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Navigating Our New Normal…in a Not-So-Normal World (Tips for Teaching from Home with Kids)

May 5, 2020
You may have seen the recent social media post that encouraged parents to describe what their kids were doing but call them their coworkers. The responses were humorous—kids must not… read more →

Bridging the Digital Divide: Strategies Employed by Libraries

May 5, 2020
This pandemic exposed a very poor infrastructure in supporting digital learning and access. Known as the “digital divide,” this term refers to unequal access between different groups who have, and… read more →

Experimenting with Digital Escape Rooms

April 30, 2020
Now that most learning activities are taking place remotely, many educators and librarians are also developing creative resources to engage with their students. One approach is creating a “digital escape… read more →

Privacy Literacy: Tools and Resources to Counter Surveillance Measures

April 21, 2020
Thinking about privacy and surveillance matters lately? The emergence of COVID-19 (also known as the coronavirus) has been raising serious concerns about privacy and security issues. Whether users are being… read more →

Countering Xenophobia Through Teaching and Digital Resources: #IAmNotAVirus

April 13, 2020
With the spread of COVID-19, there are increasing levels of xenophobia and racist incidents toward the Asian American community. Today the media is widely covering this issue, and it is… read more →

An Interview with Kaetrena Davis Kendrick: Low-Morale Experiences & COVID-19

April 5, 2020
It is difficult to focus on anything aside from COVID-19 these days, but it remains important to look at the experiences of library workers who are greatly affected by the… read more →

Celebrate Money $mart Week in Your Library!

April 1, 2020
April 4–11 is Money Smart Week (MSW)! Co-sponsored and promoted by ALA and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, this national campaign aims to help consumers manage their personal finances… read more →

Five Library Activities to Support National Poetry Month!

March 31, 2020
Since 1996, April has been designated National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate poetry through greater awareness and public engagement. Your library can support… read more →

ICYMI: Tools and Resources for Libraries During a Pandemic

March 25, 2020
Online learning is now critical in supporting students and educators. The pandemic will continue to disrupt our… read more →

Looking for a Teaching Resource? Check Out Creating Data Literate Students!

March 18, 2020
Thinking of ways to teach or integrate data literacy into your library instruction? Data literacy is defined as the ability to read, interpret, understand, and create data as information. There’s… read more →

Helping Transfer Students Succeed: Tips & Strategies for Academic Librarians

March 12, 2020
Have you done outreach to your transfer students? If not, then you may want to consider transfer students as another important student group to support. We’ve covered orientations for first-year… read more →

Collaborating with Student Affairs for Student Success

March 10, 2020
I often get emails from other academic librarians asking how they can increase their outreach efforts serving first-year students. (Thank you for your emails!) One way to enhance your student… read more →