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1Q Survey: Adding Gaming to Your Program
Jen Gilbert
In this month's One-Question Survey asking how gaming is used in your library, 28% of respondents indicated they were using some kind of gaming, but still felt like they wanted to do more and didn't know where to start. And that's what I'd like to dedicate this post to: some of my favorite (and pretty easy) ways to use gaming in the library. Read More
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Coding in the Library
Coding in Elementary: Moving beyond Playing to Producing
by Kelsey Gourd
Hour of Code: Programming Comes to the Library
by Heather Moorefield-Lang
Research into Practice. Computational Thinking: A Literacy for Developing Critical Thought
by Melissa P. Johnston and Melissa Jacobs
The Not-So-Secret Code
by Kathy Fredrick
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Marketing the Library
by SLC Editorial Team

Businesses have long benefited from the advantages of marketing their goods and services—now it's time for you to apply these strategies to your school library! In this workshop, you'll learn easy-to-apply steps to grow a marketing strategy from scratch or to bolster your existing one.

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Elementary Educator's Guide to Primary Sources
by Tom Bober, Jan 16 @ 5:00 PM EST
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Tom Bober, elementary school librarian and author, shares insights on the benefits of primary source analysis to student thinking and learning along with steps and strategies to unleash them in the classroom or library.
Curriculum Connection
Highlighted Resources
Tom Bober, Elementary School
Personal Reading Consultations to Lead Students to Great Books
Lesson Plan: Student Reading Consultations
by Tom Bober
Liz Deskins, Middle & High School
The Difficult Job of Motivating Secondary Students to Read
Lesson Plan: Speed Dating with Books
by Liz Deskins
Highlights From the Current Issue of School Library Connection
Stay Ahead of the Game
Glad You Game to the Library: Using Games to Teach and Assess 21st-Century Skills
by Calypso Gilstrap
Notes from the Editors
Carl A. Harvey II, Organization & Management
Playing Games!
Leslie B. Preddy, Instructional Leadership
Before I Had a Game Plan
Rebecca J. Morris, Perspectives & Partners
Unforgettable Games
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March: Book Three
Reviewed by Tara Williams
This graphic memoir completes the highly acclaimed March trilogy, which details Congressman John Lewis' role in the Civil Rights Movement. While it is the third installment, it can also be read on its own. Read More
The Prince and the Dressmaker
Reviewed by Tara J. Williams
This uplifting graphic novel has the high-quality look of a classic Disney fairy tale but with modern dialogue and issues. Belgian prince Sebastian makes news when he visits family in Paris, but he doesn't feel quite like himself until he hires talented seamstress Frances to secretly make him some beautiful dresses Read More
Note from the Editor
Sylvia M. Vardell
Graphic Novels Go Big
Today's graphic narratives have deep roots that speak to our desire to capture stories visually as well as through text and language and young people are responding with enthusiasm. Read More
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Siri, Alexa, and Other Digital Assistants: The Librarian's Quick Guide
by Nicole Hennig
Paperback $35.00 • eBook Available