The Audacious Librarian

Jesse Sharkey      Last night, Chicago Teacher's Union Vice-President Jesse Sharkey appeared on Chicago Tonight, a public affairs...

It's Sunday morning, time for me to reflect and think about the past week.  I listen to my iTunes gospel mix, power up my computer and w...

The students had so much fun during Homecoming (Spirit) Week 2014.  Here's just a couple of pictures from Twin Day, Nerd Day and Crazy...

Here's some pictures of my Fall Book Displays!  The Hip-Hop Reader Dolls are the creation of Rose Culley, owner of Marie's Balloons ...

Doctoral Life:  I'm currently reading Carol Collier Kuhlthau's book, "Seeking Meaning:  A Process Approach to Library and Info...

Finding books on a limited budget that my advanced readers will enjoy has been challenging this year.   I'm so happy that my students...

Here's the latest episode of Behind the Paws.  I know this is a late post but Homecoming Week had me distracted!!!

I love my Wonder Woman mug. Monday while serving pizza for my new Anime/Manga Club, I picked up a gift from the kids:  A Cold.   This...

Conversations at the Circulation Desk is an ongoing series that celebrates the teen mind, voice and spirit.  in this episode, three seniors...

My morning began at 5:00am.  Reading, writing and drinking Blue Mountain Coffee from Jamaica. This was really a good book!  I'm wr...

We made it to season three of Behind the Paws !  This is a student news program that is shot and produced using iPads and my trusty Library ...

A freshman student came into the Library Media center with his class. At the end of the orientation, I informed the class that the maximu...

Still can't believe it.  Thank you School Library Journal's Mahnaz Dar, Kathy Ishizuka, Mark Tuchman and photographer, Alex Garcia...

Working on my Doctorate in in Library Science had been so interesting so far.  As far as my dissertation subject, in leaning toward research...

There's one thing I absolutely love:  new books!  I picked up these gems from my complex's mailroom yesterday.  Can't wait to ge...

Here's a quick book display I scrambled to put together after Banned Books Week. 

     With budgets super tight, I've braced myself for the inevitable:  Zero dollars for a book budget.   I took a deep breath and said t...

I just love Stephen Krashen . Dr. Krashen is the Professor Emeritus of University of Southern California , and world renowned language ...

Repost - EasyBib.com Do Your Students Know How to Cite Social Media? I'm signing up for the EasyBib Social Media Citation Series.  It...

God woke me up this morning at 2:00am, I couldn't sleep.  It took me a couple of hours to get my head together to write this post;  It...

Sunday morning is my weekly reflection time.  I think about what was good, what was a challenge and how I can improve on my practice.  I adm...