Sherry V. Neal writes: “As a school librarian member of the Association for Library Service to Children, I have a programming hiatus thanks to our summer break. I enjoy the break and time off to refresh and renew. As the new school year approaches, though, I am beginning to look ahead to programming for this year. I know that thinking about a year of programming can be daunting. So, for this blog, I thought I’d offer a few tips for my fellow librarians who are similarly in the planning stages for a year of programming.”