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September20
LibraryMackinVIAby Amy Lamatina

Support Social-Emotional Learning With Audiobooks

If the numerous literacy benefits of audiobooks haven’t convinced you of their value in schools yet, consider this: academics aside, audiobooks are good for our mental health!...

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August22
Literacy / ELAby Jen McCarty Plucker

Five Surefire Ways to Engage Adolescent Readers

Reading for enjoyment can have tremendous physical and mental health benefits, from increasing empathy, building our vocabulary, reducing stress and alleviating depression,...

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July25
LibraryMackinVIAby Amy Lamatina

A Day in the Life of a Librarian

Working in a public library in the summer is a whirlwind experience. With Summer Reading Club, special programming, and crowds of children trying to beat the heat, June and July go...

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