It’s Not an OPAC…

For the non-librarians out there OPAC stands for Online Public Access Catalog. It’s what patrons use to search the library collection. Although lately the searches have had a clear theme: Minecraft books.
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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Too true. Same here at my middle school.
Minecraft books have been perfect for teaching kids how (and why!) they can put books on hold!