Graphic Novels shine bright at the CSLA 2021 Virtual Conference

At the 2020 CSLA conference in City of Industry, there were four sessions focusing on graphic novels in the library and classrooms.  These sessions happened to be non-conflicting - they were all in their own time slot, mostly back-to-back.  As we watched the crowd of folks shuffle from one graphic novel session to the next, Katie McNamara, then CSLA President-elect, and I realized the need for an entire section of the conference to be dedicated to this topic. To this goal, CSLA’s 2021 Virtual Conference had seven author panels stacked with graphic novel creators, and five concurrent sessions dedicated to graphic novels.  

Displays - January 27 is Holocaust Remembrance Day

"The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day." (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)

Each year when the 8th graders read the Diary of Anne Frank Play version in their textbook, I make a display of Holocaust Nonfiction and Fiction. You may also use these displays any time of year your school studies World War II, either in their History classes or in their Language Arts Classes. Each month, I try and feature a nonfiction area of the library collection that pairs up with the curriculum. 

Display Ideas for October

Did you know that October is Star Wars Reads Month? (click the link for the above image source).  Hop on over to the website to download some ADORABLE Star Wars posters and decorations featuring "the child."  If you have Star Wars books in your collection, now would be a great time to display them.  Or, you can always save these materials for a "May the 4th be with you" celebration, especially if you like displaying SCARY books in October.  

Literacy Projects Book

 ALA has just published Dr. Lesley Farmer's newest book Impactful Community-Based Literacy Projects. See the details at https://www.alastore.ala.org/impactliteracy