So for the last 10 years the concept of Hybrid Learning Spaces has been growing across academic institutions this week I attend a Industrial Board where one of the key debates was growth of… Read More
Two weeks ago, the US YA community and beyond blew up over VOYA's (Voice of Youth Advocates magazine - a magazine aimed at librarians) spoilerific review of Run by Kody Keplinger. The issue… Read More
First Class Post - because this post is first class!Books Purchased:Physical copies:This Modern Love by Will Darbyshire (11th August 2016)This was a book in our Valentine's Day display at wo… Read More
DepictionPart 24Depicting A VillainbyJacqueline Lichtenberg Here we come to the main question a writer must answer if weaving a conflict between Hero and Villain: Why Does The Villain W… Read More
Guest PostByLeslye LilkerBeing The Writer Not The ReaderToday we have the second Guest Post from Leah Charifson, pen name Leslye Lilker, widely known for her Star Trek fanfic about Saha… Read More
"Friends who survived Sandy Hook and Parkland are on a mission to ‘move the needle’ on gun reform" PBS NewsHour 3/27/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: Among the hundreds of thousands at… Read More
Smallwood Offers Style and Intriguing Content
– Book Review by Carole Mertz – December 22, 2018 –
Poetic Matrix Press, 2018, $17.00 USD
Carol Smallwood offers a captivating… Read More
This post contains affiliate links.Today's post is going to be slightly different. Once Upon a Bookcase is primarily a YA book blog, but I want to talk about younger books, though this rela… Read More
A New Approach to Ensuring Tech Access and Accountability
Based on interviews with Duncanville ISD (TX), Davidson College (NC), University of North Alabama (AL), Alameda County Library (CA)… Read More
Armagh Robinson Library, previously known as Armagh Public Library, is the oldest library in Northern Ireland. Founded in 1771 by Archbishop Robinson, an Anglo-Irish churchman who came to I… Read More
I scampered down the back stairs, holding my breath due to the smell, and arrived in the children’s section. No offence children, but I’m not interested in your books at the mome… Read More
“How are you, young Freddie?” asked Sid, “they almost got you there.”
“Yes, they did, but thanks to you and Seb they didn’t,” I replied.
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It all started with an article in the Mississippi Free Press by Nick Judin.
Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee is withholding $110,000 of funding from the Madison County Library System allegedly… Read More
At any age, studying a new language may be pleasurable. People choose to study English as a new language for various reasons, including travel or employment, and the rewards may be priceless… Read More
COVINGTON, La. — Librarians in Louisiana are being targeted and facing harassment from conservative activists who want to ban or limit access to LGBTQ books in public libraries. Ever s… Read More
As attempts to restrict or ban books continue to surge in 2022, the American Library Association (ALA) has released a report documenting the growing number of challenges and their changing n… Read More
Hundreds of authors, including Salman Rushdie and Cheryl Strayed, have endorsed an initiative by the American Library Association and the Association of American Publishers calling attention… Read More