Readicide

I’ve been hearing about a fascinating new book by Kelly Gallagher titled “Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It.” Gallagher defines readicide as: “The systematic killing of the love of reading, often exacerbated by the inane, mind-numbing practices found in schools.” He outlines four factors that are primarily responsible [...]

Librarian Days 2009

***NOTE: Librarians are encouraged to bring teachers with them (teachers should sign up too!) to work collaboratively on an inquiry project which uses primary sources.***
Attend Librarian Days 2009, taking place January 30 and 31 at Metropolitan State College of Denver’s Auraria Campus in downtown Denver. During the conference, we will explore case studies in [...]

Here is a very interesting article about libraries in Ethiopia.  Also, the video is very cute, although it is short. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7777560.stm
Enjoy.
Susan Gilbert

Meet Your CASL Board

Your Board wants to hear from you, so we invite you to visit the Blog and post your comments. Not a member of CASL ? Not a problem. We still want to hear from you. But yes, we do encourage you to join CAL. When joining CAL, just check the CASL box and you automatically [...]