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  • 2 shelves of board books with text: Why Your Elementary Library Needs Board Books.
    Books and Reading | Library Management

    Why Your Elementary Library Needs Board Books

    ByCollette Jakubowicz April 28, 2019October 22, 2024

    A few years ago, my principal assigned 2 new classes on the specials schedule: primary and intermediate adapted library class for students in our autistic…

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  • 2 image collage: On the left, white text reading "What Worked Wednesday" and "Blog Series by Mrs. J in the Library" on a blue, purple, and indigo vertical-striped background. On the right, a chair height bookshelf with 4 shelves holds 6 bright green bins, each labeled "Kind" for kindergarten, "1st", "2nd", "3rd", "4th", and "5th" in purple text
    Get Organized | Library Management | Library Space | What Worked

    What Worked Wednesday: Grade-Level Lesson Bins

    ByCollette Jakubowicz July 18, 2018February 26, 2023

    Summer is a time for relaxing, recharging, and spending time with my family.  The back-to-school season is just around the corner, though, and I’m already…

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  • Photo collage with caption reading "Worth Every Penny! Investments for Your Library to Save Time and Your Sanity!"; collage includes photos of the Dropbox logo, headphones image, small 7" tablet, Belkin headphone splitter, laptop, and Gratnells trays.
    Get Organized | Library Management | Library Space | What Worked

    Worth Every Penny: Sound Investments for Your School Library (and Your Sanity!)

    ByCollette Jakubowicz October 15, 2015October 22, 2024

    In the 8 years that I’ve worked at my current school library, I’ve made some very intentional purchases to make the library and my teaching…

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  • Back to School | Library Management | Reflections

    Back-to-School Ideas for School Libraries

    ByCollette Jakubowicz September 30, 2015December 20, 2023

    Welcome to a new school year! School has been back in session for about a month in my area, and this year I’ve started a…

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  • Collage with text "Circulating Maker Kits" on a starry image background, and photographs of the Goldie Blox maker kits and paper circuits maker kits.
    Be Brave | Library Management | Library Space | Makerspace

    Makerspaces Without a Space: Circulating Maker Kits for the School Library

    ByCollette Jakubowicz December 21, 2014December 20, 2023

    This fall in our school library, I tried something new: I created some circulating maker kits for students in 2nd through 5th grades to check…

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  • Top of a low shelf in an elementary school library with crates and stuffed animals arranged in a book display. Behind the crates is bulletin board paper mounted like wallpaper with mountains printed on it.
    Back to School | Get Organized | Library Management | Library Space

    Cheap and Easy Library Decorations

    ByCollette Jakubowicz August 24, 2014July 15, 2023

    With the first day of school rapidly approaching, the most stressful “getting ready” tasks for me are: This year, our library has been transformed into…

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  • Books and Reading | Library Management | Library Space | Reflections | Whole Number Dewey

    Simplifying Dewey

    ByCollette Jakubowicz June 13, 2013October 13, 2023

    I’m about to take a huge leap into the unknown here and risking the ire of librarians (not to mention my fantastic library assistant) everywhere.  I’m…

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