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The beginning of the school year can be overwhelming, so I don't want to bog you down with a long list of items to add to your to-do list!  That's why, over the next couple of weeks, I'll post some quick tasks you may want to attack to ensure that you are appropriately prepped for this year in your school library.  Let's start with an easy list with some tasks that you have probably already done!  If not, just follow the links below. The School Library Listserv helps keep you informed of deadlines, current events, and so much more and is email communication for SD school library staff. (Click the Stay in Touch icon or scroll to the bottom of the page.) The Collect+Connect Blog offers practical weekly posts for school libraries. The SDSL School Library page is a wealth of resources. The SDSL K-12 Databases page is your home base for all of the SDSL Databases - Elementary, Middle, and High. If you have linked the SDSL Databases to your library website(s), check over t

 -8/11/21 I am excited to introduce myself here on this Collect + Connect platform...a blog that I have enjoyed reading over the last few years!  My name is Scottie Bruch, and I am the SD State Library's new School Library Technology Coordinator.  I've shared a bit about myself in the Weekly Update and SDSL's Cornerstone, so I thought it might be fun here to do something a little different.  My middle school son and I were just looking through his English portfolio from a couple years ago, so alphabiographies are kind of on my mind.  Here's a short form that you could even use with your library students to get to know them this school year!  A ttire   - My "uniform" is a cardigan.  What else would it be?!  B ook - One of my favorites is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. C ats - We have 2 - Kuby and Junipurr. D og - We have 1, Ringo, who lives with my father-in-law.  And possibly another on the way... E ase - I am most at ease at home. F ood - I like to make my ow