literacy – OPEN SHELF

Amplifying the voices of school libraries: Summer lending programs

During the 2020 OLA Super Conference, the voices of Canadian school libraries came together to share, discuss and celebrate the incredible work in K-12 school library learning commons in Canada. In the upcoming months, It's elementary will highlight authors and papers from the conference.

It's Elementary: Thoughts About School Libraries

Remote readers’ advisory

Across the country, libraries are closed but library staff are still working hard to provide remote programming and virtual services, including RA.

Readers' Advisory

I won’t be levelling the library … and here’s why

I have a wealth of training and have done (and continue to do) a plethora of professional reading on learning to read ... the reality is that even the experts cannot quite agree on the “just right” approach.

It's Elementary: Thoughts About School Libraries

Ten Wordless Picture Books to Promote Language Development

It may seem strange that a book with no words can help a child develop language … but language is more than vocabulary. Language…

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The Case for Free Flow Book Exchange

In education we often use IF, THEN statements to guide changes to our programming and practice. IF I change this, THEN my students will……

It's Elementary: Thoughts About School Libraries

Partnering to Provide Accessible Reading Packs

The Accessibility Services team at the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is committed to supporting the OPL mission to “inspire learning, spark curiosity, and connect…

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