Reader's Advisory

Readers' Advisory – Use this label for RA strategies and particular recommendations, as well as book talks. For example, “Here are books I have recommended to kids who want more wizards and magic now that Harry Potter is done,” or "I had a great RA experience when book talking to a small group of 4th graders today!"

After-school

After-school – Use this label for after-school programming, ideas, and resources, including LEAP activities. This label might often be used in tandem with other labels (resources, websites, etc.).

SRG - Summer Reading Game

SRG (Summer Reading Game) – Use this label for posts relating to programming, outreach, prizes, ideas, or questions related to the Summer Reading Game. Example: “Here are some suggestions for making your SRG school visits easy and fun…” If you're suggesting a website for activities or a resource for additional prizes, please use a second label as appropriate.

Children's Programming

Children's Programming - Use this label for all non-storyhour programs. This includes book clubs, outside performers, chess clubs, and any programming that is librarian-generated.

Guidelines and labels

Some of our labels have now been defined and posted. You can browse labels on the left hand side of the screen or you can read what we've added so far by clicking here. Please remember to use labels for your posts. If you think we need to add a label, please contact Heather S. so that we don't have any labeling redundancies. There remains a considerable amount of labels that have yet to be posted; please be patient as we get those posted.

Guidelines for posting are still in the works and much of that information was established in the initial "Blogability" email sent out to interested parties. Still, bear in mind that this blog will, for the foreseeable future, remain a children's librarian blog. So, teen and adult interests should be reserved for another forum.

Collection Development

Collection Development – Use this label for resources or questions about your library's collection of books and other media. For example, "I recently pruned and weeded all my jSeries books. Here's how I went about it..."

Games

Games - Use this label to discuss the use of games in your library, whether board games, traditional games like chess or checkers, or video games. For example, "The other day I whipped up a Dance Dance Revolution Tournament when the kids were bored. Learn from my mistakes!..."

Lapsit

Lapsit – Use this label for programming for babies 6-24 months and their parents, including infant storytimes.

Storytelling

Storytelling - Use this label for discussing storytelling techniques, resources, or favorite examples. Do not confuse it with the Storyhour label, which is used for reading books aloud within the context of a storytime program. Storytelling refers to a more organic art form that sometimes incorporates improvisation or costume and often originates from a particular oral tradition.

Displays

Displays – Use this label for visual displays of books or other media you have created in your library, or for useful displays you have seen elsewhere.

Resources

Resources – Use this label for general print resources well as people, e.g. "Liz is a great resource for Lapsit programs!" Use the label Websites in addition to this one if your resource is online.

Storyhours

Storyhours – Use this label for regularly scheduled storyhours (also known as storytimes) at your library when outlining a favorite storytime theme, discussing why a storyhour didn't work, etc. For example, "Today's Earth Day-themed story hour was particularly successful; here are the books, fingerplays, songs, and crafts I used."

Outreach - Preschool

Outreach – Preschool - Use this label for discussing outreach visits and strategies for preschool locations (daycares, HeadStart, etc.).