Monthly First Post of 2017

Keeping up with a blogging tradition, here is the list of the first monthly blog posts of 2017.

January: #KwentoRP612: Faith. Love. Hope

I joined an online fast fiction writing event over the holidays in 2016. One entry spilled over in January 2017.

February: My 2016 In Retrospect: My Life as a Storyteller (So far)
My looking-back-posts in the blog that I started in January 2017 went on until February 2017. This post is about my inclusion as one of the five storytellers in Museo Pambata's Paglaki Ko exhibit room.

March: I Love Libraries: The Quezon City Public Library
Because I love libraries and I support them heart and soul!

April: Crafting a Good Information Literacy Manual
One of the many promo materials on the workshops I conducted in 2017.

May: 2017 Book Spine Poetry Finalists
Poetry is food for the soul.

June: Convo on Makerspaces
When I set up a Makerspace in our library last academic year and blogged about it, I got a Q&A op from a blog reader.

July: National Children's Book Day 2017
Need I say more?

August: NCBD 2017 Aftershocks: The 1st PBBY Storytelling Festival
Hurrah for librarians, teachers and literacy advocates who were involved in the 1st PBBY Storytelling Festival! We pulled it through and with much success!

September: Book Review: See You In the Cosmos
Read my review of See You In the Cosmos one more time. Jack Cheng's main character is a Fil-Am kid on a road trip. An endearing story of family, identity and friendship.

October: The Lighthouse Diary Entry 4: My Life as a Teacher Librarian
Inspired by a talk from one of our professional development activities in school, the Lighthouse Diary Entry was born. Here is entry number 4 where I reflect on the many roles of a teacher librarian.

November: November is Literacy Month
Curated posters and events for Literacy Month 2017

December: IB Online Workshop: Reflections on the Extended Essay
I finished an online workshop this December on the Extended Essay. I posted my reflections on the blog. Here is the first of four posts.

And that's it, pancit!

2017 is a challenging year for Filipino bloggers given the anonymity or popularity of Mocha Uson but that doesn't mean Filipino bloggers and blogging must cease. So here's to carrying on to more blogging days in 2018! Rage against the dying of the light!

Monthly 1st Post of 2016

Here's keeping up with a blog tradition of posting first posts of each month of 2016.

January: Movie Review of #WalangForever 
We watch a movie every Metro Manila Film Festival. Last year, our movie of choice is #WalangForever. 

February: UP FLIPP's Seminar and Unconference
The format of the seminar lent engagement and more discussion among peers and colleagues. More of this because the method is proactive, collaborative and collegial.

March: Book Trailer for Big Sister
Lampara Books, my publisher, made a neat book trailer for Big Sister, my fourth stand alone picture book.

April: The Hourglass Model of Research
The month of April was research month at the Academy. I blogged about the processes we went through to standardize and formalize research instruction. 

May: The Challenges of School Librarians in the Senior High School Program
This is a post I need to go back to and further explore. Young Adult Library Services in the Philippines is an area of growth and more discussion.

June: A Thesaurus of Philippine Children's Literature
An interview I had for Tericel Tamayao, librarian at Bent International School Manila.

July: Of Dreams, Innovations and Memories
One of the best workshops I attended in recent memory! The insights I gained from attending the NBDB series of workshops last July were important ground work for my practice of the profession.

August: #griffinsread: The Reading Journey
An infographic I made for our reading guidance program in school.

September: Illustrator of the Month: Ruben de Jesus
A feature on Mr. Ruben de Jesus, illustrator of Big Sister

October: Be Heard! Be a Blogger
A short video clip I used for my lecture in the University of Perpetual Help, Binan Campus

November: The 2016 Picture Book Month
I am a Picture Book Month Ambassador  and this year, I was website administrator too. It was a lot of fun reading and interacting with the 2016 Picture Book Month Champions!

December: Hosting an Author Visit Program
My tips for librarians who are planning for a successful Author Visit Program in their schools and learning communities.

My top three favorite among the twelve posts are:
1. The Challenges of School Librarians in the SHS Program
2. Of Dreams, Innovations and Memories
3. The 2016 Picture Book Month

I invite you to read on the 12 posts. If you are feeling generous, let me know what you liked best by posting a comment or sending me an email/message.