Busy November – NELA and YALSA

Now that Fall Conference Season has passed, and I've had some time to think about what I learned and saw, here's a wrap up of the NELA Conference (about which I've blogged a little) and the YALSA Symposium.  After this, nothing until February's ALA Midwinter (March brings MSLA, April has NEAISL, May will be ACRL/NE and…

Gearing Up

I've been diligently trying to update this blog regularly, and I intend to keep trying but wow!  School starts and that seems to take over my life despite my best efforts.  Between now and Thanksgiving, for example, I have two personal trips out of town, then two conferences (NELA and YALSA's Literature Symposium).  Plus my…

Where Will I Learn Next?

Now that I've (finally) had time to think about and digest my professional learning from last year, it's time to turn my attention to this year. Yes, being in a school is weird thanks to the "new year" starting in July. I'm already in 2018 and officially it doesn't start for another few months! Anyway,…

Personal, not private

Many years ago, when schools were just starting to think about email and giving faculty their own addresses, we were reminded that what happens on school "property" (digital or physical) belonged to the school - our searches, our emails, our content were theirs. It might have been personal, but it wasn't private. Many people in…

The next level up: #ACRLNEC17

Working in an independent school, particularly one usually considered an "elite college preparatory" school means extra pressure to be aware of what my students will be expected to do and know in their next educational institution. It makes sense to spend the day at the ACRLNEC conference because many of the colleges and universities represented…

#NEISL17 Reflections

I love the NEAISL conference. I love it even more when I'm not hosting, as I did in 2015 and 2016. For those who don't know, it's a 40-year-old conference that brings together independent school librarians in New England (and a few from NY). We meet and talk and learn together for one day and…

The Very Overdue #AISLNO17 Post (part 3)

My goal: to blog all the PD I’ve done this year before the academic year ends. In eight five four days. Get ready! **** Day Two: E-Books The best presentation advice: start on time, end early, feed participants. This is an area we explored gently over the past few years (both at Milton and Porter's)…

The Very Overdue #AISLNO17 Post (part 2)

My goal: to blog all the PD I've done this year before the academic year ends.  In eight five days.  Get ready! **** Day One: What Keeps Me Up At Night (Courtney Lewis) Courtney started by talking about some of the things that keep us all up at night: faculty still referring to their experiences…

The Very Overdue #AISLNO17 Post (part 1)

My goal: to blog all the PD I've done this year before the academic year ends.  In eight days.  Get ready! **** I haven't attended AISL in 16 years, since their 2001 Library Space Odyssey for a variety of reasons (schedule conflicted with school research season, sessions didn't really apply, etc.) but 2017 in New…

Semi-obligatory #AISLNO17 food post

(note: some of the below was eaten by others, and unfortunately not all food photos got saved)