Dr. Mega Subramaniam's Presentation at 2014 TLA Conference

Dr. Mega Subramaniam (@mmsubram) from the University of Maryland presented to librarians at the TLA conference in San Antonio. Her session, titled "Shifting Sands of School Librarianship: Math Phobic to Math Enthusiast," provided a list of suggestions for school librarians who want to assist teachers in helping students improve in mathematics. As a person who is math challenged, I chose to attend this session in order to be able to better support my teachers.

"Learning hAPPens in the Library" with Lori Heaton

IT Specialist Lori Heaton
TLA 2014, San Antonio

This past week at the Texas Library Association conference, I attended a session titled “Learning hAPPens in Libraries,” intended for school librarians but I think some of what I learned could be tweaked for a public library. The presenter, Lori Heaton, is a former school librarian currently working as an Instructional Technology Specialist in Arlington ISD.

Spotted at 2014 Texas Library Association Conference

TLA Swag - Where do I to start?!

That's all the swag I picked up at the 2014 Texas Library Association annual conference in San Antonio over the past week. The two stacks of books are mostly ARCs that I can't wait to get my hands and eyes on. What you don't see in the bags are more books for teacher giveaways; posters, pencils and bookmarks for students; and teaching guides for about a dozen young adult and children's books.

TLA 2014 Conference Poster Session

I'm thrilled to be participating in my first ever poster session. It wasn't easy trying to decide what format to use for the presentation, which information to include or not include, and how to display this humongous poster that I've created. But I've finally got everything all wrapped up. Poster is printed and ready to go. As are my handouts and my little tabletop easel. All that's left to do is make sure the poster doesn't get damaged during the trip to San Antonio!

Innovative Librarianship Nominated for TASL MVP Award 2014

I received the best news via email from the Texas Association of School Librarians (TASL) today. My blog has been nominated for the 2014 TASL MVP (Media and Virtual Presence) Award. This nomination means a lot to me because I know there are so many great blogs created by school librarians out there. It feels nice to be part of a group of supportive and creative school librarians, many whom I learn from every day.

The award winner will be announced in April during the Texas Library Association's annual conference in San Antonio. As a poster session presenter, I will definitely be attending the conference and look forward to finding out who gets to take home the TLA MVP Award!

More information about the TLA conference and the TASL MVP Award is available from TLA.

You might also want to check out Nancy Jo Lambert's (@NancyJoLambert) beautiful Borchardt Library website which won the 2013 TLA MVP Award.