The Bravery Booklist
Alas, the holiday sugar rush has ended and your new year resolutions have been made. Many see the new year as a fresh start and a chance new beginnings! I challenge you to be brave by trying a new recipe, doing something that scares you, or finally getting around to cleaning out the junk drawer.…
Event Highlight: The Morgan Library
This month I was able to attend the Evening for Educators: Teachers Open House hosted by the Morgan Library. This gave educators within the metro area the chance to explore what the Morgan Library has to offer their students during on site visits. While waiting for the program to begin, attendees were encouraged to mingle…
Member Spotlight Alert!
Mimi is the current Co-Vice President board member of HVLA. Even as a busy librarian, she still finds time to support an organization called Open Books. Mimi serves on their Executive Board. In this member spotlight, Mimi shares more about her time with Open Books. When did you begin working with Open Books? In October…
Meet the 2025-2026 HVLA Board!
Gwen Kaplan, President Gwen Kaplan is a Middle & High School Librarian at the Abraham Joshua Heschel School. As an undergrad at the University of Pennsylvania, she was interested in so many different topics that she realized the library was the place to be! Since that time, she has worked in various independent schools, serving…
An Interview with Prison Library Support Network
Manuela Aronofsky is the Middle School Technology Integrator, digital essentials teacher, and on the amazing library team at the Berkeley Carroll School in Brooklyn, New York. Manuela has served as member and chair on various ALSC committees, and worked for several years organizing the annual NYSAIS conference for librarians and technologists. Beyond a passion for…
HVLA’s Small Press Preview
March 13, 4 to 6 pm at Nightingale-Bamford School Look for the RSVP form in the HVLA listserv and see you there!