I have been a voracious reader since I was a young child. Words have always been an important part of my life, so I never thought much about the pictures words were painting in my head. Sure, I knew seeing…
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Can They Picture It?
Tagged with: Hilda Weisburg, picture books, reading, reading to kids, school librarian, students
Posted in Career
Posted in Career
Live Long and Prosper – Are You Creating New Avenues for Outreach?
The famed Vulcan farewell is an ongoing commitment I have to school librarians and their programs, yet everywhere they are being threatened with elimination. What can you do to turn the tide? The answer is a 3×3 strategy for winning…
Tagged with: advocacy, connection, goals, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, librarians, outreach, school librarian, strategy, support
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Mentoring: Who are You Helping? Who’s Helping You?
The business world has long recognized the importance of mentoring. Education has been slower to embrace the concept, although many states have it in place for teachers who don’t enter the profession through the traditional route and have student teaching…
Tagged with: getting help, Hilda Weisburg, mentoring, New on The Job, school librarian, support
Posted in Career
Posted in Career
Evolution of the Book
I was drawn to librarianship, as most of us were, because I loved (and love) books or, more specifically, a great story. Although my career started many years ago, even then technology in the form of filmstrips was intertwined. As…
Tagged with: books, Hilda K Weisburg, kindle, reading, school librarian
Posted in General, Librarian Life
Posted in General, Librarian Life
Banned Books Week
The late Judith Krug of ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (http://www/ala.org/oif) is credited with beginning this annual event held during the last week in September. This year it runs from September 22-28. While all of us believe in open…
Tagged with: banned books, Hilda Weisburg, librarian, library, reading, school librarian
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Posted in General
My Start as a Librarian
It seems appropriate to start my blog during School Library Month. If you are on the School Librarian’s Workshop Facebook page you have been seeing my re-posts of the great promo pieces being put out by AASL. I have been…
Tagged with: AASL, American Association of School Libraries, Hilda Weisburg, librarian, library, school librarian
Posted in Career
Posted in Career