I was speaking with a colleague and friend who was having some difficulties with classroom management in the library. It is a challenging task for many—even for former classroom teachers. From elementary through high school, the open space along with…
Yearly Archives: 2015
Entrances and Exits
Tagged with: classroom management, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, librarian, librarians, libraries, library, school librarian, School Librarian's Workshop, students
Posted in Librarian Life
Posted in Librarian Life
Show and Tell
Do you remember “show and tell” from grade school? You would bring something you valued to share with your classmates, letting them see the object as you talked about it. Depending on what you brought, you might explain how it…
Tagged with: community, connection, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, librarian, librarians, libraries, library, school librarian, School Librarian's Workshop, working with your principal
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Are You In Business
I have just returned from the New York Library Association/Section of School Librarians Conference, where I gave a presentation on tag lines, branding, and elevator speeches. Later that evening I was speaking with one of the participants who said she…
Librarians and the Pareto Principle
Have you noticed that around 20% of your teachers constitute 80% of the collaboration projects you develop. This is the Pareto Principle. Named after Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian economist who observed in 1906 that 80% of Italy’s wealth was owned…
Tagged with: community, connection, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, librarian, librarians, libraries, library, school librarian, School Librarian's Workshop, teachers, working with teachers
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Acknowledging Others and Building Relationships
As librarians we are in the relationship business which means constantly strengthening the ones we have and always reaching out to form new ones. We must cultivate relationships with students—not as a friend but as a trustworthy, safe adult. We…
Tagged with: Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, librarian, librarians, relationship building, relationships, school librarian, School Librarian's Workshop
Posted in General, Librarian Life
Posted in General, Librarian Life
Leadership Is Not An Option
ALA and AASL along with other divisions work hard promoting the value of libraries and librarians with legislators, the community, along with the various partnerships they have built over the years. If these efforts are to succeed, librarians need to…
Tagged with: AASL, community, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, leader, leading, librarian, librarians, libraries, library, mentoring
Posted in Librarian Life, Professional Development
Posted in Librarian Life, Professional Development
Changes – Either you’re changing…
There are still reminders of the season that was and some days the air has a chill, but winter has past and spring has arrived. The seasons change, and we all welcome it. Yet in our own lives we resist…
Cooperation vs. Collaboration
School librarians are quite specific about the difference between cooperation and collaboration. In the first case, the librarian and the teacher work independently from each other but share a common direction with each contributing content or process based on what…
Tagged with: 21st century learning, AASL, community, connection, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, librarian, school librarian, School Librarian's Workshop
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Spring Cleaning – Fresh Perspective
Friday was the welcome arrival of spring. Even if the weather has not caught up with the calendar, most of us are glad of the promise of warmer weather and enjoying the increasing hours of daylight. There is the feeling…
Tagged with: Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, libraries, library, new ideas, school librarian, School Librarian's Workshop, spring cleaning
Posted in General, Librarian Life
Posted in General, Librarian Life
Mentors – Get One, Be One
I mentioned this topic almost a year ago, and my stand on its importance hasn’t changed. Charting your library program, managing students, and dealing with teachers and administrators, all in addition to the your ongoing tasks and responsibilities, can cause…
Tagged with: Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, librarian, librarians, libraries, library, mentor, school librarian, School Librarian's Workshop
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Posted in Career, Librarian Life