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February 1, 2024

Let’s ReThink School Libraries to Improve Reading

January 23, 2024

2024 ALA Award-Winners List + FREE Award-Book Pane + Chance to Win

December 21, 2023

Flexible Tech: ALEX Anywhere, Anytime & Share Your Book Love

December 18, 2023

Awesome Picture Book Reads for 2023-24

International Children’s Book Day is on April 2nd. If we didn’t already have a good enough excuse to read children’s books, this day is for sure one!
December 13, 2023

A Tech-Savvy Library: Transforming Your Services through Automation

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Visitor Management Done Right.

Track, manage, and report on all visitor activity at your facilities.

Manage Textbooks and Other Assets

Take control of your text books through Alexandria.

January 7, 2022

7 Picture Books to Read Aloud and Share on Alexandria’s Bulletins

Our new resident librarian has put together a list of picture books and discussions she recommends for students. She also shares how to use Alexandria's Bulletins to engage students, parents, and teachers about what she's reading.
March 31, 2017

Our Favorite Poems

April is National Poetry Month! We’ve had all winter long to curl up under a blanket and turn a few pages, and now it’s finally time to break out. To get in both the spirit of spring and of poetry, we present you some of our favorite poems here at COMPanion Corporation. We […]
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.