Library

Chris Hays, teacher librarian, has been working at ASD ELC/ES for 2 years. He is passionate about developing in students the understanding that reading and finding information is the gateway to [...]

Bec Taylor, Lower Elementary School Cybrarian has been working at the International School of Beijing for 10 years. She is passionate about the power of read-alouds, authentic and scaffolded [...]

One  of my favorite movies of all time is the classic “The Wizard of Oz” starring Judy Garland. A memorable scene in the movie for me is when the four new friends enter the Haunted Forest on [...]

by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist As a new school library project manager, I team with librarians and principals to curate book collections for [...]

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the public library in Hicksville, New York, where I grew up in the years when librarians were revered and where their domains were quiet and benign [...]

by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist Whether it be the arts, activism, politics, or the food industry, women have been making American history long [...]

by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist As educators, we know one of the most effective ways to introduce a new subject is by reading a book. Stories can [...]