by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager and Makerspace Specialist at Mackin Now, more than ever, we are connected to people through social media rather than in-person interactions. [...]
Rodent brothers Louie and Ralphie Ratso think that they must be rough and tough to be cool, but author Kara LaReau uses their hilarious misadventures to debunk that myth and break the stereotype [...]
Many of my books spring from social or environmental injustices—oceans struggling with plastic, the alarming decrease in biodiversity around the world, children who cannot attend school because [...]
by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager and Makerspace Specialist at Mackin When I was growing up, I was the only person I knew who spelled their name “Katy” with a Y. Often times, [...]
Author and cartoonist Raina Telgemeier was only in the fourth grade when fear and anxiety began to control her life. Affectionately deemed by many as the Queen of Comics, Telgemeier has recently [...]
by Rachel Benzine, Collection Management Librarian When I think of banned books, I think of dystopian literature like Fahrenheit 451 or 1984. It seems more like something out of a classic novel [...]
It is widely known that education is an extremely demanding field. Educators work well beyond their school days in order to make sure that every student is taken care of and every need is met. [...]
by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager and Maker Specialist at Mackin There’s an old saying: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” This saying is very hard to follow, especially for [...]
