Blogs

Blogs...so many of them and so little time or so I thought. I had no clue that Blog Readers existed until now. As silly as that sounds...I'm actually in awe with my Blog Reader Feedly. I get to view my favorite blogs in just one place instead of having to go (and remembering) each one I follow.  Feedly is free, easy to use, and I can log in easily with my Google account.  I did explore others such as Bloglovin', Bloglines, Newsvibe, and Newsblur. I did like Feedbin and Digg a whole lot but the only disadvantage is that they're not free.

I added quite a few blogs to Feedly, but my favorite five blogs are...(drum roll please)

1. http://daringlibrary.edublogs.org/
    Quirky and hip the daring librarian is very resourceful. Her blog is full of wonderful ideas. As a matter of fact, her Banned Book Week Display is awesome! I follow her on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

2. http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/
   
     A SLJ Journal blog that has book reviews, book trailers, librarian previews and so much more. This blog serves as a great support system for librarians. It is very insightful and enjoy reading it's content.

3. http://d97cooltools.blogspot.com/

   This blog is definitely filled with cool tools. Cool tools for the 21st Century Learner that is.As librarians aka media specialists, it is our job to keep up to date with the latest trends in technology. This blog does just that.

4. http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/

What a great blog to meet the demands of our young adult readers. Many of the blogs I've read were based on something young adults can relate to. For example, the tweet of the week, Instagram of the week and even an app of the week. I also enjoy reading the professional development posts.

5. http://www.mightylittlelibrarian.com/

Tiffany is a middle school librarian. Her ideas are relevant to to all aspects of the library. She has so much information and resources that not only new librarians could us,but current librarians looking to make changes in their library will find this blog insightful
I really enjoyed listening to her podcast on genrefication found on the link below. I really like the ways she set up her books like they way you would see in a bookstore based on genres.
https://elementarylibrarian.com/podcast17/

I'm also new to Tumblr. What a great way to network and communicate with people of the same interests. I enjoy reading ideas for libraries from displays to good reads.

http://rcabriales.tumblr.com/