After a summer of freedom and sleep, I went back to work in the middle school library. In this episode, I discuss some of the prep work that my coworker and I had during our first week back, as well as some of the plans that we have for the year! In particular, I'm super excited for the 10-genre challenge to celebrate students being back at school and the genrification of the library - a project that was undertaken and completed just before I started working there. (It's absolutely beautiful and so easy to browse!)
If you have any experience or know of some media (YouTube videos, podcasts, Instagram pages, etc.) that share experiences with leading middle grade book clubs, please reach out! I would love some tips and advice on how to proceed with my big project for the year - something that I'm both looking forward to and dreading simultaneously because of social anxiety. Wish me luck?