Library Advocate.

Presidents' Day holiday is a good time to take a walk or read a book. Which President or White House Family is your favorite?  What ar...

Mark your calendars and be prepared for next Valentines Day. These library-loving characters send a library advocacy message along with the...

Season's Readings greeting cards, mugs and more are now available from the California School Library Association's Library Advocacy ...

Thanksgiving time is a time to be thankful for what we have, remember the way things used to be and to think about the future. It is a ti...

Travel mugs,dog tags and more have been added to each of the 30+ Library Store sections, including the children's book illustrations, C...

Do you know some future Park Rangers?  New Ranger Bear promotes reading and  reminds us to take care  of the environment.  Several ver...

Here is a summary about the Common Core Standards and an argument from Dr. Stephen Krashen about why it would be much better to control f...

A tweet from the U.S. Embassy in Vienna alerted me that today is International Literacy Day, September 8th. A quick search found a new Infog...

Malala Yousafzai, the teenage girl shot by the Taliban in Pakistan for advocating education for girls, gave a 7-minute speech during opening...

Here is a "must see" remake of a Beastie Boys music video. I t is a kick to see music videos based in libraries, let alone roles p...

The California state flag is a popular design for t-shirts and sweatshirts, so it made sense to modify elements of the design by providing t...

It goes without saying:  Open libraries provide access to books, Internet-based resources, information specialists (librarians).  Closed...

       

Hugo the dog wants to read Brian Selznick's magical book, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret". What are you reading? Many wond...

High School Jane Lofton shared this fun " Ode to Librarians " video from Flocabulary. It could be a fun way to introduce students ...

Pinterest is like an online bulletin board. You create a "board" and start pinning images.  Here is a snapshot of the board create...

It is that time of year, when candidates bombard us with reasons to vote for them. This is a good time to remind them to vote for libraries...

When asked which dog book was her two tiny dogs' favorite, teacher librarian Connie immediately replied, "Call of the Wild" by...

Back-to-school time is around the corner. Several new characters have been added to the growing collection of mini bookmarks that promote s...

New police academy rookie Nika and her dog Loki love police detective stories, especially those based in San Francisco.  Here is Loki, looki...

Check out this creative graphic design that features Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf. The lines for pages of the book have b...

School's out, but summer vacation can get old fast without classmates and planned activities. Make plans for the lazy, crazy days of sum...

For the past three years, I've been taking graphic design classes. In order to practice, I invite middle school students at Borel Middle...

Six years ago, the State Library of Western Australia contacted the California School Library Association web 2.0 team for permission to us...

Time for a little fun, while making a point.  Librarians tend to shy away from self-promotion, but recommending books is a core part of the...

Advocate for environment and reading with the newest design recommended by teen girls: a yellow ducky reading The LORAX.   "Duck,...

Now is the time to shop for holiday greeting cards and decorations. The California School Library Association's Library Advocacy Stor...

Do your students have access to the library before and after school? During the lunch period? Is the library open so students without techno...

" Yo Ho Ho and a Book to Read " shouts this treasure-hunting pirate. Our Pirate Captain promotes reading on "Talk Like A Pi...