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August 3, 2020

Beginning-of-Year Pandemic Preparation

We’ve compiled a list of ideas to help you connect and serve your library community during this rare and unprecedented time.
April 15, 2020

How to Keep Your Library Services Active During Quarantine

We’ve compiled a list of ideas to help you connect and serve your library community during this rare and unprecedented time.
March 31, 2020

April Posters and Social Media Graphics

This month we've rolled out a classic set of reading posters and social media graphics so you can encourage and uplift your patrons during social-distancing.
March 26, 2020

7 Alexandria Features to Aid Remote Learning

Make reading and learning happen anywhere with Alexandria! We’ve gathered our top seven features to help educators transition to remote learning.
March 20, 2020

Librarian End-of-School-Year Checklist

The final days leading up to the last day of school can be a blur! To help you prioritize, we've created Librarian End-of-School-Year Checklist to help manage your to-dos!
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December 17, 2015

5 Creative Holiday Crafts for Kids (and Ad­­­­­­ults)

‘Tis the season to get creative with your kids or students! The holidays are the perfect time of year for teachers to provide opportunities for students to express their festive spirit—whether through arts and crafts, choir, performance recitals, or theater. But the joy of crafting is not just for kids . […]
October 28, 2015

How to Make Book Trailers with Your Students

If you are having trouble getting your students excited to read or if you are looking for a new and innovative way for your students to give a “book report”, here’s how to put a new spin on the ol’ book report assignment.
October 13, 2015

7 Halloween-themed Lesson Plans

Kids love Halloween . . . and for a good reason. What other holiday is solely dedicated to giving out candy? All it requires is dressing up as their favorite superhero for a night and staying up way past their bedtime.
October 1, 2015

eBooks vs Print–Which Is Better?

With younger generations glomming on to every new wave of technology that floods the market, will e-readers and eBooks make print a thing of the past? In a battle of books, eBooks vs. Print, who wins? Well, let’s find out! Let the battle begin . . .