I've been geeking out a little with some data in the last 24 hours, looking at the circulation stats of my blokes for the last 2 years plus the last month. Glancing through the table leads to the conclusion that they are in fact borrowing more books - I know that doesn't necessarily lead to … Continue reading Graphical lies and semi truths
This post is about a year overdue, but here goes. Early into my new job as a newly minted Teacher Librarian I started noticing the "lost boys" of the library. Those souls who would wander around and between the stacks with a dazed look on their faces. Or they'd be flicking through books without actually … Continue reading Blokes with Books Club
As I wander around my library during recess and lunchtime, before and after school, I realise more and more than reading is not the solitary quiet activity that it's usually purported to be. I've taken to trying to capture this by photographing the communal reading that is going on - which takes me to an … Continue reading (Boys) Reading as a social activity
Informative Flights - Musings of a Teacher Librarian 