Level Up Your Library: Leveraging Social Media to Build a Strong Digital Community Presence
Libraries (via their awesome library workers) are leaders in developing a strong sense of community. Which makes sense, because we’ve had thousands of years to learn how to best connect with our communities. Librarians were even early adopters of the (then) newfangled World Wide Web, cleverly and quickly incorporating the power and potential of the […]
Not Back to School: 5 Ways Libraries Can Help Homeschooling Families
As summer comes to an end, families prepare for their children to begin a new year of school learning. But what does this mean for homeschooling families? How can libraries support families who do school-at-home? All of the basic offerings of libraries—facilities, services, programs, and materials—can be targeted toward homeschoolers, and homeschoolers can take advantage […]
Learn How One College Is Building Smart Researchers with Credo Reference
Champlain College Saint-Lambert in Quebec is a longtime subscriber of Credo Reference and a Cégep. In Infobase’s latest case study, Nicole Haché, Librarian at Champlain’s George Wallace Library, shares her experience and ideas on basic research instruction for her college’s first-year students. She discusses the specific challenges of working with young students and why starting […]
Transgender Athletes: A Featured Controversy from Issues & Controversies
Featured in Issues & Controversies: TRANSGENDER ATHLETES: Should Transgender Women Be Allowed to Compete in Women’s Sports? Should trans women be allowed to compete in women’s sports? Be sure to check out Issues & Controversies’ complete and unbiased coverage of this divisive issue. Here is a sample of the pro/con arguments on both sides of […]
Explore Professions with Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center’s Career Videos
Are the job seekers at your school or institution looking for concrete, reliable information about what it really takes to succeed in a career? Ferguson Career Guidance Center has just what they need. Ferguson’s Career Q&A: Professional Advice and Insight videos provide no-nonsense, insider’s perspectives from working professionals across multiple industries, from account manager to […]
17 Teaching Strategies for Boosting Student Engagement
This famous quote sums up exactly why effective teaching strategies are so important: “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” When it comes to student learning, teaching strategies can be the difference between a great learning experience and not learning anything at all. In the past, students […]
School Library Annual Reporting in a Digital Age
As this very unique school year came to an end, I almost decided to skip writing an annual report. After all, was this pandemic year a year that we’d want to remember? Would the report be nothing but, “We couldn’t do xyz because of COVID?” But I began the process anyway and, through it, rediscovered […]
The Top 5 Films We Think You Should Watch During Pride Month
To celebrate Pride Month, we thoughtfully curated this list of top films that explore sexuality and gender, discuss the LGBTQ+ community’s history and the issues it faces today, and offer a fresh and unique outlook on LGBTQ+ perspectives on society. Whether you are hosting a virtual viewing at your library or planning a movie night, […]
What Is Juneteenth?: An Article from African-American History
“Juneteenth” is an annual African-American celebration commemorating the 1865 abolition of slavery in Texas. Though cut off from the rest of the South in 1863, much of Texas remained unoccupied by Union troops until Union general Gordon Granger arrived at Galveston, Texas, 10 weeks after Lee’s surrender. On June 19, 1865, Granger issued General Order […]
5 Practical Uses of AR and VR in Distance Learning
Distance learning is something a lot of people have been pushed into due to the coronavirus pandemic. But online learning from home shouldn’t be something people dread. Virtual reality (VR) headsets can immerse an individual into a whole new digitally created world, and augmented reality (AR) technology can superimpose digitally created items into the real […]
Transgender Rights: A Featured Controversy from Issues & Controversies
Featured in Issues & Controversies: TRANSGENDER RIGHTS: Should the Government Take More Steps to Protect Transgender Rights? Should the government take more steps to protect transgender rights? Be sure to check out Issues & Controversies’ complete and unbiased coverage of this divisive issue. Here is a sample of the pro/con arguments on both sides of […]
Homeschooling Top Five: A Few Things for Public Libraries to Know about Homeschoolers
I am a librarian as well as a homeschooling parent. As such, I like to match my knowledge of the library world to the needs of the homeschooling community. Below are five areas of consideration when thinking about the intersection between public libraries and homeschooling families. I hope these help you better understand and serve […]
