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    Books and Reading | Library Management

    Favorite Book Repair Supplies & Tips

    ByCollette Jakubowicz September 7, 2024September 7, 2024

    In a recent mentoring session, a new librarian asked me how to repair some of the books from her library collection. I shared Demco’s excellent…

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    Back to School | Library Management | Tech Tips

    6 Essentials Every School Library Website Needs

    ByCollette Jakubowicz July 11, 2022October 22, 2024

    The library website should be the first place students go to use your library’s resources, whether they are looking up a book in the online…

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    Library Lessons | Library Management | Reflections

    Surviving as a Librarian When You Can’t Thrive

    ByCollette Jakubowicz February 18, 2021November 9, 2021

    We made it more than halfway through the school year! (Or maybe you already celebrated the 100th day of school.) Earlier this school year, I…

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    Back to School | Get Organized | Library Management | Library Space | What Worked

    Organizing & Teaching Library Class on a Cart

    ByCollette Jakubowicz July 26, 2020December 15, 2023

    Teaching “on a cart” means that all of your teaching supplies, materials, and tech are on a rolling cart, such as an AV cart or…

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    Get Organized | Library Management

    4 Things to Give Up After a Library Program Cut (and One to Keep)

    ByCollette Jakubowicz October 20, 2019October 31, 2021

    Veteran teacher-librarians know that there’s always something being added to our plate, and rarely (if ever) is something taken away.  It’s one of the universal…

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    Back to School | Get Organized | Library Management | Library Space

    Days 3, 4, and 5 of Library Set-up in 5 Days

    ByCollette Jakubowicz August 25, 2019September 19, 2025

    Welcome back to the 5-Day Library Set-up Challenge! I gave myself a challenge to prepare, set-up, and decorate my elementary school library in just 5…

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    Back to School | Get Organized | Library Management | Library Space

    Day 2 of Library Set-up in Just 5 Days

    ByCollette Jakubowicz August 21, 2019October 22, 2024

    Welcome back to the 5-Day Library Set-up Challenge! I set a goal to prepare and decorate my elementary school library in just 5 days by…

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    Back to School | Get Organized | Library Management | Library Space

    Library Set-up in Just 5 Days: Day One

    ByCollette Jakubowicz August 19, 2019September 19, 2025

    I set a goal for myself this back-to-school season to prep and set up my school library in just 3 days. This is my 12th…

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