OverDrive Education talks with Suzi Tonini, Supervisor of Collection Development, Library Services for the Denver Public Schools. Suzi discusses the importance of authentic representation in literature, the district’s partnership with the Denver Public Library, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and much more.
Continue ReadingWhile we live in an increasingly digital age, many students lack adequate internet access. And the pandemic has blown this societal fault line wide open.
Continue ReadingWhen schools began to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Room to Read faced unprecedented challenges in fulfilling its mission to create a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality.
Continue ReadingThere is no reason to think that circulation of Chinese content will slow down, especially not as more libraries and schools develop their collections to better reflect their readers.
Continue ReadingLibrarians have employed innovative and imaginative ways to expand access to information, education, entertainment and comfort as we shelter, work and educate our children in place.
Continue ReadingHave you ever encountered an extremely close family that refers to 17th century history like current events and almost seems to talk in code?
Continue ReadingAs supporters of our school’s goals, learning targets and students, school libraries play a unique role in providing social-emotional learning opportunities.
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OverDrive Education talks with Beth Zirogiannis, Ed.D, Director of English, Reading and Library for the Oceanside School District (NY).
Continue ReadingWhat we need to instill in our male students is that reading is an important hobby that must become a habit. Why? If they want to succeed in anything, they must read.
Continue ReadingI would often observe everyone trying to navigate the nonfiction section or avoid it completely. We had lessons on the Dewey Decimal System and our nonfiction shelves were labeled, but students and staff were still not engaging.
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