Library first day of school

This Library Orientation Scavenger Hunt is the perfect back to school library activity! It's easy to prepare, gets students up and moving, and it's fun!

This is a collection of fun ideas for middle school library orientation. It includes video clips, an elementary vs middle school presentation, and more!

As we approach Winter Break, I realized I haven't written many blog articles lately. I moved to a new city and started in a new-to-me library this year. I've been too busy to do much blog writing beyond my infamous New Releases posts and a couple of random book reviews. I'm about 10 book reviews behind, and they may never get written at this point. It's been an exhausting few months, but Winter Break looms large and lovely on the horizon...only one more week to go!

Teach kindergarten and first grade students how to take care of classroom and library book with my new post about teaching book care rules!

It’s that time of year already-are you looking for back to school activities for the library to start the year off right? Here are 8 back to school must-haves for the library to start off the year on the right foot!

20 Back to School Read Alouds with Free Printables. Perfect books for the first week of school in the library to set the stage for the year!

Can you believe it’s time to start thinking about heading back to school? Click here to grab this back to school checklist for librarians to help you organize your thoughts and begin to plan. #library #backtoschool | stayingcoolinthelibrary.us

Here's 3 different activities I use during the first day or week of school so my students are exposed to the books in my classroom library.

Being a brand new school librarian is both exciting and scary. All summer, you’ve planned for your new position, but today, you're feeling pretty lost.