So, I was lucky enough to attend the IRA Conference in San Antonio and I had a fabulous time. Here are ten things I learned while there:

1. Lori Ozkus made me think about my top favorite books...these are my book prints. They have shaped or inspired me in some way. What do you think your are?

2. Richard Allington discussed summer reading loss...I wish we were able to help every single parent out there the importance of reading, even in the summer!

3. Rick Riordan inspired me to… Continue

I was lucky enough to attend many sessions at the IRA conference in San Antonio this spring.  One of my favorite sessions covered the topic of engaging less motivated students.  I was able to bring back some of the strategies that were shared and use them in my classroom.  I brought in some high interest books and magazines about current weather- including recent newspaper articles from the past year including recent blizzards and…

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Recently, long-time ISRA member/officer/educator Jack Humphrey wrote a letter to the editor in defense of the public library: an institution that is quickly losing support from public funds. 

Here's Jack's intro and I've attached his letter to the editor.

Read and pass on to your friends and feel welcome to comment:

I recently spoke to 30 public librarians and passed on the experience…

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Take a moment and look over the officer nominations for Vice President and Secretary on the ISRA Executive Board. We will be voting on these positions at the February Board of Directors meeting.…

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