St. Paul, MN,...
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How to ‘Speak Administrator’ | Pivot Points
Do you ever wonder what district administrators dream about? Or what keeps them up at night? In October, I had the opportunity to learn about the strategic priorities of districts around the country at...
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Digital Terms You Should Know | Pivot Points
In October, I got to work with district leaders as part of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools (digitalpromise.org/league). As we discussed common initiatives and challenges, five key...
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Pictures of the Week: New Teacher Librarian Training at P.S. 192
Library coordinator Lynne Kresta Smith, from NYC DOE Library Services, wears green for St. Paddy’s Day and holds the latest issue of School Library Journal. All photos by Carolyn Sun On St. Patrick’s...
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