by Whitney Zahar, Senior Assistant, INALJ Pennsylvania Librarians Against Bullying! First, I want to open with a little personal story. During my elementary and middle school years back in the 80’s and 90’s, I was bullied frequently by my classmates. It was mostly emotional and psychological bullying; I was teased, ostracized, and manipulated for nearly 7 years. I’ll…
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Teaching in our UK School Libraries
by Suzanne Schultz Pick, Senior Assistant, INALJ UK Teaching in our UK School Libraries We all know that libraries in schools are important for students, but do we really know how to use them effectively? Sometimes the school libraries are run by Teaching Assistants, or a teacher who if manning the library shelves half the time while working…
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The Transformative Powers of Library School
Jennifer Reisch, Head Editor, INALJ NYC The Transformative Powers of Library School On the day that my son turned 8 I turned into an idiot. I spent years lost in the abyss of stupid ideas, ridiculous requests, inability to comprehend even the simplest ideas. Really, it was a mystery, even to the know-it-all himself, how two dolts like my husband…