Fairfax County Public Schools has selected Mackin Educational Resources as its provider for all print and digital books, audiobooks, videos, and other resources for its school libraries and professional library collections. Mackin will supply all the necessary infrastructure, expertise and customization required through 2025.
Follett has unveiled Follett Genre Solutions to help simplify genrefication for librarians and media specialists seeking to make the transition from the Dewey Decimal System to a more bookstore-like layout based on genres.
Mackin Educational Resources has been selected as provider for all print and digital books, audiobooks, videos and other resources for Fairfax County school libraries and professional library collections.
Destiny 16.5 features enhancements to Destiny Library Manager, Destiny Discover and Destiny Resource Manager, including collection playlists, genrefication improvements and more.
School district officials said they will make a new proposal to the teachers union Friday in an effort to avoid a planned strike Monday. The offer reportedly includes additional funding to reduce class sizes and provide more support for teachers.
AAHPERD, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (www.aahperd.org) AASA, American Association of School Administrators (www.aasa.org) AASL, American Association of School Librarians (www.ala.org/aasl) ACTFL, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (www.actfl.org) AECT, Association for Educational Communications and Technology (www.aect.org) AERA, American Educational Research Association (www.aera.net) AESA, Association of Educational Service Agencies […]
Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White awarded more than $1.3 million in grants to 694 public school districts as part of the School District Library Grant Program. Grants were awarded based on a formula of 75 cents per student, with a minimum grant of $750.
Libraries Connect Ohio (LCO) has partnered with Gale, a Cengage company, to provide more than 2,500 school, academic and public libraries throughout Ohio with free access to Gale digital resources through LCO and its partners, OhioLINK, OPLIN and InfOhio.
LA Makerspace and Imagination.org have merged with Two Bit Circus Foundation to unify their STEAM education efforts. Two Bit Circus Foundation currently operates in nearly half the schools of LAUSD while LA Makerspace has makerspace STEAM labs in 167 partner library branches.
With the recent adoption by Fairfax County Public Schools, Follett’s Destiny solution is now in 23 of the 25 largest K12 school districts. The Virginia district selected Destiny Library Manager as an integrated library management system to support its 234 schools and centers. With the recent adoption by Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools, Follett’s market-leading […]
