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Good Jumping Off Point
This book has a lot of lessons that are good jumping off points, or good to incorporate into other units of study. It is probably better suited for public library childrens' services or SLMS that don't get to collaborate as much as they'd like. I bought it when I was first starting out as a School Library Media Specialist, because I was worried about starting Year One with (what I thought was)a blank slate! Better yet, grab some copies of Mailbox to give you some good ideas-- or remind you of things that you wanted to work on!

A superb and handy resource
Part of the "Stretchy Library Lessons" series developed by educator and library media specialist Pat Miller, Library Skills is a "user friendly" collection of ready-made lessons for school and community librarians who need to teach young ones how to take advantage of library's resources, yet who have little time to prepare. Ready-made worksheets suitable for photocopying, and 10 lesson plans that cover basic library skills, the parts of a book, the Dewey Decimal System, genres and much, much more make Library Skills a superb and handy resource which is ideal for homeschooling parents as well. Also highly recommended are two companion workbooks by Pat Miller in her "Stretchy Library Lessons" series: Reading Activities (157950082X,...) and Research Skills (1579500846,...). ... Read more

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Here’s a comprehensive new guide and CD-ROM with the tools busy school library media specialists need to teach elementary children to successfully navigate today’s libraries. This valuable grade-by-grade manual provides ready-to-teach lessons for introducing and reinforcing 12 essential learning objectives with practical, fun and challenging activities. The topics range from learning library manners and proper care of books (for K-2 learners) to computer use and locating information from CD’s and the Internet (for upper-elementary grades). Whether you need a good lesson for teaching call numbers, the Dewey Decimal System, what the title page of a book contains, thesaurus and dictionary use, or using online catalogs and search engines—it’s all here. Garner’s ready-to-go lessons have all been field-tested with kids and can be used either as-is from the book or easily adapted and customized from Word files located on the CD-ROM. ... Read more

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Would like a volume 2!!
This has some great ideas, especially for elementary ages.I have a K-12 library in an alternative school and making that many plans each week can be draining!This gives me ideas that I can adapt for the different ages.I would love to see a Fun-Brarian II!

Great Games!
I am a first year library media specialist and am very pressed for time, the games and activities in Fun-brarian were fun, practical, and enhanced students' learning!

A Librarian's Best Friend...
This book is full of fun, easy, library lessons and games. All lessons have worksheet copies and games can be played with little or no cost at all. A must have for every librarian!

Good stuff!
The title of this book is absolutely correct. These activities for your school library are easy, fun and and cost little or no money. ... Read more

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This is a practical compendium of sample plans consistent withcurrent nationwide objectives and with the Texas Education Agency'sskills guidelines. Each sample planning form is a study unit thatcorrelates with Loertscher's resource-based teaching. Part I dealswith library skills such as location and arrangement, indexingsystems, study and research aids, and reference tools. Part II focuseson resource-based instruction by general subject groups, such ashumanities, social studies, science, and vocational education. ... Read more

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Correlated with classroom learning objectives, this handy guide provides 50 sample lessons on the various library media skills needed in kindergarten through grade six. It covers orientation, circulation, literature appreciation, library media center use, technology, and research. Each sample lesson articulates focus, materials, activity, closure, extension, and relevant notes. ... Read more

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In this new edition of her well received and reviewed book, Nancy Pickering Thomas updates and expands on her reviews of the literature concerning learning styles, information skills, literacy skills, technological literacy, and bibliographic instruction. In addition, she discusses current trends, issues, and applications for the research reviewed. Thomas looks at information processing models, instructional diagnostic models, and how to assess the outcomes of information skills instruction. This meticulously researched and logically organized book will be valuable to school library educators as a supplemental text and to practitioners for the discussion given to the application of the research reviewed. ... Read more

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Good primer for new library professionals or graduate students
This is a useful text covering three facets of information, 1)the history of the development of library instruction in schools; 2)the research and implications as it applies to searching for information; and 3)trends, models, and strategies for teaching information literacy in schools. The last facet, being the largest in volume, is naturally the most practical; and it will be the reason to select this book. The research presented includes old and new ideas and conclusions that build upon one another to form a cohesive and sensible approach.

On a more personal note, I found the material very helpful to get up to speed in an area that can be neglected in public librarianship training.

Excellent Overview
Pickering-Thomas' book, Information Literacy and Information Skills Instruction: Applying Research to Practice in the School Library Media Center is an excellent overview of current theory and practice in the field of Information Literacy Education. She presents a concise, easy to read format that any information professional or student will refer to often. ... Read more

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Great resource
I bought this one and two others in the series and have used them consistently. There are some lessons that are too labor-intensive for my time, but students regularly learn from those that I tweak a bit. This is a very helpful series. ... Read more

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Magic Step by Step
Though visually unique, $[...] is an awful lot for 89 pages of magic illustrations for a 13 year old. As the owner of hundreds of books on magic this one is way overpriced. I returned it for credit. ... Read more

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Hackman's practical ideas for integrating library information skills into the high school English curriculum emphasize the importance of teacher-librarian cooperation and curriculum match. This new edition also addresses the media specialist's challenge to help teachers feel comfortable with new technologies while incorporating them into the program. ... Read more

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The purpose of "The Library-Classroom Partnership" is to assist library teachers and classroom teachers to effectively use the library and its resources as an extension of the classroom. As in the earlier edition, the lessons included in this book stress the library media skills needed by individuals for lifelong learning. Long after adults have forgotten a particular fact of history or the techniques of balancing an equation, they continue to use library skills to answer their questions and to meet the demands of an ever-changing society. It has been well documented that the skills taught in a library are most effectively learned within the context of classroom work. To this end, the librarian and the teacher must form a working team to take each other's ideas and develop them into effective learning experiences for students. The authors have incorporated the teaching of those library media skills with every discipline taught in the school. Through these lessons, students will realize that research and reference are a vital part of the learning process, complementing and enriching every subject. The eleven disciplines (English, mathematics, social studies, science, art, music, home and careers, technology, physical education, health, and foreign language) normally taught in the junior high and middle schools are addressed in this work. To be included, a lesson must be a learning experience in both the library skills and the subject areas. Each unit has been cooperatively developed using the expertise of the school library media specialist and the subject teacher. All lessons have been implemented successfully in the junior high and middle school environment. This revised and expanded edition of "The Library Classroom- Partnership" also deals with technology and the changing economic and social conditions affecting public schools. It includes a new section on reading enrichment as well as instruction in accessing information electronically. ... Read more