Keeping up with the many Blogs that are out there can be an every hour by hour job. Thank goodness for Blog Readers; tumblr, Bloglovin', Feedly, Digg Reader, etc.; there are many of these also. Looking at them reminds me of Pinterest; all the different Blogs were there when you opened up the page. On some of the readers you had to create an account before you could see more of the blog, which was a little frustrating. There were two of the readers that I liked better than the rest; these were tumblr and Bloglovin'. I opened an account with tumblr just to try it out a little more. If you would like to visit the address is http://dpolitsch.tumblr.com.
I came across some great blogs for elementary library/librarian, also. One that I will be following is the Elementary Librarian, http://elementarylibrarian.com/ , Jocelyn Sams is the author of this blog. She has many great ideas in using centers in the library and she also has lesson plans for the whole year for kindergarten through sixth grade; of course these you will need to purchase. She even does Podcasts with many interesting people and information to help librarians.
Another one I liked was Great Kid Books, http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com/, authored by Mary Ann Scheuer. Her first article caught my eye; How Comics Create Life-Long Readers an Interview with Jennifer Holm. This site does say it's for parents but I believe it will be good for librarians also.
I really liked Library Learners, http://librarylearners.com , authored by Cari Young. She has posted many interesting things on her blog. I really like the one about markerspaces in the library. I also spent time looking at the You Tube videos about this 9-year-old boy who created an arcade out of boxes. Wow, to have that much imagination.
Another blog that is a must to visit is Mrs. Lodge's Library, http://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/. Mrs. Lodge is the author of this blog and she has many wonderful ideas about library centers, too. She also has some nifty ideas on how to keep bookends from slipping and ideas to use for lessons on her blog.
The last blog I think would be a good one to keep handy is Mrs. ReaderPants, http://www.readerpants.net/. This blog is more middle school or high school, but I found some good ideas that I might be able to use for third graders.
If you have a blog or know of one that would be great for an elementary librarian please commit so I can check them out.
Happy Blogging!
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