Category Archives: Literacy and Reading
Gird Your Loins: Summer Reading Begins!
As I was making the daily schedules this week for our children’s department, I wrote the phrase “Gird Your Loins: Summer Reading Begins” across the top. Highlighted in yellow. In our library, Summer Reading sign-up is no joke. It is … Continue reading
The Reluctant Reader’s Bill of Rights: The Redux
Waaaay back in the summer of ’08, I wrote a post musing about the formation of a Reluctant Reader’s Bill of Rights. Using Daniel Pennac’s famous Reader’s Bill of Rights as a jumping-off point, I attempted to draft a document … Continue reading
News Flash: Books Not Dead
According to a new study released today by Scholastic, 75% of children age 5-17 still want to read printed books (the ones that come on paper!). This is despite the ubiquity of YouTube, MySpace, and the Kindle. Well, I guess … Continue reading
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