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How to Find Free Books for Your School or Classroom Library

Waterford

Building a school or classroom library can be difficult, especially if your school’s funding is low. Many of these programs are open specifically to educators from schools with a demonstrated need to improve literacy access. First Book is an organization that removes financial barriers to accessing books and school supplies.

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9 New Zoom Features (and one that’s Kind of Creepy) Announced April 19, 2022

The CoolCatTeacher

New Zoom Features Announced on April 19, 2022. Central Library of Polls. You can create a library of polls and then pull from them. If you have a business, education, or enterprise account, you can access the new Zoom feature – chat etiquette policy. Real Gestures translate into room gestures.

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Kajeet Announces Launch of 2022 Homework Gap Grant Program for K-12 Schools and Districts, Colleges and Universities, and Public Libraries

eSchool News

PRWEB) JANUARY 13, 2022 — Kajeet® , a leading provider of IoT connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver safe, reliable and controlled internet connectivity to nearly 3,000 customers, today announced the launch of its 2022 Homework Gap Grant Program. Qualifying organizations have until March 11, 2022, to apply.

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New Mini-Conference - "The Supportive Library: Helping Patrons Experiencing Homelessness"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OVERVIEW: Our second Library 2.024 mini-conference: " The Supportive Library: Helping Patrons Experiencing Homelessness ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, June 20th, 2024, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. We also know that to work in libraries is to be on the forefront of homelessness.

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Dr. Steve Book Interview - Kate Hall on "The Public Library Director's HR Toolkit"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We've just posted the lastest in a new book interview series by Dr. Steve Albrecht in our " The Safe Library " section of Library 2.0 : Kate Hall on The Public Library Director's HR Toolkit. Kate Hall is the Executive Director of the Northbrook, IL Library. Dr. Albrecht's twice-monthly Library 2.0

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Gale’s Political Extremism and Radicalism Series Wins 2022 SIIA CODiE Award

eSchool News

June 16, 2022 – Gale , part of Cengage Group, is thrilled to announce that its Political Extremism and Radicalism series has been named the best Library Reference or Educational Database of 2022 as part of the annual SIIA CODiE Awards. FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. Congratulations to all of this year’s CODiE Award winners!”.

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Baltimore County Public Library Is Leading the Way on ACP Adoption

Education Superhighway

Libraries have always played a critical role in accelerating digital adoption. A report by the American Library Association (ALA) states that 88% of all public libraries offer formal or informal digital literacy programming to community residents.