The Audacious Librarian

She has been in love with writing since she was a child.   Her affair with words resonates with teens and adult readers. The stories sh...

A New Discovery and Tip of the Week:  YouTube's Aquarium Music      For the past two weeks I've been out of my office and worki...

Happy Birthday Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Today's Monday's Memes is dedicated to the 'Prince of Peace', Dr. Martin Luthe...

The beginning of a new adventure.   Check out the East St. Louis Sr. High School Pinterest Page Search:  East St. Louis Sr. High School...

Image courtesy of School Library Journal, January 2016

Using Technology to Engage the Reluctant Reader Presented by:  ISTE & School Library Journal Event Date & Time:  Wednesday, Febr...

Here's a couple of memes that have provided me with some inspiration.  Hopefully they will inspire you too.

East St. Louis, Illinois:  City of Champions      July 2015, I was presented with an opportunity that I couldn't turn down:  Serving...

Image Courtesy of the Christian Science Monitor      There is something that a high school teen in a lower economic neighborhood  despis...

This is truly an honor.  I'm featured in the September/October issue of American Libraries! Urban Renewal: Librarian I...

The Golden Gate Bridge Beautiful My view I attended the American Library Association's Annual Conference in San Francisc...

School Library Month has been so much fun.  I participated in a number of online forums, meetings, training sessions and of course Twitter h...

#PhillipsDecisionDay 2015 Friday, May 1st 1-2:30pm Phillips Auditorium Will you be there?

Getting ready for our upcoming #PhillipsDecisionDay Assembly.  Here's a promo video featuring just some of our many scholarship winners....

Chicago Public School's 'TECH TALK 2015' Everyday Innovation : Integrating Technology in the Classroom and Beyond I had...

My Phillips Anime/Manga Club is busy at work on their next project.

I'm SO in love with this shirt I purchased off of Amazon.com!

Whenever I get a little down time, I read.  Lately I've been drawn to the drama in the teen series called, " Rumor Central ,"...

We failed at origami but excelled in color! My circ desk A little bit of spring on my circ desk.