This summer was full of family and school. I was able to read a couple of professional books to help improve my library program and my teaching. I attended the Model Schools Conference in Atlanta and was so proud to teach at Lewis & Clark as I listened to Dr. Palmer and Mrs. Lawson share our very own Model School story. I learned from other educators in our district at our Liberty Leads PD sessions and shared my MakerSpace/Genius Hour experiences with a few other area library media specialists (even one that I met in Atlanta!) My family took a short vacation to Chicago, I (mentally and financially) prepared to send my first kiddo off to college in another state, and sadly we said goodbye to my father-in-law. For the last few weeks, I have been really focused on what the 2015-2016 school year will look like in our library. Last April I began jotting down a list of things to remember or do for this year. I have slowly been working to cross th...