Jess deCourcy Hinds

2 months ago | slj.com | Kathy Ishizuka |Kara Yorio |Jess deCourcy Hinds

Montage by SLJ. Source art: Getty Images I was out for one day. One. It was my final year as a fifth to eighth grade language arts teacher. I was studying to become a library media specialist, and the class I was taking at the time was Cataloging and Curation. I had call numbers, genres, and access on my mind. Inspired, I decided to have my seventh and eighth graders genrefy our classroom library, which was previously organized only in terms of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

2 months ago | slj.com | Kathy Ishizuka |Kara Yorio |Jess deCourcy Hinds

The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. (BCALA) and School Library Journal (SLJ) proudly announce the winners of the Children & Young Adult Literary Awards. These awards honor outstanding books that celebrate the diversity of the Black experience, offering young readers essential windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors to see themselves and their communities reflected in literature.

2 months ago | slj.com | Kathy Ishizuka |Karen Jensen |Kara Yorio |Jess deCourcy Hinds

Herewith, the topics that drew reader attention in an eventful first week of February 2025. Parse away. School Librarians Celebrated at Sundance Film Festival Screening of Documentary, ‘The Librarians’By Kara YorioThere were tears and standing ovations as librarians, including Martha Hickson and Amanda Jones, watched their stories of fighting against censorship chronicled in the new film. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion. Now More Than Ever.

Sep 6, 2024 | businessinsider.com | Jess deCourcy Hinds

Education The author sent handwritten notes to her kids' teachers since she couldn't be there for drop-offs and pick-ups. Cavan Images/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . I'm a working parent and can't drop off or pick up my kids from school. I still wanted to have a relationship with their teachers, so I started sending handwritten notes.

Sep 3, 2024 | businessinsider.com | Jess deCourcy Hinds

Parenting A baby helps with placing money in the "college fund" jar. Jamie Grill/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . When I was pregnant with our first child, we started a college fund. We set aside $150 every month for her 529 account even when it was hard financially. We are now withdrawing from her plan to pay for middle school.