Library centers

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Looking for elementary library centers? Need some great, FREE library centers ideas? Click to see LOTS of blog posts about library centers I've taught with in my elementary school library. #LibraryLearners

It has been such a busy year that I haven't had a chance to change my centers much, but a few weekends ago I got busy and finished up a couple of new centers that I have been trying to put together since the beginning of the year. I only put them out every other week because I need the tables for 2nd-5th grade lessons every other week, so maybe it wasn't noticed as much as it might have been if I had permanent weekly centers. I was able to put out the new centers this week and the kids seem…

These library activities for kids help kids make the most of the time they have in the library!

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Here are some fun library activities to make check out time run smoothly

When I was in the classroom, I used a variety of centers with my students. Some worked well, some I kept having to tweak, and some just eventually died a natural death! After my first year in the library, I decided to try and introduce some centers in the library as well. After students... Read more

It has been such a busy year that I haven't had a chance to change my centers much, but a few weekends ago I got busy and finished up a couple of new centers that I have been trying to put together since the beginning of the year. I only put them out every other week because I need the tables for 2nd-5th grade lessons every other week, so maybe it wasn't noticed as much as it might have been if I had permanent weekly centers. I was able to put out the new centers this week and the kids seem…

Find free games, printables, slideshows, and other resources to use in your library. Great for virtual learning and for library centers.

Library musical chairs is a terrific game to promote reading and incorporate technology with Google Form surveys.

Some school libraries are reinventing themselves as makerspaces, but this Ohio library took a slightly different approach and has seen incredible results.

Grab these free November library center ideas and printables for your school library media center! Keep your students busy with gratitude and learning!

MAKERSPACES … I tried to ignore them! I tried to deny their growing momentum. I skipped over articles and blogposts where makerspaces were the headline. I averted my eyes when newsletters about them crossed my mailbox. Not that I didn’t find value in them! I ABSOLUTELY did. Honestly, I was just so overwhelmed with the […]

Set the stage for a fantastic school year with these fun, foundational, and differentiated September library lessons!

Today let’s talk about how and why I started a low-tech makerspace at our high school library! When I started at this library 5 years ago it was completely different than it is now. Circulati…

Check out these memes about overdue library books that will make you laugh out loud. We've also included three library display inspiration to help you sk for library books to be returned.

In an effort to clean up my freebies page and to make different types of freebies easier to find, I have made this page for CENTER FREEBIES. Click on the picture or the link below to access them. Many of the freebies are Google Docs, but you don't need to request that I "Share" the document with you in order to download a Google Doc from me. All you have to do is click on the download button at the top of the screen and save the file. The download button is circled in the picture below. Hope…

I know elementary librarians whose library programs thrive on the Specials Rotation. I am unfortunately not one of them. I was on the rotation only in my fifth year in the library, and it was enough to make me apply at the middle school for the next school year. Here's why it went so bad for me... #elementarylibrarians #specialsrotation #schoollibraries #librariantruths