Problem Solved.....Yayyyyy!

For the past two weeks, I have been unable to leave comments on my or any of my fellow librarian blogs.
After deleting cookies, emptying cache and other desperate measures, I have found the solution. I went to settings, under the comment tab and choose "full page" rather than "embedded below post". Don't know why that particular choice caused problems, but just thankful that the problem is solved. So, I will be visiting blogs and making my comments. I know it's too late for points, but I really just want to comment on what a wonderful job and how creative you guys are.

2011-2012 Reading Incentive

This year's reading incentive program will be "Tuesday Tea With Ms. T". The second Tuesday of each month, the Library Chef will host a tea party for the winning class. Tea with me will consist of iced tea, cookies and either a story or a brief art activity such as making book marks. During the year, I will try to vary the activites based on the grade level. I'm thinking of asking administration and parents to volunteer as guest readers for some of the tea parties. I'm banking on teachers to be more supportive of this format because we all could use and would value a "free" hour once a month. This way, I'm rewarding students and teachers for their efforts. I haven't worked out the details for reading logs or reviews, but I'm certain I want it to be online and simple. Bon Appetit Mes Amis!

Advocating for the Literary Cafe

Library Advocacy

In light of the economy, "library advocacy" is perhaps one of the most important aspects of librarianship today. School districts across the country are faced with decreasing funds and must find "fatty" areas to cut. For some reason, many believe school libraries are dollops of lard, that can be trimmed away with little or no consequence to students, teachers and the community at large. For this reason, teacher-librarians must advocate/promote our  programs and services that contribute equally to the task of educating children. I like and use the term, "teacher-librarian" because I feel it accurately describes us. Our class list may be a bit larger than normal, our schedule may be flexible rather than fixed and CEI's may not apply to us, but we are still teachers.

Welcome!

Hi! My name is Ms.T and I've been the library chef at Richard Lagow's Literary Cafe for the past 3 years. I'm taking Web 2.0 in order to add a little spice to my literary menu. Bon Appetit!