Back to Basics: Classroom Libraries and the Very Critical Work of Getting Better Books Into Kids’ Ha
I’ve been a teacher, a staff developer at Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, a coach, a reading specialist and an independent literacy consultant. I’ve seen a lot of libraries- specialized libraries, school libraries, classroom libraries, neighborhood libraries- a lot of libraries. And I pretty much love them all. I always have. When I was in high school, growing up in New Haven, friends and I would relish the opportunity to enter Yale’s libraries. From Cross Campus (now Bass) to Sterling Memorial to Beinecke- these libraries were places we went to take in quiet and beauty and communities of learners. Every library was unique and inspiring. Yale wasn’t especially inviting of local
