Books, Bytes & Big Ideas

09/16/2026

09/16/2026

📚 100 YEARS OF JOHN KNOWLES. Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of John Knowles, born September 16, 1926. Knowles is best remembered for A Separate Peace, his classic coming-of-age novel set at a New England boarding school during World War II. 🍂 New England. Friendship. Rivalry. Growing up. Literary anniversaries like this are a great reminder that libraries aren't simply places where books are stored. They're places where we can connect literature, history, culture, place, and the world around us.
📖 Have you read A Separate Peace?

09/15/2026

📚💻 Books, Bytes & Big Ideas | The Next Stop. A library should prepare students for more than the next assignment. It should help prepare them for life beyond the classroom. I’ve been continuing to build The Next Stop, a growing collection of practical, real-world resources designed around what students may actually need next.

One piece taking shape is Health & Wellness 💪🧠, bringing together resources on fitness, movement, nutrition, healthy habits, and overall wellness. And yes, an exercise bike belongs in the library. Why should the books get all the exercise being moved around? 😂

It’s a small part of a much bigger idea: build library spaces that are relevant, useful, welcoming, and connected to students’ lives.

📚 Books. 💻 Bytes. 💡 Big Ideas.

09/01/2026

📚 Books, Bytes & BIG Ideas. Passive programming is underway in our school Library! We kicked off the year with a simple question: Fall 🍂 or Summer ☀️?
No sign-ups. No screens. No complicated directions. Just stop, make your choice, and add a tally.

It may look simple, but activities like this give students another way to interact with the library, share their opinions, and help make the space feel like their space.

And judging by those tally marks… they definitely have opinions. 😎

09/01/2026

🍂📚 Fall Into Books! Because apparently choosing one book isn’t enough. 😏 This week’s library displays are all about finding a great standalone read OR an awesome series you can disappear into for a while.
Fantasy. Mystery. Classics. Thrillers. Graphic novels. And yes, even a mac & cheese cookbook, because Books, Bytes & BIG Ideas believes in a well-rounded education. 😂🧀

📚 Read something. Discover something. Find your next obsession.

08/30/2026

Interesting comments 🤪

They are being asked if they had permission to leave. STORY 🔽

08/28/2026

💡 BIG IDEA: Consistency Builds Trust. One of the most underrated qualities in school leadership isn't charisma, creativity, or having all the answers. It's consistency.
People can work through difficult decisions. They can rise to high expectations. They can even support decisions they wouldn't have made themselves.
What wears people down is never knowing which version of the expectations they're going to get.
When the standard changes depending on the situation, the person, or who speaks the loudest, people stop focusing on the work and start trying to figure out the rules.
Good leadership doesn't mean being rigid. It means being predictable in your values.
People should know what you stand for, what you expect, and that you'll apply those expectations fairly.
Because consistency creates something every school needs:
Trust.
Books, Bytes & BIG Ideas
Ideas for better schools, better learning & what comes next.

08/27/2026

For The Book Behind the Movie™, we’re going back to where the magic began and exploring the story behind one of Disney’s most beloved films. READ MORE:
https://doozydoo.co/mary-poppins-book-behind-the-movie/