Books

• No School Library Left Behind: Leadership, School Improvement, and the Media Specialist, Linworth Publishing, 2008.
  • "This slim volume packs a tremendous amount of useful, practical information into well-organized chapters and manageable subsections. ... Of major interest to novice and seasoned practitioners, this guide is timely and relevant. Highly Recommended" -- Library Media Connection, October 2008.

   

• The Library Media Specialist in the Writing Process (co-authored with Marge Cox and Susan Page), Linworth Publishing, 2007.
  • "Media specialists should read this book to enhance their participation in school writing. Those not actively collaborating with teachers should get some inspiration here so they can work with teachers to remind students that communication is the goal of writing by sharing the rich, authentic literature in the library. Recommended." -- Library Media Connection, August 2007.
  • "Based upon their rich professional experiences and commitment to working collaboratively to teach writing and research, the authors have produced a K–12 resource that will get folks working together to create better writers." -- Booklist, August 2007.
  • "The ideas and strategies in this book provide an avenue for collaborating with classroom teachers and is thus a useful addition to the professional collection in a school library. Bottom line: Recommended." -- Teacher Librarian, December 2007.

To order these titles, go to the Linworth Publishing website - http://www.linworth.com

Columns / Reviewer

• Monthly column in Indiana Library Federation FOCUS newsletter as President of ILF, 2008.
• Monthly column in Indiana Library Federation FOCUS newsletter as President of AIME, 2004-2005.

• Book Reviewer, Library Media Connection, Linworth Publishing, 2001 to present.

Articles

• 2008
  • "Library Media Center Collaborative Planning and Teaching Log." Library Media Connection, November/December 2008.
  • "Principal Perspective - Part 1: the Role of the Library Media Specialist", School Library Media Activities Monthly, October 2008.
  • "Product Profile: Kaplan Hands on Books", Library Media Connection, August/September 2008.
  • "Under the Radar", School Library Media Activities Monthly, June 2008.
  • "Collaboration Connections", School Library Media Activities Monthly, May 2008.
  • "Collaboration Planning and Teaching Log", Library Media Connection, February 2008.
  • "Rewarding Reflection," Library Media Connection, February 2008.
  • "Textbooks: Friend or Foe," Library Media Connection, January 2008.
• 2007
  • "'Tis the Season to Be Reading," Library Media Connection, November 2007.
  • "Authors, Author, Authors," Knowledge Quest, April/May 2007.
    (co-authored with Allison G. Kaplan)
  • "Coming to Reno is NO Gamble," Knowledge Quest, April/May 2007.
    (co-authored with Allison G. Kaplan)
  • "The Future Begins @ your library" Knowledge Quest, April/May 2007.
    (co-authored with Allison G. Kaplan)
  • "Aligning School Library Media and Principal Agendas," School Library Media Activities Monthly, May 2007.
  • "The Writing Process from a School Library Media Specialist's Point of View", Library Media Connection, March 2007.
    (co-authored with Marge Cox and Susan Page)
  • "The Sweet Sounds of Collaboration", School Library Media Activities Monthly, March 2007.
  • "Connecting the Library Media Center and Parents", School Library Media Activities Monthly, February 2007.
• 2006
  • "The "Write" Links in the Library Media Center", School Library Media Activities Monthly, May 2006.
    (co-authored with Penny Patterson and Linda Mills)
  • "Impacting School Improvement", Library Media Connection, March 2006.
  • "As Good As We Are, We Can Always Get Better", School Library Media Activities Monthly, February 2006.
  • "Leveling for Leverage", Library Media Connection, January 2006.
• 2005
  • "Bringing Authors to Students", School Library Media Activities Monthly, December 2005.
  • "Affiliate Assembly: Grassroots for Action", Knowledge Quest, November 2005.
    (co-authored with Rosina Alaimo and J. Linda Williams)
  • "Getting to Know You ", School Library Journal, November 2005.
  • "Looking From All Perspectives!", School Library Media Activities Monthly, November 2005.
  • "Mo Willems - You Never Know", Library Media Connection, August 2005.
  • "Get Involved", Teacher-Librarian, April 2005.
  • "What Should a Teacher Expect a School Library Media Specialist to Be?", Library Media Connection, February 2005.
  • "The Impact of the Elementary Library Media Center", Indiana Principal Leadership Academy Newsletter, February 2005.
    (co-authored with Vince Barnes)
• 2004
  • "The Rookie", School Library Journal, September 2004.
  • "Collecting the Data", a 5 part series of articles, School Library Media Activities Monthly, February-June, 2004.
    (co-authored with Nancy McGriff and Leslie Preddy)
• 2003
  • "Library Media Specialist: Making a Positive Impact on Student Achievement", Indiana Reading Journal, Fall 2003.
• 2002
  • "Information really IS power", ISBA Link, Indiana School Board Association, Winter 2002.
  • “It Takes Two: Media & You”, School Library Media Activities Monthly, March 2002.
• 2001
  • “It’s Research, My Dear Watson”, School Library Media Activities Monthly, December 2001.
  • “Read Across the City.”, School Library Media Activities Monthly, March 2001
    (co-authored with Karen Satterlee).
• 1998
  • “Baby Bytes: Integrating Technology Effectively” School Library Media Activities Monthly, November 1998.

Other Publications

• Selected articles are reprinted in School Library Management, 6th Ed.,Linworth Publishing, 2007.
  • Edited by Gail Dickinson and Judi Repman.
• A+ Advice for Parents Column by Leanna Landsmann
  • Don't Stop Reading Aloud, November 5, 2007.
  • How to Pick Books for Young Children, October 1, 2007.
  • Encourage Summer Reading for Fall School Success, July 16, 2007.
  • Handling Parental Concerns about Library Books, April 16, 2007.
  • Kids Read More When They Choose their Own Books, November, 6, 2006.
  • Books Help Kids Cope with First-Day Jitters, August 7, 2006.
  • Summer Reading is Different for Boys, June 5, 2006.
• Interviewed for "Leadership: What Makes us Tick?" by Mary Alice Anderson, Library Media Connections, March 2006.
• North Library Media Center's Mission Statement featured in Libraries, Mission, and Marketing by Linda K. Wallace, ALA, 2003.
• Featured in 100 More Library Lifesavers by Pam Bacon, Libraries Unlimited, August 2003.
• Featured in "People to Watch", School Library Journal, June 2003.