April is School Library Month, a time to celebrate librarians' vital role in fostering a love of reading and instilling digital, information, and media literacy skills in students to help them become literate and successful citizens. To celebrate, read about Ohio School Librarians participating in INFOhio user groups—ICoach and Users Council—doing amazing work with INFOhio resources.

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Residents of Ohio within a 124-mile-wide band will experience this total solar eclipse. To learn more about eclipses share the INFOhio Exploring Eclipses choice board that includes activities and games. 

How can INFOhio support preschool-aged students? Emily Rozmus, an educator and school librarian who used technology daily with all grade levels, and Jill Finnan, an early learning professional who has served in a variety of settings, share thoughts about the best uses of technology for students ages 3-5.

IWonder, a tool powered by INFOhio, has added fresh, new content to spark student inquiry.

With funding from Future Forward Ohio, professional learning and student eBooks from EBSCO on the topics of artificial intelligence (AI) and computer science have been added to INFOhio's collection. 
 

Do you use INFOhio's Library Services Platform (LSP)? Take a closer look at the Library Services Handbook, Favorite Reports section, to learn more about the reports available to help with database cleanup to keep your library collection accurate and up-to-date.

Instructional materials from Feed the World, an initiative of Ohio Corn & Wheat, have been added to Open Space.

Update: 500 additional titles have been purchased.

With funding from Future Forward Ohio, 1000 eBooks have been purchased from Capstone. These unlimited, simultaneous-use eBooks are intended for students in grades 3-6 on science and social studies topics.


 

BookFlix has added new accessibility features to support all learners. 

Start building your school's professional eBook library, and lead the effort to read more. With INFOhio, Ohio educators enjoy immediate and equitable access to a permanent collection of more than 250 professional learning eBooks. 

A Professional Learning Book Studies Learning Pathway has been developed to support educator growth. Explore professional learning eBooks from INFOhio with a group of educators or individually. Each class features a professional learning title in a book study format with a supporting facilitator guide. 

March is Women's History Month. Quality text from eBook collections provided by INFOhio supports knowledge-building and vocabulary development while increasing awareness and understanding of the contributions made by trailblazing women. 

As educators, we crave high-quality professional development opportunities. We want personalized professional training that we can work on at our own pace and at no cost. That’s a tall order, but INFOhio has you covered. Today we will look at just a few professional learning eBooks available from INFOhio that nurture creativity in your teaching practice and classroom. With INFOhio eBooks, you have simultaneous and unlimited use—there is no limit to how many people can use the resource at one time. These eBooks are also freely available; INFOhio has taken care of the costs and there is no purchase required to use them.

More than 100 science and biology lessons and units from Ohio's GrowNextGen have been added to Open Space.