Dragon's Pages

Spotlight: Summer reading goes YouTube!

Picture this: you, on summer vacation, with a super book.  Pretty great, right? But yikes!  What to read, what to read?  We have got you covered.  We've recorded some summaries of recommended books that we endorse from both the middle and upper school summer reading list.  These titles are doubly great as they are NOT required titles (even though some of those books are delightful too)!  Huzzah freedom!  They are posted on our YouTube channel, which you can access year round from both our website and our links page on this blog!  Happy reading (and viewing!).

Spotlight: Ms. Gray in the news

Did you know that Ms. Gray is kind of a big deal?  This year, not only is she our library director, but she is also serving as the president of the board of the Association of Independent School Librarians!  Recently, she has been published in a few different articles about the decision of Cushing Academy's headmaster to go digital and discard of most of the books in their library.  Here are a few of the links to these opinion pieces:

• New York Times Upfront: Do School Libraries Still Need Books?
• New York Times - Room for Debate: Do School Libraries Still Need Books?

What is your opinion about all of this?