The World Needs More Purple People

Cover of book "The World Needs More Purple People"

Author: Kristen Bell & Benjamin Hart

Illustrator: Daniel Wiseman

Summary: The world needs more purple people...but what exactly IS a "purple person"? Read along to find out how you and your kids can all transform yourselves into kind, hard-working, do-the-right-thing, purple people!

Engaging Kids with Monthly Bookmarks (Part 3)

In my last two posts, I talked about how to Engage Students During Check-In and one way to Manage Students while they are waiting to return or check out library books.  This last post in the series is my labor of love! I’ve been working all last year on creating monthly bookmarks that the students can…

Engaging Kids with Table Stations (Part 2)

In my last post, I discussed how to manage students while they are waiting to return or check out library books.  Today’s post will show you how to implement table stations as a system to engage students AFTER they have checked out their new library books. I like having students check in/out their books at…

Engaging Kids At Check-in and Check-out (Part 1)

Do you struggle with engaging kids during Check-In and Check-Out in your library?  Our school enrollment grew by over 200 students this year, and as a result, our class sizes increased as well.  I knew I would need good systems in place to make the Check-In and Check-out process run smoothly!  Here are a couple…