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Book Expo America 2013

By on May 28, 2013 in Blog Post

I’m heading off to Book Expo America tomorrow to set up the Info Today booth and to get ready for the festivities.  In case you are attending, we will be giving out ARCs of 21 Days to Success Through Networking: The Life and Times of Gnik Rowten by Ron Sukenik and Ken Williams, copies of True Crime Online:  Shocking Stories of Scamming, Stalking, Murder, and Mayhem by Jayne A. Hitchcock, and samples of our latest periodicals. Stop by booth #731 to get your copies while supplies last.

Before I go, here are some survival tips  from Davida G. Brier of Hopkins Fulfillment Services  she posted on  Shelf Awareness a few weeks ago. I wish someone would have given me these tips when I attended my first Book Expo.

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The first review of Anthony Aycock’s The Accidental Law Librarian

By on May 15, 2013 in Blog Post

We just received our shipment of The Accidental Law Librarian by Anthony Aycock and I’m very excited to start working on promoting this title. That being said, I received the first review of the book in my inbox last week from Holly the Librarian. Overall it is a very excellent review.  Praise for the book after the jump.

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We’re having a book sale.

By on May 9, 2013 in Blog Post

Things are  a little slow right now in the office,  so I decided to mix it up a bit before I start planning for my summer conferences.  That being said, we are having a sale on some of our titles starting this week until June 10, 2013.  The details are after the jump.

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Connections Between School and Public Libraries

By on May 3, 2013 in Blog Post

With my previous time spent working in a public library setting was I anxious to begin ties with the public library in the town my middle school is located when I began as a school librarian. I quickly discovered the public library that our middle school students would use had a teen librarian. So I was able to begin conversations with her soon after I began my job as a school librarian. She was eager to establish a relationship with the school since she was new and wanted to work with the schools in her area. Right away we began a book club, and this year had a Valentine’s Day Speed Book Dating Bash that was a smashing success! The public library created lists of books for different genre areas and wrote 3 fast facts about each book. Then students came down to the school library and made selections quickly. We had four librarians from the public library come and assist us with this event, and I had over 200 students come through the school library in a matter of two hours.

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Staying Connected in the School World

By on May 2, 2013 in Blog Post

I work in a K–8 district and we see our students attend a consolidated high school district. As I began work in my middle school four years ago, I was eager to see where my students would end up. I contacted the high school library and was able to set up a time to go visit the school library. The high school is a large one, with four full time librarians working as well as assistants. Being able to see the space, collection and meet the librarians working there was a great experience. I can speak to my students in 8th grade and tell them what the space will look like when they go to high school, as well as some of the expectations and resources available.

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