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Author Joseph Bruchac Visits Nathan Hale School

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

Guest Post by Maya Bery, Librarian, Nathan Hale School On April 26th, the Nathan Hale School hosted author/storyteller Joseph Bruchac, who came to us through the Foundation for Children’s Books.  In preparation for Mr. Bruchac’s visit, we explored a number … Continue reading →

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Trotter Elementary Receives Target School Library Makeover

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

On Wednesday, October 3rd, the Trotter Elementary School students and school community were introduced to their beautiful new school library.  The Boston Globe captured the exciting moment when Principal Mairead Nolan, Assistant Principal Romaine Mills-Teque, Librarian Suzanne Mathews, and Trotter students … Continue reading →

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KPMG – First Book Reading Event at the Josiah Quincy Elementary School

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

On Wednesday, April 25, volunteers from KPMG participated in a read-aloud of The Lorax and Alice in Wonderland and a book giveaway at the Josiah Quincy Elementary School (JQS).  KPMG, through its partnership with First Book, distributed over 400 books … Continue reading →

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Target Library Makeover @ The Hennigan School

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

For the third year in a row, Target has chosen a Boston Public School Library to be one of the recipients of their School Library Makeover program. This year’s choice was The Hennigan Elementary School Library. For the past six … Continue reading →

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How My Donors Choose Project Was Funded: A guest post by Maura O’Toole

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

Donors Choose is a great resource that helps both classrooms and libraries add resources to use with students. How it works is you request materials from specific vendors listed on the Donors Choose site, write a brief project proposal, and … Continue reading →

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Boston Cares and 9/11 Tribute Projects Help BPS Libraries

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

Boston Cares, a local volunteer organization, participated in “I Will: the 9/11 Tribute Movement”, a national coalition that generated more than one million acts of service in honor of the 9/11 National Day of Service & Remembrance and the 10th … Continue reading →

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Need Resources for Your Classroom or Library? These Sites Find Donors Willing to Help

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

Teachers and librarians are always looking for low or no-cost ways to outfit classrooms and libraries.  Thankfully, there are a number of organizations that want to help schools obtain books, supplies, equipment and other materials for free by facilitating donations. … Continue reading →

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School Library Exchange: Give Your School Library A Little Love…and some books too!

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

School Library Exchange, a new website that was created to help school libraries in need of books, debuted this past month. According to a December 2010 article in School Library Journal, the website “is all about connecting cash-strapped libraries with … Continue reading →

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