The Audacious Librarian

I love to #Repost...especially on Twitter !   I'm up every morning at 4:30am reading online and learning new things.  Whether it be o...

     Here's my slideshare and pictures from the first of two presentations I recently gave at  Tech Talk .  Tech Talk is a  Chicago P...

     I have been giving presentations for years at the local, state and national level.  I've always checked and re-checked my bag to ma...

     I belong to a number if listservs and chat groups for educators and librarians.  Often times the sharing/posting of a simple e-card ca...

Here's the ' Behind the Paws ' salute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  I believe this is the best work the students have complet...

Happiness is...the Genius Bar Technician informing you that your sick MAC Book Pro's harddrive is still covered under warranty! #librari...

I'm gaining more followers on my LMC Instagram page.  Follow Me  @PhillipsLMC

     I live in Chicago, I mean #ChiBeria .  This year's snowfall was painfully brutal along with the sub-zero temperatures and windchill...

Start 2014 off on the RIGHT foot.  

- Taking down decorations - Judging student foot traffic and deadlines - The Cold Weather - Christmas shopping - Holiday Assembly - Prepping...

   Inspired by Dr King's powerful words and fueled by the Chicago Public Schools chicken patty lunch meal.  My students are Bad! They r...

My student Jada is happy to be the first student allowed to check out the new  Ni-Ni Simone release, True Story .   Check out the author...

My LMC Instagram page is still developing.  Follow me at phillipslmc and see what takes place in my busy Library Media Center.

Continuing in the holiday spirit, here's another episode of the Phillips High School, "Behind the Paws" student news show. En...

I finally found it.   A blast from the recent past and a very proud moment.   Below is a picture of me receiving the Chicago Public Schools ...

Just pulled this off of Twitter.   Very interesting.... If I were a parent, I would especially  pay attention to this one below...

The Behind the Paws students are preparing for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. show in 2014.  Here's a couple of pictures from t...

Nelson Mandela 1918 - 2013 Anti-Apartheid Icon and  Father of Modern South Africa

     Here's the latest episode of my students news program, "Behind the Paws".  This is a fun show where the students have the...

Just a quick blog post.  The Phillips Library Media Center now has a offical Instagram page.  Follow @phillipslmc to view posts from this b...

Here's the latest edition of the 'Behind the Paws' student news program.  My students just get better and better. Enjoy! B...

     This lesson was an introduction to using databases for my freshman and sophomore classes.   I engaged the students in a brief discussi...

I've been really busy over the last two weeks. If you are a school library media specialist you know that it's grant writing  season...

This is my rountine at the beginning and end of each week:  dragging in a suitcase full of bottled water to my second floor Library Media C...

I love it when my co-workers use the correct name:  Library Media Center.  This is a sign on the door of one of my colleagues.  This was a ...

I love getting flowers at work.  My friend Karen sent me these flowers to make me smile after a rough week.  #FeelingSpecial

I hate saying goodbye...especially to students.  My student Jessica was a joy to have in class.  On her last day, the Behind the Paws crew h...

Here's the latest episode of Behind the Paws....enjoy! Behind the Paws S2 E2 from WPAHS Video Page on Vimeo .

M y first post using the Blogger app on my Galaxy 3! Guess who's #TeamAnimal, my student Dana.  Dana is a voracious reader of the genr...