Fundraising for a Library in Ghana with Kwame Alexander

So.... here's a little update on what I have been up to:

I opened a high school library at a brand new high school this year. I have been busy, but I went to the NOVA Teen Book Fest this weekend and felt inspired to get back into blogging and revamp my social media a bit. I've been tweeting actively, especially since I published another SLJ article in December and have been following a bunch of new YA authors in addition to the middle grade authors I used to follow as a middle school librarian.

Here is something kind of cool that I have been working on. Back in January, the 2015 Newbery award winning author, Kwame Alexander,  visited my high school for a school wide visit. It was fantastic! When it was over he mentioned he was trying to raise some money to open a library in a village in Ghana so I offered our help. His publishers donated 1000 of his books to this project (LEAP for Ghana) which he has signed, and now our students are selling the books to our community in an effort to raise money for his project.

Here is some more info from my school website. If you are interested in helping us, please reach out. Thanks!

Another SLJ Article. :)

Trying to get back into blogging.

Here is an article that was published back in December for SLJ about author visits. It was titled "Six Things that Made my Patrick Ness Author Visit a Knockout Success."

SLJ Article - Teaching in the Cloud

I am back! Another article for SLJ - this time on how librarians can support teaching in the cloud.  

I love writing for them. I will be speaking at the SLJ Leadership Summit about my Feed and Read for Sudan Project. 

SLJ - Global Awareness: Ways to Engage Students in Global Thinking

Here is a link to an SLJ article I co-authored with Heather Flor of Sudan Sunrise. It discusses how librarians and students can support girls education around the world.

Another SLJ Article - Social Media Strategies 101

Check out my latest: Social Media 101 for the School Librarian

Another article for School Library Journal!

Yay!

SLJ Article - World Book Night and Social Media

Here is another article I wrote for School Library Journal about World Book Night and Social Media Strategies. YAY!

School Library Journal Article - 15,000 Meals for South Sudan

Here is a link to an article I wrote for School Library Journal.

http://www.slj.com/2014/04/programs/how-a-virginia-middle-school-librarian-and-her-book-club-raised-global-awareness-and-provided-15000-meals-for-sudanese-students/#_